Civil Liberties

ZNet: Frances Fox Piven's "Challenging Authority" 2008-05-16

The founders established a republican government, popular liberties (to a degree) were conceded, and the idea (if not the reality) of the "consent of ...

PR-Inside.com News: New Cabinet reflects rising role of women in Taiwan's government 2008-05-16

The calm, amiable demeanor of the Taiwan's incoming justice minister belies a long career of campaigning for civil liberties , starting in the mid-1980s ...

Washington Post: Peace Corps Struggles With HIV Policy 2008-05-16

... to federal anti-discrimination laws, and he has asked the American Civil Liberties Union to help him bring about a change in the agency's practices.

Wired News: Experts Say MySpace Suicide Indictment Sets 'Scary' Legal Precedent 2008-05-16

"This is a novel and extreme reading of what [the law] prohibits," says Jennifer Granick, civil liberties director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Pioneer Press: Friday opinuendo On the cover, the pledge, platinum and more ... 2008-05-16

The American Civil Liberties Union complained, and the school has admitted that its policy of requiring students to stand may need to be revisited.

USA Today: West Virginia win doesn't quiet debate 2008-05-16

... while one war rages in Iraq and another in Afghanistan, while the future of the Supreme Court and civil liberties hang in the balance.

Seattle Post Intelligencer: Nader leads way for political also-rans 2008-05-16

I've heard him talk often, and critically, of incursions on civil liberties . Never about high crimes and misdemeanors, however, nor can my computer find any ...

CNN-IBN: Blasts confirm worst stereotypes about India? 2008-05-16

On the panel to discuss the issue were Co-chairman Neemrana Hotels Francis Wacziarg; and General Secretary, People's Union for Civil Liberties , Rajasth ...

LubbockOnline.com: All-faiths chapel on drawing board for Tech campus 2008-05-16

Faculty, administration and other groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, bitterly argued about whether restoring the cross to the top of ...

Galveston County: Cops wrong about fundamental right - Daily News 2008-05-16

The Daily News hired Anthony Griffin, who is noted for his work on cases involving civil liberties , to defend Adams. If a news photographer or an average ...

CQPolitics.com: House Panel Tries to Put a Fiscal Tack in DHS Program"s Balloon 2008-05-16

Later, they added, íWe strongly believe that any funding is premature and risks further eroding the privacy and civil liberties rights of all Americans.

DetNews.com: ACLU growth credited to Bush 2008-05-16

As a result, the American Civil Liberties Union says, the past seven years have been particularly good for the rights group. National membership in ...

New York Times: See How They Run 2008-05-16

Is he willing to find and fix all the ways that Mr. Bush has undermined the Constitution and abridged civil liberties ? Or is he just promising to do better?

Kennebec Journal: No dearth of intellectual energy during exam week 2008-05-16

Or this one, from my course on civil liberties in American constitutional law: Does (or should) the First Amendment permit the Congress to make it a crime ...

Pacific Free Press: Kiss American Security Goodbye 2008-05-16

By February 2008, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, the names on the same FBI list had ballooned to 900000. 300000: the number of Americ ...

Oil City Derrick: ACLU gets involved in OCHS free speech issue 2008-05-16

The Oil City Area School District has been slapped with an ultimatum from the American Civil Liberties Union. The issue centers on activities on April 25 ...

Pakistan Daily: US Officials Urged to Avoid Linking Islam and Jihad with Terrorism 2008-05-16

... who runs the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties , told United Press International in an interview.

CTV.ca: Victoria teen tethered in jail awarded $60000 2008-05-16

The incident has led to several investigations in addition to the civil suit. The BC Civil Liberties Association has complained about the matter to the BC ...

Globe and Mail: Restrained by police, teen wins civil suit 2008-05-16

The BC Civil Liberties Association also filed a complaint to the BC Police Complaints Commissioner over the incident.

The Post: US can win Iraq war in four years: McCain 2008-05-16

Around 500 minors are currently detained by the US army in Iraq, as well as nearly a dozen juveniles in Afghanistan, a US civil liberties group revealed ...

IPS: RIGHTS-INDIA: Top Activist's Detention Blot on Democracy 2008-05-15

Sen, national vice president and Chhattisgarh general secretary of the well-known People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL), was arrested under allegati ...

Bay Area Indymedia: San Francisco protest demands freedom for Dr. Binayak Sen 2008-05-15

Sen became involved when Sanyal's family contacted Sen, as state general secretary of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in Chhattisgarh ...

