the director of aclu voting rights project and - i'm sorry, it's been a top tapered director of the aclu voting rights project and supervisors this is because it was written on. supervise the aclu voting rights litigation and advocacy work nationwide. active cases in over a dozen spaces throughout the country and is also an adjunct professor of law at nyu school of law. prior to joining the aclu there will deal with assisting counsel at the naacp legal defense fund and an associate freed frank harris shriver and gibson llp and judicial law clerk. thank you. welcome. dwell ross. serves a single counsel at naacp educational fund and in that capacity mr. ross use of litigation public education and other advocacy strategies to ensure that black people have equal access to the pluto process into educational opportunities. among his ongoing cases mr. ross' lead counsel in greater birmingham administrators and ongoing voting rights act lawsuit that challenges alabama's recently discovered tory voter id law. he was a member of the trial team that has co-authored the appellate briefs in dc and th

the kind the aclu had not seen before. group of complainers were public school teachers, who were put on maternity leave when the pregnancy began to show because the school districts worried, we don't want the little children to think their teacher swallowed a watermelon. [laughter] jus. ginsburg: these women were -- the leave was unpaid and there was no guaranteed right to return. they began to complain, so it was the two things coming together. the students wanting to learn about women's status under the law and these new complaints coming to the aclu. for me, it was a tremendous stroke of good fortune. because up until the start of the 1970's, it simply wasn't possible to move courts in the direction of recognizing women as people of equal citizenship stature. david: when president clinton became president, you were obviously somebody being considered and president clinton said, well, women don't want her. jus. ginsberg: i had written a comment on roe v. wade and it was not 100% applauding that decision. ♪ ♪ david: you

historical account, a contemporary account that weaves together union organizing, the history of the acluits movement from heavily communist organization that took seriously material reality -- free-speech as the first amendment above all other things and it comes to the heart of what we need to be thinking about today. please join me in welcoming again p.e. moskowitz. [applause] >> thanks. i think -- i forgot george was a much better speaker than i. so maybe i can talk about why i wrote this book and to be honest it was confusing to me. i didn't know why i wanted to write it when i first started writing it except i was angry at everything i was seeing related to free speech. my first book was about gentrification and i kept thinking how could i jump topics so much, i realized they came out of the same desire to go deeper than what we are currently presented whether it is through the media or academia but gentrification and free-speech were platitudes, ways of thinking that turn out to be more propaganda than truth and turn out to be the narratives that are material histories that influen

with the history of the aclu.nd that took seriously that on that level talks about free speech and that cuts to the heart but we need to be thinking about. let's welcome pe here to the book center. [applause] >> thanks. yes i think we should and there is i forgot george is a much better speaker than im. [laughter] maybe i can talk about why wanted to write this book and to be honest it was confusing to me. i was angry at everything i was seeing my first book was about gentrification and as i was writing this book i kept thinking how could i jump topics so much because they're not related then i found out they came out of the same desire to go deeper than it we are currently presented whether through t media or academia gentrification and free speech gave me that platitude in a way of thinking that turned out to be more propaganda than truth and faith of these materials history that prevents us from making change in the world. and then to go beyond other headlines. and then to find out why everybody is so angry rig

our guests are actress laverne cox and the aclu's chase strangio. want to ask about the violence against trans women. last month, julia jamar, an african american trans woman, was murdered in kansas city, kansas. she's at least the 19th transgender person to be murdered in the u.s. this year. 13 died from gun violence and the majority are women of color. ja'leyah-jamar's killing followed the murder of 32-year-old brooklyn lindsey in kansas city, missouri, in june. kansas city, missouri, in june. this comes after an assault in portland, oregon, of a transgender woman named atlas marshall. marshall was attacked by a man shouting homophobic and transphobic slurs, leaving her with bruises on her head and knees. laverne cox you have long spoken out on this issue. talk about the climate in this country today. >> it is really hard for me to continue to talk about the murders of trans women of color. i was talking to my makeup artist who is also trans. started transitioning medically 1998. i told her this is a reality in my life. in 1998, there were trans p

