DSCYF random drug tests violate Fourth Amendment

After the ACLU wrote to the DSCYF about 4th amendment search violations with random drug tests, the DSCYF announced that they would narrow the scope of random employee tests to those interacting directly with children.

By Mindy Bogue

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From the Executive Director: Are some Wilmington citizens living in a police state?

This post is part of our Spring 2016 issue of Connection, our quarterly newsletter. To read the whole newsletter, click here.

By Kathleen MacRae

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Profiting From People With Assets, Punishing Those Without

Deficiencies in Delaware’s police and court procedures can result in nightmarish situations for people who have assets that are wrongfully seized or for those who don’t have the assets needed to pay fines. So those with money or without could find their civil rights violated but have few options.

By Rebecca Girten

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ACLU Sues to Stop Collection of Phone Logs

ACLU National and the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Tuesday afternoon to challenge the constitutionality of a recently revealed government spying program. Learn more about the suit and what you can do here.

By Rebecca Girten

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