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December 12, 2019
Pregnancy Discrimination a Mile High
This week, the ACLU's Women's Rights Project filed a pair of federal lawsuits against Frontier Airlines for discriminating against pregnant and breastfeeding employees. We talked to flight attendant Melissa Hodgkins and pilot Shannon Kiedrowski about their experiences working for Frontier, and senior staff attorney Galen Sherwin, about the lawsuit.
Pregnancy Discrimination a Mile HighThis week, the ACLU's Women's Rights Project filed a pair of federal lawsuits against Frontier Airlines for discriminating against pregnant and breastfeeding employees. We talked to flight attendant Melissa Hodgkins and pilot Shannon Kiedrowski about...
December 5, 2019
Why Incarceration Doesn't Reduce Violence
Mass incarceration in the U.S. is an indisputable fact, but most reforms focus on nonviolent offenses. As uncomfortable as it may be, we can't dismantle mass incarceration without changing the way we think about, talk about, and respond to violence. At Liberty spoke with Danielle Sered, who is doing just...
Why Incarceration Doesn't Reduce ViolenceDecember 5, 2019
Why Incarceration Doesn't Reduce Violence
Why Incarceration Doesn't Reduce ViolenceMass incarceration in the U.S. is an indisputable fact, but most reforms focus on nonviolent offenses. As uncomfortable as it may be, we can't dismantle mass incarceration without changing the way we think about, talk...
November 27, 2019
Sergio de la Pava on Literature and Law
Sergio de la Pava is a critically acclaimed novelist (A Naked Singularity, Personae, Lost Empress) and a full-time public defender who has represented thousands of criminal defendants over the last two decades. Earlier this year, he joined At Liberty live at the Brooklyn Public Library to discuss his literary and...
Sergio de la Pava on Literature and LawSergio de la Pava is a critically acclaimed novelist (A Naked Singularity, Personae, Lost Empress) and a full-time public defender who has represented thousands of criminal defendants over the last two decades. Earlier this year,...
November 21, 2019
Fighting for Civil Liberties, and Tofurky, in Arkansas
This year, the ACLU of Arkansas celebrates 50 years of protecting civil liberties. From challenging voter ID laws, to protecting the right to boycott, to defending the First Amendment rights of Tofurky, the ACLU of Arkansas has a fascinating docket and history of defending the rights of Arkansans. Holly Dickson,...
Fighting for Civil Liberties, and Tofurky, in ArkansasNovember 21, 2019
Fighting for Civil Liberties, and Tofurky, in Arkansas
Fighting for Civil Liberties, and Tofurky, in ArkansasThis year, the ACLU of Arkansas celebrates 50 years of protecting civil liberties. From challenging voter ID laws, to protecting the right to boycott, to defending the First Amendment rights of Tofurky, the ACLU of...
November 13, 2019
Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist Violence
The FBI is supposed to keep us safe, protect our rights, and defend the rule of law. Yet for more than a century, the FBI has aggressively targeted dissidents, gone after minorities, and overstepped its authority in ways that have defined American policing. Mike German, a former FBI agent, discusses...
Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist ViolenceNovember 13, 2019
Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist Violence
Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist ViolenceThe FBI is supposed to keep us safe, protect our rights, and defend the rule of law. Yet for more than a century, the FBI has aggressively targeted dissidents, gone after minorities, and overstepped its...
November 7, 2019
Monitoring Facebook for Ad Discrimination
Facebook has come under a lot of scrutiny lately, for everything from its policy on political ads to its logo. But one development that's gotten less attention is its new portal for advertisers. Now, advertisers for housing, employment, and credit no longer have the option to target their ads at...
Monitoring Facebook for Ad DiscriminationNovember 7, 2019
Monitoring Facebook for Ad Discrimination
Monitoring Facebook for Ad DiscriminationFacebook has come under a lot of scrutiny lately, for everything from its policy on political ads to its logo. But one development that's gotten less attention is its new portal for advertisers. Now, advertisers...
October 31, 2019
Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy (ep.71)
The Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark ACLU case decided in 1967. But the government‘s regulation of marriage and sex didn’t start with anti-miscegenation laws or end with Loving. Melissa Murray — an expert in family law, constitutional law, and reproductive rights...
Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy (ep.71)October 31, 2019
Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy (ep.71)
Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy (ep.71)The Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark ACLU case decided in 1967. But the government‘s regulation of marriage and sex didn’t start with anti-miscegenation laws or end...
October 24, 2019
A Humanitarian Crisis of Our Own Making
As a result of a Trump administration policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while the U.S. considers their cases, tens of thousands of people are stranded in squalid and dangerous conditions on the other side of the southern border. Scores of people who are fleeing persecution have been...
A Humanitarian Crisis of Our Own MakingAs a result of a Trump administration policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while the U.S. considers their cases, tens of thousands of people are stranded in squalid and dangerous conditions on the...
October 17, 2019
Abortion Rights: A Tale of Two States
While abortion restrictions have left six states with only a single clinic standing, other states are finding ways to expand access. We speak with Heather Gatnarek, a staff attorney at the ACLU of Kentucky, who is helping fend off sustained attacks on what remains of reproductive care in that state....
Abortion Rights: A Tale of Two StatesWhile abortion restrictions have left six states with only a single clinic standing, other states are finding ways to expand access. We speak with Heather Gatnarek, a staff attorney at the ACLU of Kentucky, who...
October 10, 2019
The Most Racist Supreme Court Decisions You've Probably Never Heard Of
Puerto Rico's U.S. citizens don't enjoy the full protections of the Constitution, thanks to a set of century-old Supreme Court decisions called the "Insular Cases." In a case dealing with the island's financial oversight board, the ACLU has asked the court to overrule those decisions, which relied on openly racist...
The Most Racist Supreme Court Decisions You've Probably Never Heard OfOctober 10, 2019
The Most Racist Supreme Court Decisions You've Probably Never Heard Of
The Most Racist Supreme Court Decisions You've Probably Never Heard OfPuerto Rico's U.S. citizens don't enjoy the full protections of the Constitution, thanks to a set of century-old Supreme Court decisions called the "Insular Cases." In a case dealing with the island's financial oversight board,...