ACLU (press release): Government Rushes Guantánamo Cases While Delaying Detainee ... 2008-05-15

NEW YORK ê The American Civil Liberties Union expressed outrage today at the Pentagon's announcement of a June 5 date for the arraignment of Khalid Sheikh ...

ACLU (press release): New Government Report Reveals 2500 Youths Held In Military Custody ... 2008-05-15

In a separate report, the American Civil Liberties Union charged that the lack of safeguards in place for the treatment of youth under the age of 18 in U ...

Center for Research on Globalization: "Challenging Authority" : The Role of Social Movements 2008-05-15

The founders established a republican government, popular liberties (to a degree) were conceded, and the idea (if not the reality) of the "consent of ...

Center for Research on Globalization: Senate Moves Forward on Orwellian "Violent Radicalization ... 2008-05-15

(American Civil Liberties Union, "ACLU Skeptical of Senate Report on "Homegrown" Terrorism," Press Release, May 8, 2008) Precisely. But wait, there's more!

Capitol Weekly: Would porn production run away? 2008-05-15

Not so fast, said Allen Lichtenstein, general counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, who also represents several adult entertainment ...

The Morning News: Information Scarce On 287(g) Program 2008-05-15

Jim Miranda of Bella Vista, a Northwest Arkansas American Civil Liberties Union board member, said it's unclear if the 419 were arrested for criminal act ...

EmpireStateNews.net: Suffolk County Employment Law is discriminatory, says NYCLU 2008-05-15

... County Legislature is discriminatory, unfair and unpatriotic, according to Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Gulf Times: Media urged to give peace a chance 2008-05-15

íIf we call it a war then civil liberties and human rights can easily be trampled on. By calling it an international crime the rule of law and due proce ...

Peninsula On-line: Media urged to desist from "violence of words" 2008-05-15

... think it is more appropriate to describe it as an international crime. If we call it a war then civil liberties and human rights can easily be trampled on."

San Francisco Chronicle: Richmond installs 'smart' crime cameras 2008-05-15

The plan got a cool response from Mark Schlosberg, who specializes in police practices for the American Civil Liberties Union in San Francisco.

Reuters: Accused September 11 planners set for court on June 5 2008-05-15

The American Civil Liberties Union said it was outraged the arraignment was scheduled before the detainees had met with their lawyers.

Raw Story: ACLU: United States violates UN protocol in its treatment of Iraqi ... 2008-05-15

Neither, contends the American Civil Liberties Union, are those the government seeks as new recruits here at home. The report, submitted Wednesday to ...

This is London: The woman lawyer who wants to FREE the Yorkshire Ripper... ... 2008-05-15

But Miss Chahal, who specialises in civil liberties and social welfare as a partner at London-based Bindmans & Partners, believes this tariff was never ...

Pioneer Press: RNC foes get their marching orders 2008-05-15

The suit is spearheaded by local law firms, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Lawyer's Guild. It wasn't clear to police or protesters wh ...

Washington Post: US Has Detained 2500 Juveniles as Enemy Combatants 2008-05-15

The administration's report, which was made public yesterday by the American Civil Liberties Union, says that most of the detained Iraqi youths ...

The Kingston Whig-Standard: Canada says it's sorry; Government formally acknowledge ... 2008-05-15

Sensing the importance of righting an historical injustice, John unleashed me, and what became the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association launched ...

DailyIndia.com: Supreme Court dismisses petition demanding judges's assets disclosure 2008-05-15

... including the Chief Justice of India under the Right to Information Act. The Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)'s President, KG Kannabir ...

New York Times: Persecuted to Powerful: Exhibiting a History of New York"s Catholics 2008-05-15

A persecuted minority in colonial New York, Catholics were denied all religious and civil liberties except for the few years in the 1680s when the Catholic ...

WACH: House panel approves religious license tags 2008-05-15

The American Civil Liberties Union has questioned the state's role in putting faith on display with a tag. The organizations says people can do that already ...

Albany Times Union: Shen's handling of anti-Arab slur upsets family 2008-05-15

11, 2001, but have now leveled off, said Melanie Trimble, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union Capital Region Chapter.

Zee News: NRI lawyer fights for Yorkshire ripper`s release 2008-05-15

However, Punjab-born Chahal, specialising in cases of civil liberties and social welfare, has claimed that Sutcliffe's tariff, or the minimum term that ...

