News & Commentary

Oct 13, 2017

Ohio: Misusing the Inducing Panic Law One Overdose At A Time

By Emily Anstaett

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Oct 03, 2017

International Reactions to Ava DuVernay’s Documentary, 13th

From Despair to hope: the outrageous portrait of a society, drawn by Ava DuVernay
After watching Ava DuVernay’s documentary, 13th, my first thought was “I don’t want to get out of this building, I don’t want to be in those streets where my identity, my fate has already been decided years ago”. Fear and despair.

Don’t think that I am naïve, I am aware of the situation for Black People in the US and beyond. I am a French-Caribbean woman. And what brought me to the US, and to the ACLU, is my love for social justice and my desire to help underprivileged communities gain the equal rights and protections that they have been denied for hun

By Lukasz Niparko, Julie Vainqueur

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Sep 01, 2017

The Uphill Battle of Returning Home

By Becca Kendis

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Aug 09, 2017

Cleveland Mayoral and City Council Candidates Must Prioritize Police Reform

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Aug 03, 2017

Jeff Sessions is Dead Wrong on Drug Policy, and He May Cost People Their Lives

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Jul 13, 2017

Heartless in the Heartland: Opioids and Overdoses

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Jun 20, 2017

Nothing Gained from Painesville Policy 413

By Brian Rice, Carole Maldonado

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Jun 02, 2017

It’s On Us: Declaring and Defending Sanctuary Cities

By Natalia Dubno Shevin

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May 24, 2017

Keep Cleveland’s Consent Decree Moving Forward

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