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24 Oct 2011, 6:43 am
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has filed a federal class-action damages lawsuit alleging that there have been more than 180 sexual abuse complaints in immigration detention centers since 2007. [read post]
5 Nov 2009, 4:58 pm
" - Winston Churchill (United States Constitution, Bill of Rights) © 2006-2009 Sex Offender Issues , All Rights Reserved [read post]
19 Dec 2013, 10:08 am
In March of 2014, an ACLU delegation will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, to present a report about the continued abuses that occur under CBP's watch as part of the United Nations' review of the United States' compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). [read post]
20 Jun 2016, 3:44 pm
These values are embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and further developed in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which enshrines a host of political rights and civil liberties underpinning meaningful democracies. [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 10:11 am
Learn more about torture and other civil liberties issues: Sign up for breaking news alerts, follow us on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. [read post]
20 Mar 2019, 8:00 am
That’s why we’ve sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, calling on its Office of Inspector General and Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to launch a thorough investigation and take action. [read post]
7 Dec 2018, 3:15 pm
But the Senate, who must confirm Barr, and the U.S. citizenry, who will have to live under him as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, should be aware of the full range of threats he poses to constitutional law, civil rights, and civil liberties. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 5:54 pm
”Lenahan is represented by the Human Rights Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law, the Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic and the American Civil Liberties Union. [read post]
8 May 2017, 7:43 am
Supreme Court.1866 Civil Rights Act.Following the War of secession, Congress adopted the 1866 Civil Rights Act, under its sovereign power as the victor in the war. [read post]
22 Jan 2010, 11:45 pm
From the 1864 Democratic Party platform: Resolved, That the aim and object of the Democratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and the rights of the States unimpaired, and they hereby declare that they consider that the administrative usurpation of extraordinary and dangerous powers not granted by the Constitution; the subversion of the civil by military law in States not in insurrection; the arbitrary military arrest, imprisonment, trial, and sentence of… [read post]
15 May 2012, 2:35 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union has come to the defense of a former State Department employee who looks likely to be fired for blogging and writing critically about the reconstruction efforts in Iraq. [read post]
9 Sep 2013, 12:12 pm
As those affected by the current dragnet state of intelligence gathering, we must take this chance to weigh in on mass surveillance—especially because the review group specifically requests commentary on issues such as "privacy and civil liberties," and the need to "maintain the public trust." [read post]
9 May 2014, 5:26 am
The American Civil Liberties Union in Colorado has been on the front lines of this litigation and has sued successfully. [read post]
6 Jan 2011, 4:30 am
The attorney filed a complaint with the United States Department of Education Office of Civil Rights as well, asking the organization to investigate the school district. [read post]
23 Aug 2023, 4:33 am
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico works to advance justice, liberty, and equity as guaranteed by the constitutions of New Mexico and the United States. [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 9:15 am
”Federalist 76 (Hamilton)“The constitution has provided some important guards against the danger of executive influence upon the legislative body: it declares, ‘that no senator or representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the United States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no person holding any office under… [read post]
23 Apr 2021, 7:11 am
The only other mention of religion in the United States Constitution is the prohibition against religious tests “as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States,” which is contained in Article VI. [read post]
9 May 2009, 5:23 am
During the Bush administration, the commissions generated a lot heat among civil libertarians in the United States and abroad.As a Senator, Obama voted against the Military Commissions Act of 2006, and he successfully campaigned on the promise that he would would restore the image of the United States in the international community. [read post]
7 Aug 2020, 10:43 am
The DHS Office of Privacy and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties oversee I&A programs, helping to ensure that its intelligence activities do not encroach on the constitutional rights of all Americans. [read post]
27 Aug 2014, 10:11 am
Learn more about immigration deportation and other civil liberty issues: Sign up for breaking news alerts, follow us on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. [read post]
