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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ACLU changes its strategy on defending neo-Nazis

    As fallout from Charlottesville continues, LA City Attorney Mike Feuer says he wants the city to further restrict, and even deny, rally permits to hate groups such as Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 21, 2017 • 1 min read

    As fallout from Charlottesville continues, LA City Attorney Mike Feuer says he wants the city to further restrict, and even deny, rally permits to hate groups such as Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. The ACLU says it will no longer represent hate groups that want to march with guns, and plans to weigh the risk of violence more carefully when evaluating potential clients.

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    2 of 4
    Emmy nominee Sterling K. Brown is optimistic about black stories on TV
    1. 0:00Where does the fight in Afghanistan stand?
    2. 10:28ACLU changes its strategy on defending neo-NazisYou’re reading this
    3. 20:22Why trash in some LA neighborhoods still sits on the curb
    4. 28:48Sterling K. Brown says it's a better time for black actors in Hollywood
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