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Rights of the Poor:
Poor people are one of the least powerful groups in the U.S. and their civil liberties are therefore always in a precarious state. The ACLU has defended the rights of the poor against government arbitrariness and abuse through litigation, lobbying and public education.


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Rights of the Poor : Legislative Documents

Sign On Letter to House of Representatives Urging Members to Vote Against the Class Action Fairness Act (02/23/2005)

Coalition Sign-On Letter Urging Exemption of Civil Rights and Wage Hour Cases from S. 5, the Class Action Fairness Act (02/02/2005)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Expressing Concerns about the Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone Act of 2003 (PRIDE), the reauthorizing legislation for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Programs (03/31/2004)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to the House Requesting Funding Priority for Title X National Family Planning Public Health Program in FY 2005 (03/17/2004)

ACLU Letter to the House Urging Support for H.R. 2282, the Equal Access to Justice Reform Act (03/11/2004)

Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to S. 274, the Class Action Fairness Act in order to Protect the Rights of Victims of Discrimination, Consumer Fraud and Toxic Pollution (01/26/2004)

ACLU Letter to the House Urging Support for H.R. 1155, the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act (12/15/2003)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Support of S. 557, the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act (12/09/2003)

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) Sign-On Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to S. 274, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2003 (09/16/2003)

Letter to the Senate Finance Committee Urging Opposition to Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone Act of 2003 (PRIDE) (09/10/2003)

Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging the Committee to Limit Proposed Guidelines for the Implementation of HMIS (Homeless Management Information Systems) (09/09/2003)
Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging the Committee to Limit Proposed Guidelines for the Implementation of HMIS (Homeless Management Information Systems)

ACLU Letter to the Department of Agriculture Expressing Concerns regarding Rural Development Regulations (USDA Proposed Rule 68 Fed. Reg. 3560) (08/01/2003)

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