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Know Your Rights | Stopped by Police | ACLU
WEBStop the car in a safe place as quickly as possible. Turn off the car, turn on the internal light, open the window part way, and place your hands on the wheel. If you’re in the passenger seat, put your hands on the dashboard. Upon request, show police your driver’s license, registration, and proof of insurance.
Know Your Rights | LGBTQ Rights | ACLU
WEBYour rights. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 bans discrimination on the basis of sex by public schools, and the Supreme Court held in 2020 (Bostock v.Clayton County) that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is sex discrimination. Thus, Title IX prohibits students from discrimination on the basis of …
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
WEBJun 4, 2018 · Longstanding Colorado state law prohibits public accommodations, including businesses open to the public such as Masterpiece Cakeshop, from refusing service based on characteristics like race, religion, or sexual orientation. Dave and Charlie filed complaints with the Colorado Civil Rights Division contending that the bakery violated Colorado ...
Three People Share How Ankle Monitoring Devices Fail, Harm, and ...
WEBSep 29, 2022 · In 2020, as the world grappled with the emergence of COVID-19, prisons and jails became hotspots for outbreaks.Looking to slow the spread of the disease, and under the threat of litigation, some jurisdictions began to look for alternatives to incarceration, turning to electronic monitoring as the answer.. Electronic monitoring …
The Historic New Law Protecting Fairness for Pregnant Workers
WEBJun 27, 2023 · Today marks a historic moment in the lives of our nation’s pregnant workers: after more than a decade of advocacy on Capitol Hill, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), signed by President Biden in December 2022, goes into effect. PWFA mandates “reasonable accommodations” for pregnant workers unless providing them would …
Know Your Rights | Prisoners’ Rights | ACLU
WEBYour rights. Federal law provides special protections for prisoners’ religious exercise. If a prison policy, rule, or practice significantly impedes your ability to practice your sincerely held religious beliefs, prison officials must show that applying the rule to you furthers an extremely important (in legal terms, “compelling”) governmental interest (e.g., prisoners’ …
Civil Liberties Court Cases | American Civil Liberties Union
WEBJul 1, 2024 · 9 Civil Liberties Cases. Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Civil Liberties. Penncrest School District v. Cagle. This case in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court asks whether the Right to Know Law (“RTKL”), 65 P.S. §§ 67.101 – 67.3104, requires the disclosure of school board members’ social media posts on their private Facebook …
Race and Criminal Justice | American Civil Liberties Union
WEBRace matters at all phases and aspects of the criminal process, including the quality of representation, the charging phase, and the availability of plea agreements. The ACLU works to reduce the number of people incarcerated, surveilled and criminalized by law enforcement and in the courts, and aims to address the root causes of crime, such as ...
Police Practices | American Civil Liberties Union
WEBPolice Practices. Good police practices, thorough training, carefully crafted policies and appropriate allocation of resources in law enforcement can ensure public safety and prevent abuses in encounters between police officers and citizens. Unfortunately, across the nation patterns of racial profiling, the selective enforcement of laws against ...
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