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White House Backs Retroactive Reductions in Crack Sentences A proposal by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. could let up to 5,500 federal inmates to apply for reduced terms.

The Reincarnation of Pro-life As new restrictions proliferate, does the abortion rights movement have what it takes to fight back?

In Oakland, Redefining S*x Trade Workers as Abuse Victims The discovery that many Asian-American girls were vulnerable to being lured into the s*x trade led to a change in how the medical and legal systems treated these girls.

ACLU to Defend Medical Ma*****na Law Against Legal Attack by Governor Jan Brewer Governor Jan Brewer followed through today on her threat to attack Arizona's voter-approved medical ma*****na law, but advocates of...

Shane Boor To Receive Free ACLU Defense For Flipping Off Cop Shane Boor, a 35-year-old Colorado man arrested for extending his middle finger toward a Colorado State Trooper, will receive free defense services from the ACLU of Colorado. Boor displayed his middle finger in April when he drove past a state trooper who had pulled over another car.

Nevada's GOP Gov Signs Trans Protections Bill Nevada's Republican Governor Brian Sandoval on Tuesday signed legislation to protect trans people from discrimination in the workplace, and, what is more, sources say Sandoval has pledged to sign two other bills protecting trans people in the housing and public accommodations sectors.

Warrantless cell phone searches spread to more states Think about all the data -- photos, videos, text messages, calendar items, apps, call log, voice mail, and e-mail -- on your cell phone right now. If you're arrested, could the police search your cell phone? And would they need a warrant?

Coming Out: Audio, Photos, Stories of Gay Teens Gay, le***an, bis*xual and transgender teenagers talk about their lives in this weeklong series.

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is the highest it’s ever been in U.S. history. And yet, our criminal justice system has failed on every count: public s...

Supreme Court Upholds Order to Reduce Calif. Prison Population Conditions in overcrowded prisons violate the ban on cruel and unusual punishment, the Supreme Court ruled.