Worcester Telegram: Patrick says Glodis will work to fix conditions at jail 2008-05-15

... that the American Civil Liberties Union has received from prisoners for years, the director of the ACLU's Worcester County chapter said yesterday.

MinnPost.com: Lawyers for RNC protestors go to court Friday 2008-05-15

... another wrinkle added Friday, as attorneys from the National Lawyers Guild and the American Civil Liberties Union go to federal court in Minneapolis.

Emediawire (press release): Global Economic Crisis, Sustainability and Iraq War Among Topic ... 2008-05-15

Since 9/11, she says, even these basic civil liberties have come under attack. Ghista said, "Prout's paradigm of economic democracy is based on worker ...

Coalition mondiale contre la peine de mort: India: a "lethal lottery" 2008-05-15

Amnesty International India and the People"s Union for Civil Liberties (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry) have issued the study, Lethal Lottery: The Death Penalty ...

Jamestown Sun: What others think: Taking part in the pledge is important 2008-05-15

... in a show of support for the three suspended the previous day, as well as a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.

Indlaw.com: SC dismisses PIL seeking declaration of assets by judges 2008-05-15

... the petition filed by Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) seeking directions on the grounds that since the judges were also public servant ...

Asbury Park Press: Murder revisited: St. Rose students retry the Sacco-Vanzetti case 2008-05-15

"The original case really brought up a lot of fundamental questions about civil liberties , the rights of immigrants ë so it's interesting ë some things th ...

Journal: EDITORIAL: School dress code - Las Vegas Review 2008-05-15

However, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of Ms. Jacobs, isn't going to drop its appeal.

DesMoinesRegister.com: Culver to OK hospital legislation 2008-05-15

But the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa urged Culver to veto the measure, contending that it denies Iowans a voice in the relocation of hospitals.

The Daily Item of Lynn: Revere Memorial Day ceremony to be held May 26 2008-05-15

"The liberties we enjoy, and sometimes take for granted, are afforded to us by the bravery and dedication of the men and women who have risked and lost ...

24dash: Billionaire nightclub owner fined for flouting smoking ban 2008-05-15

Mr West, who describes the smoking ban as "an encroachment upon our civil liberties ", denied the charges and plans to appeal against his conviction.

Siasat Daily: BJP, Civil Liberties Committee condemn Jaipur blasts 2008-05-15

Hyderabad, May 14: Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee, India, today strongly condemned yesterday's serial blasts in Jaipur in which innocent people lost ...

The Daily News of Newburyport: Triton students urged to be politically active 2008-05-15

Students turning 18 will be able to begin the voter registration process, and there will be tables devoted to three issue areas: civil rights and liberties ...

Albany Times Union: Hanging tough 2008-05-15

The candidates should vow to focus only on substantive issues like the war in Iraq, the flagging economy and the assault on civil liberties .

Bay Area Reporter: Keen on the Trail: President Barr? 2008-05-15

... primarily because of his concern about "the continued deterioration of civil liberties and of conservative government by the Bush administration.

Mason City Globe Gazette: Cerro Gordo County jail will house 30 Postville prisoners 2008-05-15

Randall Wilson, a spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union, said it would be difficult for an attorney with 10 or more clients to serve each one ...

Lake Oswego Review: Kroger outlines key goals for his run for attorney general 2008-05-15

If the civil rights and civil liberties of Oregonians are threatened, I won"t send a deputy to court. I will argue the case myself.

Diario de América: Barney Fife in the Oval Office 2008-05-15

Of course, Obama isn"t going to suspend civil liberties , end liberal democracy, commit genocide, burn down Congress, and attack Poland and France (although ...

Jackson Clarion Ledger: ACLU Art Auction 2008-05-15

The gist: The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi presents its Bid for Freedom Art Auction at the Edison-Walthall Hotel from 6-10 pm Saturday.

St. Cloud Times: Islamic group supports student teacher 2008-05-15

CAIR is the nation"s largest Islamic civil liberties group. íWe were just shocked to see that. He (Hurd) was treated with disrespect,ì Lori Saroya said ...

Malibu Surfside News: Starr-Struck in Malibu 2008-05-15

Interestingly, the possible involvement of the American Civil Liberties Union in a project to explore ways to curtail paparazzi behavior didn"t even rate ...

Chicago Daily Herald: Juvenile center chief outline reforms 2008-05-15

The juvenile center has long been a county patronage haven and the American Civil Liberties Union sued to try to clean it up. One of the first things Dunlap ...