he used to work at the aclu for national security and privacy and before that serve 16 years as an fbi special agent with domestic terrorism and covert operations and discussing his book speaking like a terrorist i'm sorry his second book that was his first book you should also read disrupt and discredit and divide how the new fbi damages our democracy. since 9/11 it has transformed itself to be famous for prosecuting organized crime but a secret agency please welcome mike german. [applause] >> so we will start with a question some people may know but why did you go from being an fbi agent to aclu quick. >> - - just what everybody does. [laughter] and to be fair i was doing policy counsel work in the legislative office. i actually had a friend from college who knew me when i was in college and to be an fbi agent and we met up after i started working at the aclu and said i never could have purchased land is pictured you working at the aclu yes i never pictured the government would have a torture policy. [laughter] so i see a lot of those changes that are happening within the justice dep

last count is aclu has brought more than 100 cases against this administration. there's a law school, i'm sure every single austin without i would talk about all those 100 cases but will stick only to two or three. so if you don't mind starting with daca. this is one i'd is what you don't have to say what daca stands for. so start with daca. they can has been shuttled by three branches of the government. the president into the program, lawsuit was brought almost the very next day to challenge injunction. president said it's the job of congress to do this, and it is here he will defend his institution, , congress ended up doing nothing. they could argue the courts were business why did it need to interview because -- finally, that can has a software and we believe we saw -- >> i just want to point that out. [laughing] >> nothing is inaccurate. >> that there will be -- alltel he would have been a closed but hasn't been resolved. >> there enough. >> on november 12 the supreme court is going to hear an argument on the daca case. cecillia, just keep up for us what are

muz mentioned that i work in the aclu. we have indeed filed over 100 immigration related cases against the trump administration. but the daca recision cases are not one of them. i am not actually one of the litigators on that case. i should make that important disclaimer. but i have spoken to many of the attorneys who are doing that, including folks from the national immigration law center from the state of california, from other states and municipalities, make the road, new york, et cetera, et cetera. the takeaway that i would highlight, both from the daca recision cases that are at the supreme court now as well as from every other major immigration initiative of the trump administration, i'd include the muslim ban, a whole cluster of policy changes, the public charge rule, recision of daca, and also sanction wary city, the lesson from all of the many court battles over all of those are two-fold. the first lesson is that litigation in support of immigrant communities has never been more important than it has been under th

see, i'm the aclu celebrity ambassador for racial justice. just had. i'm a celebrity? >> so talk about why the aclu gets involved in this and specifically around including stories that aren't about black people being killed by cops. therefore they're harder to tell and harder for people to understand the racism. >> it's absolutely completely pervasive and not just in cities like milwaukee but especially milwaukee but other cities as well. so what we ended up finding out with the city of milwaukee, milwaukee police department's own data, we found that they were -- they stopped something like 350,000 people unconstitutionally. >> the numbers are ridiculous. what's harder to measure is the emotional toll when you're not doing anything wrong and you could end up dead for nothing. listen to steven, who was walking home from class and randomly accused of marijuana possession. >> i said i don't smoke marijuana. and he just kind of stopped and just stared at me. it was kind of in that moment where you realize if something happens to you, if you make

in combination with the aclu mister romero hill discussed the how and why of the why he did it. mister snowden leapt a cache of documents to journalists, journalists he believed would release them without tolerating government interference in censorship. those documents showed us our rights are being violated on an unprecedented scale. intelligence agencies were engaging not in targeted surveillance as they told us but gathering up everything they could scoop up on us. a personal private data of anyone and everyone who uses a cell phone or the internet. a data from the underwater cables crossing the ocean through which all that traffic travels. they required the telecomsto build backdoors so that they can hack us . doing so they acquired a lot. a lot on us. so much in fact that in one points i think itslowed down the internet . the officials engaged in this line to congress, said they were not doingit, many of them regulate now appear on cable news networks as pundits . one program perhaps the creepiest allowed intelligence officers to read their lovers orex-lover's emails and i

