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    Aug 24

    Reminder: The consequences of family separation will far out-last this administration. Watch one family's reunion after months of separation.

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  2. 6 hours ago

    The Trump administration separated parents from their children and deported them — without a plan to find them again. So this week, we were on the ground in Guatemala, searching for the deported parents.

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  3. 8 hours ago

    Our rights are never handed down from above, they are forced by pressure from below. An is voting like our rights depend on it — because they do.

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  4. 9 hours ago

    To end mass incarceration, we need to end racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Here’s how:

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  5. 11 hours ago

    Last year, attorney Rochelle Garza fought for an unaccompanied immigrant’s right to an abortion. Now, with Supreme Court nominee hearings underway, she’s fighting to make Kavanaugh’s record on Roe clear.

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  6. 12 hours ago

    End. Cash. Bail. Now.

    My client walked out of Rikers Island today after a jury acquitted him of all charges. He waited in jail for his trial for 3 years. He lost his job and missed his son’s first 3 birthdays simply because he couldn’t afford bail. He’s not unique - THIS IS OUR SYSTEM.
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  7. 12 hours ago

    At a time when journalists face unprecedented attacks, Congress is now considering legislation that may make it even harder for them to do their jobs.

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  8. 13 hours ago

    The Supreme Court is meant to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. Historically, however, it has repeatedly failed to live up to that promise. Can one justice change the course of the court? Listen in on At Liberty:

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  9. 13 hours ago

    This isn’t the America we want to live in. That’s why we won't be quiet until reunites the families he separated.

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  10. 14 hours ago

    Writing this op-ed was not a crime. Using law enforcement resources to hunt down the writer is an abuse of power.

    Breaking: President Trump said he wanted the Justice Department to investigate who wrote the anonymous Op-Ed published in The New York Times
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  11. 16 hours ago

    The right to protest. The right to assemble freely. The right to petition one’s government. These aren't just rights. These are also obligations.

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  12. 17 hours ago

    Rochelle Garza just told the US Senate how Kavanaugh caused our Jane Doe unspeakable pain and suffering when he let the Trump administration block her from getting an abortion. Watch here:

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  13. 18 hours ago

    The Trump administration fought Rochelle Garza every step of the way as she fought for Jane Doe's right to have an abortion. Today she's speaking at the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings.

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  14. 18 hours ago

    Legislators claim this law protects consumers. That’s a bunch of bologna.

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  15. Sep 6

    Did you know that mass incarceration has been skyrocketing for almost 50 years? Here’s how we change that:

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  16. Retweeted
    Sep 6

    The War on Drugs not only increases racial disparities within the criminal justice system, it also makes the fastest-growing population behind bars. Punishing women for their struggles is simply not justice, our report finds:

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  17. Sep 6

    Every NFL player should have the right to stand hand over heart, or to kneel, pleading for America to live up to its ideals. Protest isn't supposed to make anyone comfortable.

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  18. Sep 6

    A Black veteran explains why he supports NFL players’ decision to kneel during the national anthem.

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  19. Sep 6

    As NFL players prepare to take the field for the regular season, we're reminded of the power of sports to reach the country. Dissent is patriotic. To the players kneeling this season, we kneel with you.

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  20. Sep 6

    Every part of this is inexcusable. We have to fix policing in America.

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    Ohio police officer tases 11-year old suspected of shoplifting, tells her "This is why there aren't any grocery stores in the Black community."
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  21. Sep 6

    Jon Kyl served in the Senate from 1995-2013, where he built up a clear record of opposition to civil liberties. We expect him to pick up where he left off.

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