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4 Apr 2012, 8:44 am
SFGate.org: Why cell-phone tracking should require a warrant by James Temple: The American Civil Liberties Union released a troubling report this past weekend demonstrating that law enforcement agencies around the nation routinely track personal cell phones, often without warrants. [read post]
16 Mar 2012, 12:24 pm by Suzanne Ito
Each week, we feature some of the most interesting news related to technology and civil liberties that we’ve spotted from the previous week. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 2:26 pm by Suzanne Ito
” ACLU sues Minnewaska schools in Facebook incidents [Minnesota Public Radio] “The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court on behalf of a Minnewaska Area Schools student who was punished for negative comments she made on Facebook. [read post]
26 Jan 2012, 2:40 pm by Colleen Connell, ACLU of Illinois
A one-time union organizer who organized his first strike at his father's soda pop company, Jay became a powerful voice for the American Civil Liberties Union. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 4:17 pm by INFORRM
The issue is one which has been thrown into relief by intensive police activity surrounding the occupy protests, and the American Civil Liberties Union assert their First Amendment right to gather and disseminate information on police activities. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 7:42 am by Chris Castle
The article notes that the Google settlement involved “cy pres” payments to “independent” groups often called “watchdogs” like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.  [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 7:42 am by Chris Castle
  The article notes that the Google settlement involved “cy pres” payments to “independent” groups often called “watchdogs” like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 7:38 pm by Kiera Flynn
Amicus brief of the American Legion Amicus brief of New Tribes Mission Amicus brief of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Amicus brief of Utah Sheriffs’ Association Amicus brief of American Civil Rights Union   Utah Highway Patrol Ass’n v. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 1:55 pm by Steve Hall
"Minsker, an attorney in the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California who has long specialized in opposing executions, said the campaign has 800 volunteers and expects to have 2,000 by March. [read post]
And we have launched a nationwide effort under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain information on the FBI racial mapping program and the ways in which it violates the civil rights and liberties of innocent Americans. [read post]
22 Aug 2011, 8:28 am by Steve Hall
”The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California is also suing the FDA for information about thiopental imports, and this week’s FOIA release was partly spurred by the ACLU’s requests.The FDA meanwhile, asked the federal public defender, the ACLU and The Republic to return the unredacted materials. [read post]
21 Aug 2011, 6:15 am by immigrationprof
Earlier this week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC), the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (Lawyers' Committee), and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR) filed a class action suit against the... [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 10:19 am by Jaclyn Belczyk
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights [advocacy website] filed suit [complaint, PDF; press release] Monday challenging the practice of shackling immigration [JURIST news archive] detainees in court. [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 6:35 am by Bob Barr - Guest
District Court for the Northern District of California, struck down Proposition 8, a referendum placed on the California ballot in 2008 that amended the state’s Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. [read post]
16 Aug 2011, 8:54 am by immigrationprof
From the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights: The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC), the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (Lawyers' Committee), and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR) yesterday filed a... [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 11:39 am
An agreement was reached between the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office and the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, which will ultimately limit the Sheriff's Office collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 1:17 pm by Steve Hall
Fewer death sentences were handed down by California courts during the first half of 2011 than during any six-month period since 1978, according to a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California.Just three defendants were sentenced to death from January to June of this year, compared to 13 over the same period last year. [read post]
22 Jun 2011, 7:46 am by Steve Hall
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, meanwhile, estimates we could save $1 billion over five years by eliminating the death penalty, in an analysis that includes the $400-million cost of making needed upgrades to San Quentin State Prison's death row. [read post]