. >>> intrt at odds with the aclu over a panhandlingan. the aclu argues asking for money is protected by the first amendment. last year it sued the city of sacramento over a similar ordinance. >>> snoiz is spending $14 for more electric vehicle charging stations. the investment would roughly double the current amount of charging station stations. >> reporter: 25% of these were targeted in coastal communities trying to make sure everyone can benefit from the green dividend, particularly given what we know about auto missions and clean air and the necessity of improving our air in many of our struggling communities. >> the project would launch in the spring of 2020. >>> now to our original series, project home. the bay area now officially the most expensive place in the world to build. >> that's right. developers say they are afraid to build here. city residents and property sdwment companies all want to see more house bug they can't afford on how they should build it. for example property developers are fighting to redevelop the vacant area

he is a friend of them he also works at the aclu and made an introduction and the education that i did not finish in high school because i got sick and life got in the way he helped to complete. i remember arguing and debating with him we fought over, 's and clauses and he develops my thinking i cannot thank him enough. i acknowledge him in the acknowledgments. he is the soul he made the book into a work of literature. [applause] >> i think he is blushing. it is a little dark. [laughter] so before we switch into how you evolved and developed but the relationship that i think most of the most poignant pieces were the diaries that you published of what she was dealing or thinking when you were in hong kong and then russia. then you talk about how you fell in love she gave you a ten you gave her an eight on hot or not and she was your soulmate and you have thought that was the case that you had a chance to interact with her. for all those years that you kept so much to yourself, you talk about the evolution from an activist to a whistleblower you are conscious not to share everything with

the aclu prevails. >>these are kids who are who are learning about the constitution learning what citizenship means in this country and their constitutional rights are violated then they should have recourse. >>the student organization behind the cupcakes is called the students for life of america club aclu says legally all clubs at the school have the right to distribute a political message to all the other students. >>and we'll get right to it october baseball continues to deliver drama night in and night out just days after the nationals upset the dodgers in washington pitcher nearly gave us baseball history in game, one of the nlcs here we go cardinals in st. louis 35 year-old anibal sanchez making the start for the nasty and he was on touchable through 7 frames held the cardinals hit list with 5 strikeouts just a minimal links to the order. phenomenal he was looking good. thought he'd be the one on a staff that has max scherzer and stephen strasburg on the 7th, he gets a little run support howie ke

dell hall is the director of the aclu's voting rights project and supervises the aclu's voting rights litigation anded a vo can i si work nationwide. he has active cases in over a dozen states throughout the country and is also an adjunct professor of law at nyu school of law. prior to joining the aclu, he was assistant counsel at the naacp legal defense fund and associate at freid, frank, harris, shriver, and jacobson, llp, and a judicial law clerk. thank you, sir. welcome. duel ross serves as senior counsel at the naacp legal defense and educational fund. in that capacity, mr. ross uses litigation, public education, and other advocacy strategies to ensure that black people have equal access to the political process and to educational opportunities. among his ongoing cases, mr. ross is lead counsel in greater birmingham ministries versus merrill, an ongoing voting rights act lawsuit that challenges alabama's racially discriminatory voter i.d. law. he was a member of the trial team that has co-authored the ap appellate to the texas unconstitutional voe t unconstitutional photo i.d. la

here's what the aclu said. the shield act strikes the wrong balance, sweeping too broadly and encompassing more speech than necessary. the shield act goes too far, to the detriment of the public and the first amendment. that's the aclu. congress has real business to attend to, mr. president. house democrats need to stop blocking the usmca. senate democrats need to stop blocking defense funding. yet, rather than work on these issues, we -- the democrats continue to fixiate on chipping away at the first amendment. it's a pet project they return to time and time again. it's disturbing, especially in light of recent blatant attempts to intimidate americans into silence. just a few months ago, a sitting house democrat earned national criticism when he publicliette publicliette -- publicly tweeted out a list of his own constituents in san antonio, texas, who had donated to president trump's campaign. he listed these private citizens' names, along with their employers or businesses. in this era of political harassment

