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SCHOLARSHIP WINNER ANNOUNCED: Celaena
Powder |
Celaena Powder is
this year’s recipient of the 2010
ACLU of Alaska Student Activist Scholarship. The announcement
was made as part of the annual Liberty Awards Gala held
January 23rd at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage,
Alaska. Read more > |
 Listen
to media reports on the lawsuit challenging the Lt. Governor's
improper certification of the extreme "embryo personhood" initiative.
Lesbian
and gay couples in Alaska are not being treated equally under
the state’s Senior
Citizen Property Exemption laws.
Alaska married residents 65 years of age
or older are exempt from taxation on the first $150,000 of
the assessed value of their homes, whether the property is held
in the name of the husband, wife, or both.
Same-sex domestic partners can’t receive the full exemption. State
law treats same-sex partners as roommates and the exemption is
reduced.
If You Are:
- In a long-term, committed relationship with your
partner AND
- At least one partner is 65 or over AND
- You are living with your partner in a home that one or both
of you own
The ACLU of Alaska would like your help
in challenging the state’s
unequal treatment of same-sex partners. Please contact Tiffany
McClain at tmcclain@akclu.org or
258-0044 ext. 101 to learn more.
The
CIA inspector general’s report about “Enhanced
Interrogation” was made public as part of the ACLU’s
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit and Attorney General
Eric Holder announced his decision to appoint a prosecutor to
conduct a preliminary investigation into whether federal laws
were violated during the interrogation of detainees in U.S. custody.
The ACLU will continue to demand full Accountability for Torture.
To learn more, click
here or the button on the left.
Public
employers such as a municipal governments, state agencies, and
school districts have an obligation to provide the same benefits
to same-sex domestic partners that they provide to spouses. The
ACLU of Alaska wants to ensure that all Alaskans are receiving
equal benefits, and conducted a survey of all public agencies
in the State of Alaska. Click
here to read an initial summary of our findings to date,
and learn what you can do to receive your benefits or help
expand coverage.
ACLU to Fight Discrimination
Against People with Criminal Records
Do you have a criminal record? Have you experienced
employment discrimination? Many employers do routine background
checks, but refusing to hire or firing someone because of his
or her criminal record could violate Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act, particularly if it’s based on an old conviction that
is unrelated to the job sought.
The ACLU of Alaska along with the national ACLU
Women’s Rights Project is launching an initiative to help
people with criminal records who are barred from rebuilding their
lives through employment discrimination. We want to challenge
barriers to employment by enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act. Click
here to learn more >
Yup'ik-Speaking Voters To
Receive Additional Language Assistance In
The City Of Bethel. Read the News Release >
ACLU and Equality Works Seek Truthful Discussion
on Proposed Ordinance: A coalition of Alaska Organizations working
to end discrimination in Anchorage seeks to ensure that debate
about the proposed Anchorage Equal Rights Ordinance protecting
LGBT Alaskans focuses on the facts. Read
the News Release >
ACLU Opposes HB 9 Efforts to Introduce Death
Penalty to Alaska.
>
Read the ACLU’s
Statement in Opposition
Yup’ik-Speaking
Voters Ask Court for Effective Language Assistance >>>
> Read
the Plaintiffs’ Motion
ACLU & Reproductive
Rights Organizations Call for “New Conversation” about
Abortion >>>
ACLU Publishes Online Guide for Alaska LGBT
Students >>>
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska
announced today that the Alaska Prisoners’ Rights Guide is
available online. The Guide provides
a summary of prisoners’ rights in Alaska and is intended
as a comprehensive resource for prisoners and their advocates
seeking to challenge conditions of confinement or enforce constitutional
rights.
All Claims Settled in Landmark "Bong Hits 4
Jesus" Case of Morse v.
Frederick. Read more >>>
Highlights from ACLU of AK —
The Superior Court in
Anchorage found in Coonrod
v. Alaska that
a state law granting tax exemptions to schools for teachers'
residences at religious institutions also applies to secular
schools. Read
more >>>
Listen
to ACLU of Alaska Foundation staff attorney Jason Brandeis interviewed
regarding recent recall petitions in the City of Bethel. The
City Clerk has improperly refused to review the petition signatures
for certification. While the ACLU of Alaska Foundation
has no opinion on the underlying recall petitions, we are concerned
with ensuring citizens’ constitutionally-protected right
to the democratic process. Special thanks to KYUK 640 AM
for providing the audio excerpt.
Listen
to the ACLU of Alaska present oral arguments before the
Alaska Supreme Court to overturn a state law re-criminalizing
possession and use of small amounts of marijuana in the home.
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