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3 Jan 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
A century-and-a-half after the Civil War, some places in the South—and the American political system—remain scarred by the violence and destruction the South brought upon itself. [read post]
23 Mar 2013, 9:12 pm
His mother, Christina Stone, told reporters that "I think they're trying to make an example of (my son"), and threatened to go to the Boston chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. [read post]
11 Jun 2018, 3:23 am by NCC Staff
It took the Civil War, the bloodiest war in American history, for Lincoln to begin to make Jefferson’s vision of equality a constitutional reality. [read post]
26 Mar 2019, 5:00 pm
The same rationale led the American Civil Liberties Union to defend the right of Nazis to march in Skokie, Illinois, through a community of holocaust survivors. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 1:32 pm by Steve Hall
”Nationally, there have been a number of studies done comparing the cost of implementing the death penalty to life in prison.The most recent one, released in March by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, found that over a five-year period in that state, death penalty cases cost $1 billion more than permanently jailing accused individuals. [read post]
28 Dec 2018, 9:21 am by Victoria Kwan
” Quoting Judge Learned Hand, Ginsburg encouraged the new Americans to pursue the spirit of liberty: “‘The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 2:08 pm by Alicia Maule
  The bill received widespread support from a bipartisan coalition of organizations including the Innocence Project, Americans for Prosperity, American Civil Liberties Union, Institute for Justice, National Police Accountability Project, and Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of Ben & Jerry’s. [read post]
10 May 2012, 2:57 pm by David Kravets
The federal legislation, which would be binding on all of the states, was pushed by the American Civil Liberties Union, which said its time has come. “It’s an issue. [read post]
12 Apr 2007, 1:54 am
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a legal challenge on behalf of the librarians but did not name them. [read post]
2 Jun 2008, 4:17 am
Elizabeth Alexander, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Prison Project, called the new plan to take out-of-state inmates "a recipe for disaster. 'Virginia runs among the worst, most brutal prisons in the country.' "   Washington Post   [read post]
17 May 2007, 11:09 am
Remembering all that has changed since Brown, and all that has not, the American Civil Liberties Union remains committed to the fight to make the vision expressed in Brown a reality. [read post]
5 Jan 2009, 8:32 am
" "American Civil Liberties Union in Connecticut found that in West Hartford and East Hartford, minorities were far more likely to be arrested than white students who committed the same infraction. [read post]
23 Nov 2022, 10:31 am by Xavier Persad
American Civil Liberties Union ACLU Comment on House Vote of the Electoral Count Act Moreover, as state legislative sessions approach, we expect to see continued state-level efforts to interfere with free and fair elections and restrict access to the ballot box. [read post]
5 Jul 2013, 3:11 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
” The American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund are among the groups that have sued both states, charging discrimination. [read post]
3 Sep 2010, 9:21 am by Steve Hall
“This is a very, very serious challenge to the defense,” said John Holdridge, a former death penalty lawyer in Connecticut who is the director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Capital Punishment Project. [read post]
10 Dec 2011, 9:00 pm
 One day a colleague was ridiculing the American Civil Liberties Union at lunch in the cafeteria, so I told him I was a card-carrying member; he asked for the card and verbalized that he was considering defacing it. [read post]
19 Sep 2010, 8:17 am
Wells cited a June 4 letter from the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut that raises doubts about the constitutionality of the ban and suggests that it would be difficult to enforce. [read post]
3 Jul 2012, 11:54 am by Matt Murphy
“My professional career has been dedicated to advancing people’s rights and liberties as outlined in the Declaration and in the Constitution and its Bill of Rights,” said Murphy, the Director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington Legislative Office. [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 3:04 pm
The Attorney General's Office defended the Civil Service Department's action, with amicus support from Lambda Legal and the New York Civil Liberties Union. [read post]