. >> recently at an event hosted by the brooklyn public library, aclu's executive director anthony romero interviewed contractor edward snowden about his thoughts on privacy rights and the u.s. government massle -- mass surveillance program. >> first off, it presumes that you need to have something to hide to have a right to privacy but saying you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is saying that you don't care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say or freedom of religion because you don't believe in god, not only do i not need protection now but i never will, you are harming everyone else because you are basically misunderstanding that to have an individual right you have to defend it for the collective. rights don't exist to benefit the majority, the majority doesn't need rights, the majority set it is rules, protect minority from the majority. and so we need to protect the rights of those who do have something to hide and the hide isn't criminal, the hide isn't dangerous, the whole point of a privacy right is that you don't need something to hide

there is a couple of them his a aclu, and there just a horrible group of people. poverty law group. i will tweet something in there all four of these policies and they're not in the facts. it is very sad because a lot of people are that way. and the more they push these types of policies, the more they're going to ruin public education and the more there will be this country. it is happening. i met with the department of education this week. they see the pattern of charter schools. they see the pattern of private schools and homeschool. if parents don't do something now about it, the public education is just going to keep going down. unlike its appearance, don't do what i did thinking that your kids going to be safe at school. it is up to you to put them into the right environment. they have no excuse to do that. >> a letter to that little bit. the argument that was made about the nra, have been true if there we're any policy prevalent.think your.back to the nra. the lobbies, for the policy around the stuff. a number of cases something that they push data connection, would be here t

policies through a mix of technical systems and human review when this complaint was filed by the aclu and others, we were able to reach a settlement that we thought would strengthen our policies and our products and help them uphold the principles that we care about and have always been committed to on this part of this is also agreeing to study further the effects of how the algorithm works and what it shows. one of the challenges that we have here that i think is worth calling out is that we don't collect data on the race or ethnicity of people who use facebook so that is somewhat of a challenge in trying to study whether they are disparate impacts. it's an open question from my perspective whether one would want us to collect race data on the people who use our services but that's one of the questions we'll need to figure out as we study this further. >> let me follow up with that and ask despite facebook's commitments to address civil rights, there is no one in facebook's senior leadership with substantial civil rights experience why is this? >> congressman, this is certainly some

there's a couple of them that said aclu and they are just horrible group of people, and southern poverty law group, law center. i will tweet something and they're all for these policies without, and they're not interested in the facts. like a lot of people, and it's pretty sad because we have the facts number and the more they pushed these types of policies, the more they're going to ruin public education. and the more segregation that will be in this country because, and is happening. i met with the department of education this week. they see the pattern of charter schools. they see the pattern of private schools and home school, okay? if parents don't do something now about it, public education is just going to keep going down. like i tell parents, don't do what i did take it that your kid is going to be safe at the school. it's up to you to put them in the right environment, and they have no excuse to do that. >> i'll just add onto that a little bit. i mean, i think the argument that was made about the nra could've been true if there were any policy relevant point you could point back

percent of never heard they have learned to weaponize not for profits southern poverty law center, aclu, planned parenthood, there is a laundry list 990 is a form they need to fill out essentially the top line tax return for a not-for-profit. then consistently what you will see is a for-profit entity called grassroots campaign inc. therar100 different types of organizations this douglas phelps has been involved with has done fundraisers for joe biden, barack obama he worked for this organization and credited this organization teaching him all he needed to know how to win campaigns. believe him. believe barack obama this is how they learned this. this is the way it works. a title i c-3 which is a not-for-profit if you make a donation then the 501(c)4 can engage in more politics but have a dad - - a different tax treatment how you can write off your taxes. but the 501(c)3 organizations he could make a 10 million-dollar donation and get a tax benefit from doing so. but my nonprofit hires a for-profit to do fundraising. they will put on t-shirts the aclu, southern poverty law center, and th

they said there's a couple of them, a aclu, and they're just a hosch group of people, and -- horrible group of people and that southern poverty law group -- law center. i'll tweet something and they're all for these policies, and they're not interested in the facts, like a lot of people. it's pretty sad because we have the facts, and the more they push these type of policies, the more they're going to ruin public education, and the more segregation that there will be in is country because -- it's happening. i met with the department of education this week, they see the pattern of charter schools, they see the pattern of private schools and home school. so if parents don't do something now about it, public education is just going to keel going down and like i tell parents don't do what i did think are your kid will be safe at school. it's up to you to put them in the right environment and they have no excuse to do that. >> i'll justed a on that. the argue. that was made but the nra could have been true if there were any policy relevant point you could point back to the nra. this nra lo

