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Kansas school forced 8-year-old Native American boy to cut his hair, ACLU says
The ACLU demanded that the Girard School District in Kansas rescind a policy that bars long hair for boys at the elementary school.
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NH sued over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leader
Supporters of a former historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist from New Hampshire who also led the U.S. Communist Party sued the state Monday, saying officials violated a law around administrative procedures and should put it back up. The green and white sign describing the life of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was installed May 1 in Concord close...
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NH Historical Marker Dedicated to Feminist, Communist Leader Removed
A historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist in New Hampshire who also led the Communist Party was removed Monday just two weeks after it was unveiled. The green and white sign describing the life of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was installed May 1 in Concord close to where she was born in 1890. But it quickly drew criticism…
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ACLU Sues to Block New Asylum Policies
New asylum policies have led to a dramatic drop in border crossings since Title 42 was lifted. Katrina Eiland from the ACLU joins Current to discuss the group’s lawsuit challenging those new policies.
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School Punished Teen Girl for Working Out in Sports Bra in 100-Degree Texas Heat, ACLU Says
A letter from the American Civil Liberties Union goes into detail about one student’s treatment on the cross-country and track teams and notes that she felt targeted.
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State House Homeless Encampment Removed After Legal Fight
Workers removed tents set up outside of Rhode Island’s State House on Saturday after a judge sided with Democratic Gov. Dan McKee in a lawsuit over the people who had been camping there to protest a lack of adequate housing. The ACLU and the R.I. Center for Justice had sued on behalf of the group of more than two...