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Liz, who only wanted to be identified by her first name, holds a sign reading, 'Obama's Drones Kill Americans, Too,' as she joins others in a protest in front of a Raytheon company building which they say is building military drones on August 23, 2012 in Largo, Florida. The protest is one of many planned by activists who want to state their views on the economy or other issues before and during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida during the week of August 27th. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Is President Obama wrong about drones?

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Would law professor or senator Barack Obama have supported effectively giving a U.S. president unilateral power to kill American citizens abroad if they are suspected of being involved in terrorism?...
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Report: Miss. school discipline too hard on kids

Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled and even incarcerated for minor infractions, policies that disproportionally affect minorities...
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School facing lawsuit for forcing students to take pregnancy tests

Caryn Freeman
theGRIO REPORT - A Louisiana charter schools policy on pregnant students has caught the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the organization is now threatening to sue...
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Voters show identification as they sign in to vote during the Republican primary election April 24, 2012 at Bodine High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Turnout is expected to be low as Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney continues his campaign as the presumptive GOP candidate. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Millions of PA voters unaware they lack valid ID

Mara Schiavocampo
theGRIO REPORT - A new report commissioned by the ACLU finds that many Pennsylvania residents who would not have the proper identification to vote in the general election are unaware that they could be turned away at the polls...
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Murder victim's mom calls for an end to violence

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CONNECTICUT - The mayor of Bridgeport is calling for a crackdown on illegal guns after three people were murdered in three days in his city...
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Members of the International Keystone Knights Realm of Georgia, perform a traditional Klan salute along the portion of highway they want to adopt allowing them to put up a sign and do litter removal near Blairsville, Ga., Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

ACLU to represent KKK in Ga. litter program fight

Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union will help the Ku Klux Klan in its bid to join Georgia's highway cleanup program as a legal fight looms...
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WATCH: 93-year-old fights new voter ID laws

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VIDEO - Viviette Applewhite, a 93-year-old African-American women from Philadelphia, will be the lead plaintiff in the NAACP and ACLU's case against the state's new voter ID law...
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Supreme ruling could reshape racial profiling

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - The Court's decision on the law, which will be debated in oral arguments on Wednesday, could play a powerful role in the the national debate on racial profiling...
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Voter ID battle is about to become national

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - The Justice Department's decision last week to block a new South Carolina law requiring voters to present photo identification is only the first of what will be a year-long battle...
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NAACP and ACLU want probes of Vegas police slaying

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - The NAACP in Las Vegas wants a federal probe and the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is calling for an independent investigation of Las Vegas police practices after a police shooting that killed an unarmed Gulf War veteran...
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