the aclu is very involved in this case.old who argued the case in the lgbt community has won hard-fought protections in court before and we hope the justices will not turn back the clock on equality and justice, no one should be fired because of who they are. what is the argument against that? >> there is in tonight went against that. this is a much broader issue. standing outside the supreme court today were women's, conservative women, the women's liberation front self identified radical feminists who are concerned about changing the definition of what sex is, that it broadens it and creates consequences was the question is what happens to women in their safe spaces, domestic violence shelters, locker rooms, women who are incarcerated. if we do away with recognizing biology, men and women there are wide reaching consequences for women across the spectrum and that is why you saw the left and the right, 16 attorney generals with deep concerns. >> interesting to see the left and right unite on that part of the conversation s

we recently entered into a settlement with the aclu to remove certain targeting features from advertising. if you're doing targeting for housing, employment, or credit opportunities you cannot target a stock age, gender, or zip code. ofalso limited the number interest based targeting. >> for so many years, your company engaged in that kind of conduct. was that because there was a as yourawareness as far employees are concerned, as far as you have any sensitivity to inclusion, diversity, and nondiscrimination? >> it has always been against our policies for anyone to use the add systems to discriminate. we enforce those policies through a mix of technical systems and human review. when this complaint was filed by the aclu and others, we were able to reach a settlement we thought would strengthen our policies and products that help them uphold the principles we care about. also agreeing to study further the effects of how the algorithm works, and what it shows. one of the challenges we have here that is worth calling out is that we do not collect data on the race or ethnicity of people who u

a matter where democrats and republicans, progressives and conservatives, the left and right, the aclu and the coke brothers, naacp and heritage foundation in partnership with the administration led by jared kushner ultimately were able to get a bill to the president's desk he signed into law. i was a meaningful accomplishment, in the context of dealing with the mass incarceration epidemic that we have in america. the judiciary committee last week at an oversight hearing led by karen bass on the first step act. where we heard from administration officials who continued to express commitment. >> .. >> .. to work with the president and the other side of the aisle. unlike, by the way, the posture adopted by the previous majority for much of the presidency of the barack obama where they had one mantra of obstruction now, obstruction tomorrow, obstruction forever. we have indicated by working with the administration on things like the first step to act that will take a different approach and we will take the approach on prescription drug pricing, introduction, usmc and anything that makes l

a retired attorney from the aclu speaking for myself. i was a police practice specialist for the organization for 20 years and have worked extensively on these issues. i want to thank the supervisors, and their aides for the diligence in holding this hearing and performing this oversight function. it's above and beyond, especially since you don't have a recommendation you're acting upon. i think bringing light to this issue is very apartment. i also want to thank police commissioner president bob hirsch for the detailed way in the careful way he has studied up on this topic that is reflected in his responses. anyone who wants to fully understand the issue should read president hirsch's responses. let me quickly say, i appreciate the grand jury looking into this topic. when i met with them, i warrant that this is a complex topic filled with misinformation. they wanted to promote a discussion. i appreciate that. the discussion needs to it has been grossly oversimplified. you have letters, correspondence and quite a bit of material. but, th

the aclu of maine is asking a federal court to stop manmans suspension. >> we're concerned that schoolsls us it was a criticism of the school culture which she says does not openly address ways to prevent abuse. >> this is the least reported crime in the u.s. >> reporter: cape elizabeth high school has not responded to our requests for comment, citing the pending litigation. but manman tells us not everyone on campus has been supportive of her actions. because her suspension is pending the outcome of the case, she was here on campus wednesday taking her pre-s.a.t. tests. errol barnett, cbs news, cape elizabeth, maine. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," cbs news special correspondent and co-host of showtime's "the circus," alex wagner, looks at whistle-blower protections. >>> and in our series, "a more perfect union," why some people who beat cancer are lacing up to fight fellow survivors. >>> that's the "cbs this morning" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ . >>> live from the cbs

