Rick Scott

Trading Privacy for Benefits

The New York Times has this story about the dramatic increase in the number of states considering legislation that would mandate drug testing for poor people who rely on public assistance. The ACLU of Florida filed a lawsuit in September challengin...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - October 11, 2011 at 11:38 am

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Being Poor Is Not a Crime

June 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's declaration of a "war on drugs" — a war that has cost roughly a trillion dollars, has produced little to no effect on the supply of demand for drugs in the United States...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - June 28, 2011 at 12:25 pm

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