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#BlackLivesMatter Disrupts ACLU of Virginia Exec Director's Speech

By ACRU Staff|2017-10-04T21:53:40-04:00October 4th, 2017|

Claire Gastañaga, the executive director of the ACLU of Virginia, attempted to give a speech to a sparse audience at the College of William & Mary on September 27th.

#DismantleWhiteSupremacy
Tonight, we shut down an event at William & Mary where Claire Gastañaga, executive director of the ACLU of Virginia, was speaking. In contrast to the ACLU, we want to reaffirm our position of zero tolerance for white supremacy no matter what form it decides to masquerade in.
— Black Lives Matter W&M

Things didn’t go well as a mostly-white, culturally-appropriated version of #BlackLivesMatter disrupted Gastañaga for the next […]

Exclusive: House Passes Bill to Stop Abortion After Unborn Child Can Feel Pain

By ACRU Staff|2017-10-04T17:22:34-04:00October 4th, 2017|

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - which now goes to the Senate - and President Donald Trump promises to sign the bill if it reaches his desk.

Blacks vs. Police

By ACRU Staff|2017-10-03T15:09:19-04:00October 3rd, 2017|

Let's throw out a few numbers so we can put in perspective the NFL players taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem.

List of Denials from Review Requests at Supreme Court Is 66 Pages Long

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:50:33-04:00October 3rd, 2017|

The Supreme Court on Monday issued orders denying review in well over 1,000 cases that had been petitioned for the justices to take up over the past three months.

Klukowski: Scalia Says Bills to Protect Special Counsel from Firing are Unconstitutional

By ACRU Staff|2017-10-02T18:42:32-04:00October 2nd, 2017|

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Tuesday on legislation that would limit the ability of a president or attorney general to fire a special counsel who has been appointed to investigate high-ranking government officials.

Trump Nominates Eighth Wave of Judicial Nominees

By ACRU Staff|2017-09-29T17:35:04-04:00September 29th, 2017|

President Donald Trump nominated his eighth wave of judicial nominees on Thursday, including four nominees to the federal appeals court covering much of the South.

Supreme Court Will Hear Major Free Speech Case Against Unions

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:50:33-04:00September 29th, 2017|

The Supreme Court on Thursday added 11 new cases to its docket for this year, including one that appears certain to be a major blow to public-sector unions.

Klukowski: President Trump Can Win Big Ordering FEMA to Let Churches Help Relief Efforts

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:50:33-04:00September 28th, 2017|

President Donald Trump can score a triple win by superseding a policy manual from the Obama administration and allowing churches to help relief efforts in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico.

Jeff Sessions: Free Speech at Colleges Is a Civil Rights Issue

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:50:34-04:00September 28th, 2017|

Attorney General Jeff Sessions says that students’ freedom to express conservative ideas on public university campuses is a civil rights issue, and the Justice Department has a duty to protect civil rights.

Supreme Court May Throw Out Travel Ban Case

By ACRU Staff|2017-09-27T17:48:32-04:00September 27th, 2017|

The Supreme Court on Monday removed the travel ban executive order case from its schedule for oral arguments.

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