Ellsworth American: íRoad Checkì Program Targets Drunken Drivers 2008-05-15

The Maine Civil Liberties Union (MCLU) also objects to the roadblocks, despite the fact they"ve been deemed legal more than once by the US Supreme Court.

Providence Journal: Somerset bylaw would set zones for sex offenders 2008-05-15

But the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts strongly opposes such laws. The organization says it can understand the desire to protect youngster ...

World Socialist Web Site: Britain: How the Socialist Workers Party rooted for Livingstone ... 2008-05-15

... work, war and civil liberties . Most of these policies focused exclusively on London, but without even mentioning Livingstone or his record in office.

University of Virginia: U.Va. Law Student Organization Funds Record $350000 in Summer ... 2008-05-15

De Vera said she found her calling in public service last summer when she volunteered for the American Civil Liberties Union's School to Prison Pipeline ...

Hickory Daily Record: Sex offenders may be banned from parks 2008-05-15

Such measures have been opposed by civil liberties advocates in other parts of the state. They say the ban violates offenders" rights.

cso.online.com.au: Great Wall of Australia: Industry cops sanitised Internet 2008-05-15

NSW Council of Civil Liberties president Cameron Murphy said the scheme is a token gesture and will do more damage to freedoms than restrict child ...

Tampabay.com: Around town 2008-05-15

Rebecca Steele, director of the West Central Florida American Civil Liberties Union, will be the guest speaker. Door prizes will be given away and light ...

Palisadian-Post: PaliHi's John Rauschuber Wins 2008 Petrick Educator Award 2008-05-15

... elections, political parties and interest groups, media analysis, campaign contributions, the branches of government, civil rights and liberties ...

WBTV: House panel approves 'I Believe' religious license tags 2008-05-15

The American Civil Liberties Union has questioned the state's role in putting faith on display with a tag. The organizations says people can do that already ...

Hartford Courant: More Substance, Please 2008-05-15

The candidates ought to be talking more about vital subjects such as the direction of the judiciary, whether or not the post-9/11 erosion of civil libertie ...

Sahara Samay: BJP National Executive meet at Jaipur from May 31 2008-05-15

Bangalore, May 15: The BJP's National Executive would meet at Jaipur for three days from May 31 to debate on the country's security issue in the wake of ...

Bay Area Indymedia: Destruction of property declared unlawful seizure 2008-05-14

The case was bought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, and the firm of Heller, Ehrm ...

Sovo.com: New Tina Turner tour inspires conflicted feelings 2008-05-14

The American Civil Liberties Union recently launched a gay rights resource website called "Get Busy, Get Equal." The site gives the community the tool ...

Idaho Mountain Express and Guide: A president to trust, be proud of 2008-05-14

He promises more conservative judges to prolong Bush's shredding of civil liberties . McCain's vulgar hostility in the Senate makes him ill-equipped to end ...

MiamiHerald.com: Pentagon accused of delays over detainee lawyers 2008-05-14

Civil liberties lawyers are offering services free of charge to KSM -- who faces the death penalty, if convicted -- under a specially funded ''John Adam ...

Sydney Morning Herald: South Africa's big sell 2008-05-14

We care about our young democracy and we need to make sure South African's enjoy their civil liberties in a safe and secure country.

Ars Technica: Real ID deadline comes and goes with zero states on board 2008-05-14

... bill and passed with virtually no discussion or debate in Congress, has met with heavy resistance from civil liberties advocates and state governments.

Redlands Daily Facts: Smoking ban up for vote 2008-05-14

Some believe that laws seeking to limit the sale or use of tobacco constitute an infringement upon civil liberties . "Banning smoking on sidewalks is ...

South County Spotlight: Hobbs hoping to topple Wu in District 1 race 2008-05-14

Meanwhile, he added, civil liberties are being eroded and America"s moral values are being sacrificed under the pretense of fighting terrorism.

The Sun: Ripper "rights" release bid 2008-05-14

Ms Chahal, who specialises in civil liberties and human rights as a partner at London-based Bindmans & Partners, will argue his case for freedom in stages.

Reuters UK: GPS grows as a crime-fighting tool in US 2008-05-14

Its detractors fear a widening breach of civil liberties and an illusory sense of protection. Coast to coast, authorities are expanding electronic ...

Globe and Mail: 'Child soldier' Khadr needs protection, Dallaire says 2008-05-14

(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick) íThe minute you start playing with human rights, with conventions, with civil liberties , in order to say that you're ...