james esseks is director of the aclu lgbt &

they will put on t-shirts, aclu, southern poverty law center, planned parenthood, then they will startcking doors. planned parenthood will go knock on the door and say raising money $50 for planned parenthood. are you with us or against us. what does that tell you about that end what does that tell you about that person? do you think they will vote for the democrat or the republican there is a voter that we identified we don't we don't want to have voting in the next election. the for-profit entity has now gathered all the information then they go and work for the d triple c the dnc in swing states and they can go out and target individuals bypassing all the campaign-finance rules. if this gentleman wanted to participate in the election, individual campaign concentration limit is $2000. there are certain things you can and cannot do with the money. but the problem is. if you look at the charts Ãb they did not raise as much as they spent and then they'd hire them again and spend more money with them. they lost something like $11 million over eight years. why would they do that? i raise

so the aclu was very involved in this case.rgued the case says -- one hard caught -- we're hoping the justices will not turn up the clock on the quality of justice. nobody should be fired because of who they are. what's the argument against that? >> certainly there isn't an argument against that. this is just a much broader issue. standing outside the supreme court today were conservative women, women with the women's liberation front who are self identified radical feminist, many of whom are lesbians who are concerned about changing the definition of what sex is the project and creates consequences. what happens to women in our safe spaces? our domestic violence shelters. our restrooms, locker rooms, women who are incarcerated. if we do away with recognizing biology, men and women, there are wide reaching consequences for women across the spectrum, so that's why you saw the left and the right -- you've seen 16 attorney generals who have deep concerns about it. >> shannon: it's interesting to see the left and right. same women

after mayor breed appointed left us, the aclu said they oppose the move. ose the move. . >>> part of downtown berkeley is getting a make over and the residents are asking for help. >> as you know getting around berkeley is never easy. especially near university and shaddock. it is expected the new project will make it easier and safer for drivers, cyclist and pedestrians. the reconfiguring play aims to tame downtown. shaddock avenue is the area being reconfigured. >> with the construction, it's crazy. but it that way everywhere that northbound drivers have to make a left at university and immediate right. >> this is a word jog for shaddock. >> under the new plan, north bound traffic will split at from street. southbound shaddock from university to center will be widened to 4 lanes. that's expected to decrease the cars making the right turn, a dangerous corner whether we witnessed a woman have a close call. >> thought it was time to go, it was two cars trying to fight to turn right. it dangerous. >> the altered route will come for a new name. the city put u

that's what happened to these aclu people.s of lgbt people in this country, 1 in 4 say they've experienced crimination at work in the last year alone. this goes to keeping a living, keep a roof over our heads. >> i mentioned the 21 states, including washington, guam, and puerto rico right now having statutes that do protect those that are lightweight from workplace discrimination. what will happen if it goes to the supreme court, supreme court says, yes, we do support or do not support. >> this case involves a federal law passed in 1964 that says workers should be free to compete based on their merit regardless of factors like race, religion, or sex. when you fire someone because he's a man who lots of other men, is that discrimination because of sex? so that question is going to affect the entire nation. if the court says it's perfectly fine to cease fire someone for being lightweight, that's going to send a disturbing message about the value of lgbt people in our country. >> which way do you think this is going to go? >> thi

needing treatment such as hormone therapy. 23 cities and states are suing to block it, along with the aclu and national family planning organizations. >>> potential candidates including former trump campaign manager george papadopoulos are filling out paperwork to replace katie hill. papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. a date has not been set for the special election to replace hill. >> 4:52. >>> cycling fans in california and across the u.s. may be waking up a little gloomy this morning. the amgen tour of california is going on hiatus. organizers say right now that only means there won't be a race next year. some fear it will be worse than that, because they're also trying to formulate a workable business model going forward. the amgen tour began with the spirit race in san francisco for its first event in 2006. it's been credited with bringing in billions of dollars to california's economy. >>> dub nation turning rainbow at chase center. the warrior also celebrate its annual lgbtq night. the game includes special in-game performances. the warriors won monday in new orleans,