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For the first time, the U.S. is participating in a process that allows the United Nations to review the human rights records of all member states. The first step of that process began today with consultations by U.S.
The ACLU Foundation of Louisiana announces the successful resolution of a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Steven Elloie, owner of the New Orleans Central City bar Sportsman's Corner, who on June 23, 2006 was brutally beaten, Tased twice with up to 50,000 volts of electricity while handcuffed a
On March 20, 2011, the ACLU of Louisiana will give its 34th annual Ben Smith award to Larry Bagneris, Executive Director of the City of New Orleans' Human Relations Commission.
Prompted by a letter from lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, officials at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola have transferred Hymel Varnado to a shared cell after forcing him to endure 12 years of solitary confinement for no legitimate reason.
The ACLU of Louisiana congratulates Mayor Cedric Glover and the Shreveport City Council for the enactment of an ordinance protecting city workers, and employees of city contractors, from discrimination.
"School pushout" describes what happens when certain students are deprived of the education and opportunities that all students deserve.