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The ACLU exists for the sole purpose of extending the freedoms and rights guaranteed under our Constitution to every individual in this country, including those individuals whose voice would not otherwise be heard.Ruth Krugly, Chicago, IL
March for Marriage
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"A Bad Policy at a High Cost"
Executive Director Colleen K. Connell wrote an editorial about racial disparities in arrest rates for marijuana possession in Illinois.
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Government spying program exposed
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Health Care for Prisoners
The ACLU of Illinois has joined a case challenging the healthcare system that fails to adequately serve the nearly 50,000 persons in Illinois prisons.
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06/18/13
| Privacy, Women's Rights
The National Law Journal: Supreme Court Rejects Human Gene Patents in ‘Myriad’ Ruling
06/18/13
| Privacy
Politico: NSA lawsuit could break new legal ground
06/18/13
| Criminal Justice Reform, Racial Justice
New York Times Editorial: Racially Biased Arrests for Pot
06/19/13
Volunteer Night
06/27/13
| LGBT Rights
Discussion: Marriage in Illinois and across the nation
06/28/13
Supreme Court Term in Review
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