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Election Protection
The DOJ is doing little, if anything, to help the thousands, maybe millions of eligible voters who may turn up on Election Day, just to be sent home. Tell Attorney General Mukasey and the DOJ to protect the right to vote this election. Read more or take action right now!
Stop Sentencing Discrimination
Current federal sentencing law punishes crack cocaine offenders more severely than any other drug offenders for possession. Possessing or dealing 5 grams of crack cocaine results in the same five-year minimum sentence as 500 grams of powder. Read more or take action right now!
Tell Congress: Rein in DHS Travel Abuses
Planning a vacation? Thinking about traveling outside the country? If you travel outside the United States, you can kiss your right to privacy, and perhaps your laptop, digital camera and cell phone, goodbye. Read more or take action right now!
Health Data: Not For Sale
Right now, as Congress considers health IT legislation that would convert our health records from paper to electronic data, patient information is at risk of becoming a commodity that businesses can sell or trade. Read more or take action right now!
Ensure Due Process for the Incarcerated
The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) imposes insurmountable obstacles to justice. The PLRA was intended to stem "frivolous" lawsuits by prisoners, but too often it denies justice to victims of rape, assault and other rights violations. Read more or take action right now!

 

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