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A Routine Immigration Check-In Shouldn’t End in ICE Detention

“S” should have been preparing to begin his senior year of high school. Instead, the 18-year-old spent part of his summer in an immigration detention center in Georgia.

Report Card Documents Continued Attacks on Civil Liberties in N.C. General Assembly

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Report Card Documents Continued Attacks on Civil Liberties in N.C. General Assembly

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More Than 500 Children Are Still Separated. Here’s What Comes Next.

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The Nationwide Prison Strike: Why It’s Happening and What It Means for Ending Mass Incarceration

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The 14th Amendment Was Intended to Achieve Racial Justice — And We Must Keep It That Way

Few times in recent memory have demanded a more careful examination of our nation's history than now — the year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment’s passage.

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North Carolina Bill Would Make Prescription Records Available to Police Without a Warrant

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New NC Bill Attacks Right to Vote

It's time to take action. Contact your representatives right now and demand that the right to vote is protected for all.

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In Masterpiece, the Bakery Wins the Battle but Loses the War

The decision gives a very narrow victory to the bakery. But the court has clearly signaled that the broader rule the bakery was seeking here — a constitutional right to discriminate and turn customers away because of who they are — is not in keeping with American constitutional tradition.

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We can’t end mass incarceration without ending cash bail

The for-profit bail industry is fueling mass incarceration in our state, jailing people who cannot afford their freedom. And it is plagued by racial injustices, disproportionally impacting people of color.

North Carolina needs smart justice

The Results Are In! 2018 Board Elections

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