News & Commentary

The ACLU-NC mourns the death of Kathryn Korematsu, a teacher, organizer, and tenacious advocate for civil liberties. We came to know Kathryn as the unwavering supporter of her husband, Fred Korematsu, who was represented by the ACLU-NC in his challenge to the World War II internment of Japanese Americans.

Nelson Mandela's wife, Graça Machel, has called him one of the tallest trees in Africa. I would venture to say that Nelson Mandela was one of the tallest trees in all the world.

The ACLU mourns the death of Nelson Mandela, the revered international symbol of freedom who meant so much to people across the world, and who inspired us to be our best selves. Mandela fought against class and racial inequality, political corruption and the devastation of AIDS. He fought for everything we Americans hold dear.

Millions of Americans are still suffering the effects of the subprime mortgage meltdown. More than four million homeowners have been foreclosed upon already, and nearly 11 million are "underwater," that is, they owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. But it's not just these 15 million who are suffering, that number is much larger if you count the children who live in those homes.

A recent report titled California’s Most Vulnerable Parents: A Population-Based Examination of Youth Involved with Child Protective Services captures the existing need to provide services and resources to a vulnerable and often forgotten population—pregnant and parenting foster youth.

Over the course of 26 months, the federal government wasted over $100,000 to incarcerate this grandmother of eight with no serious or violent criminal history. Every day, U.S. Customs and Immigration is forced to fill 34,000 beds in the immigration prison system -- regardless of how many people actually warrant detention. This policy is wasteful and inhumane.

ACLU of Northern California files shareholder proposal with AT&T and Verizon, time for companies to break silence on data sharing with government.

November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. The transgender experience in the United States has been heavily misunderstood and stigmatized. Being transgender in this country has become a radical act of self-preservation in the face of a traditionally gendered society.Today we honor the 238 trans* people worldwide we've lost this year.

Solitary confinement can eat away at someone's mind, making mental illness worse and leaving many people depressed, suicidal, hopeless or hallucinating. It's no place for individuals with mental illness.