BBC News: Hi-tech tool spots child drinkers 2008-05-13

The storage of large amounts of data is also likely to fuel concerns about civil liberties . Face recognition technology is increasingly used by police ...

NEWS.com.au: You will obey, BBC tells Dr Who knitter 2008-05-13

Mazmatazz's case has also been picked up by the Open Rights Group, an online civil liberties organisation. A statement on the ORG website said the BBC ...

Dallas Morning News: Drivers seeing red over altered citations from Dallas police 2008-05-13

... with our most basic ideas of fairness and justice," said Kevin McHargue, a member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas board of directors.

San Francisco Chronicle: Court says uniform rules for students don't violate free speech 2008-05-13

The students' lawyer, Allen Lichtenstein of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, said he would ask the full appeals court to set the ruling aside ...

Tribune Chronicle: ACLU complains about $5 fee for political signs near Akron 2008-05-13

... each political sign that residents put in their yards are infringing on constitutional rights to free speech, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Penn's would-nots 2008-05-13

I share Joe Sabino Mistick's appreciation for William Penn and his enlightened views on civil and religious liberties ("Hail, Pennsylvania," May 11 ...

PoliticalLore.com: Bob Barr Announces Presidential Candidacy 2008-05-13

... by expanding deficit spending, and pushing forward a majority of the Bush agenda of excusing civil liberties under the banner of ínational securityì.

KSDK: Florissant Will Use Cameras to Crack Down on Crime 2008-05-13

The American Civil Liberties Union hopes that's the case. Officials there said they're seeing these cameras in more and more communities.

Black Star News: âõèSound-Biteâõ Politics And Death Of Journalism 2008-05-13

Yet, his attacks on American"s civil liberties and civil rights, coupled with his ability to ignore the Constitution when it becomes a frivolous obstacle ...

Salt Lake Tribune: Under Bush, ACLU has thrived 2008-05-13

By Matthew D. LaPlante Yet the past seven years have been particularly good for the American Civil Liberties Union. National membership in the organizati ...

KXAN-TV: Caught on camera? 2008-05-13

... be used to track your movements, I think is very disturbing to Americans," said American Civil Liberties Union Texas policy director Rebecca Burnhart.

Liberty Maven: Gene Healy"s íThe Cult Of The Presidencyì Is A Gem 2008-05-13

But executive power will continue to grow, and threats to civil liberties increase, until citizens reconsider the incentives we have given to a post th ...

National Post: Marni Soupcoff: Will Bob Barr be the next Ross Perot or the next ... 2008-05-13

... he didn't like where they were going: Too much spending and taking too many liberties (so to speak) with civil rights in the name of fighting terrorism.

CBS 21: Bob Barr Running for President 2008-05-13

He said he was disillusioned by the GOP"s willingness to scale back civil liberties in the war on terror. He also says he wasn't happy with the party' ...

KOLO: Appeals Court Upholds Las Vegas School District's Dress Code 2008-05-13

An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer immediately promised to seek a rehearing of the decision by a panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeal ...

TheTyee.ca: Oppal Confused on Voter ID Law? 2008-05-13

The proposed changes have met criticism from anti-poverty advocates, the BC Civil Liberties Association, the BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the NDP ...

bestofneworleans.com: The Best and the Worst of the Week 2008-05-12

The American Civil Liberties Union honored Johnson with the Benjamin E. Smith Award this past Saturday for his dedication to civil rights and improving ...

The Nation.: Invasions of Privacy 2008-05-12

Yet we also have examples in our history of Congress using its rightful power of investigation to crack down on these violations of civil liberties .

Center for Research on Globalization: Are the Clashes in Beirut a Signal of the inception of a new War ... 2008-05-12

Are more liberties going to be lost in this process of staged on-going conflict? What should the herds do to stop the insanity? Let"s explore some of ...

USA Today: Push on to inspect ice cream vendors' pasts 2008-05-12

Such laws can go too far, said Jennifer Ring, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of the Dakotas. "If you're throwing everyone in ...

MiamiHerald.com: Pentagon preparing for 9/11 suspects' first appearance 2008-05-12

... teams of investigators, civilian co-counsel through a Guantánamo death penalty assistance program set up by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Green Left Weekly: Bipartisan hypocrisy on anti-terror 2008-05-11

The Rudd government is following the ítough on securityì lead of its predecessor while sidelining civil liberties concerns. The ALP used its numbers ...

