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ACLU-DE Tackles Police Accountability in Wilmington
The ACLU of Delaware recently filed a suit against the City of Wilmington and several...
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Mar 20, 2012
Honors Student Banned From School For Pink Hair
Education Equity
Brianna Moore's parents let her dye her hair pink last week as a reward for good grades, but when she arrived at Shue-Medill Middle School near Newark, officials told her and her parents that the hair color...
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Dec 19, 2011
Legal Report: Lookback at 2011
Immigration
The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware works in the courts, in the state and federal legislatures, with government officials and at the grassroots level to protect and promote freedom of speech,...
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Sep 16, 2011
Free Speech of Dover Personnel Protected
Free Speech
After ACLU-DE legal director Rich Morse sent a letter to the Dover City Council, a city committee rejected a policy that would have restricted city employees from posting certain material or opinions on...
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Aug 20, 2011
A Fair Trial Requires An Interpreter
Disability Rights
A federal law, known as the Court Interpreter’s Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1827-28, states that the court must appoint an interpreter, paid for by the government, for anyone standing trial, such as a defendant in a...
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Aug 15, 2011
ACLU-DE Defends Safehouses
Discrimination
Cooperating Attorneys Chaney Hall and Dan Wolcott of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP and ACLU-DE are representing the...