OregonLive.com: Mildred Loving beat interracial marriage ban - The Oregonian 2008-05-11

... then launched a legal challenge by writing to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who referred the case to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Washington Post: E-Mails Show Attempt To 'Patch Up' a Case Of Medical Negligence 2008-05-11

After pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, a biopsy was finally scheduled for early February 2007. But immigration officials suddenly released ...

Washington Post: Domestic Violence Bills Languish on Judiciary Panel 2008-05-11

... a decade ago to stiffen penalties for drunk drivers say that what might appear to be good for victims is often an attack on defendants' civil liberties .

Shreveport Times: Ouachita students want prayer during graduation 2008-05-11

The past two year's district positions on prayer were prompted by a 2006 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union against the district following ...

Pioneer Press: Slip-sliding, but self-correcting 2008-05-11

The response of civil - liberties advocates has been swift and dogged. The Supreme Court has forced the administration to extend the Geneva Conventions ...

Beaver County Times: Unless boat gets rocked, local government meetings will have prayers 2008-05-11

Sarah Rose, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union"s Pittsburgh office, said governing bodies should not put the onus on citizens to complain.

Lancaster Newspapers: The new senior class 2008-05-11

Previous quests have explored geology, art, psychology and civil liberties . The overall effect? A kind of goodwill mosaic. People can find fulfillment ...

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Arrest boosts park's reputation as haunt for gay sex 2008-05-11

... not matter at all and if it does, then there is a real problem," said Vic Walczak, director of the American Civil Liberties Union office in Pittsburgh.

New York Times: News Analysis Judge"s Guantánamo Ruling Bodes Ill for System 2008-05-11

... the military,ì said Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, which has been a vocal critic of the system.

Democracy Now: íTorture Teamì: British Attorney Philippe Sands on the White House ... 2008-05-10

On Tuesday, Sands testified before the House Judiciary Sub-Committee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties .

Democracy Now: UN Chides Burma Junta for Delaying Aid Relief 2008-05-10

The American Civil Liberties Union calls the memo íone of the most important torture documents still being withheld by the Bush administration.

OneWorld US: Guantanamo Cell Tours US 2008-05-10

... like-minded organizations, including the country's oldest advocacy group, the American Civil Liberties Union, as well as the American Bar Association.

findingDulcinea: FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover On this Day: J. Edgar Hoover Named ... 2008-05-10

Many observers began to view Hoover as a dictatorial egomaniac who often ignored civil liberties and collected damaging information against personal ...

Feministe: Giuliani Supports Abortion Rights 2008-05-10

He"s one of the worst politicians imaginable for civil liberties and especially First Amendment issues (remember the elephant dung Virgin Mary fiasco at ...

Dallas Morning News: DWI blood testing sticks in North Texas 2008-05-10

As "no refusal" becomes more common, officials with the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas have expressed concern about the search warrants being ...

KTUU: Reconsidering sex offender rehab 2008-05-10

by Mike Ross ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The American Civil Liberties Union is urging the state of Alaska to re-start rehab programs for sex offenders ...

Earthtimes (press release): Cuban blogger says her travel ban speaks Cuban truth - Feature 2008-05-10

... to release publicly, and that release has to lead to something, has to put pressure in a clear direction: civil liberties ," she said.

MLive.com: Kalamazoo and Portage ordinances on political lawn signs may ... - Kalamazoo Gazette 2008-05-10

"The town can't tell people they cannot exercise free speech in their own front yard," said Valerie Burch, an attorney with the American Civil Libertie ...

International Herald Tribune: Idaho student arrested during flag protests; police double patrols 2008-05-10

Contacted by the American Civil Liberties Union, Camelo said he was considering whether to sue the teacher. The next day, Hispanic students protested ...

Panthic Weekly: Highlights from International Sikh Conference (UK) 2008-05-10

Khalid Mahmood MP in his message to the organisers said all UK parliamentarians should uphold self determination as a means to deliver civil liberties ...

Tampabay.com: Panel: Training needed for Hillsborough jailers 2008-05-10

They also want to interview lower-level jail employees and to invite other organizations, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the Council ...

San Jose Mercury News: Crime decrease pleases Pittsburg police 2008-05-10

Originally, the cameras were met with some concern by the American Civil Liberties Union and those who said it was "a way to spy on poor folks," Capt.

Nyasa Times: Lucifer's Sister Is Here! She Paid Us Small! 2008-05-10

... tribalism and sheer empty bluster with no perceptible opposition from the thinking public, civil liberties committee that; she has been allowed to be ...