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16 Oct 2007, 12:46 am
"The court convened at 4 p.m. to hear arguments and about 7 p.m. stayed the execution and gave the American Civil Liberties Union and the state attorney general 20 days to file briefs regarding the ACLU's last-minute request that the execution method is unconstitutional because the drugs masks the inmate's reaction, denying news media the First Amendment right to report the actual effects of the injection.The ACLU petition came on the heels of a… [read post]
18 Jul 2008, 12:05 am
View the article here07/17/2008But not when it comes to where a convicted offender can liveA second letter from Nevada's attorney general today offers to "clarify" that a a letter from yesterday referred only to where an offender lives and not whether the new sex offender laws apply only to future cases.In response to the American Civil Liberties Union's question of the whether or not SB471 will apply to those already convicted of sex… [read post]
8 Apr 2013, 6:23 am
The American Civil Liberties Union and other advocacy groups have stoked online opposition to the House bill, saying it would allow Americans’ personal data to be shared with the National Security Agency and the military, and let the government use that data for undefined “national security” purposes. [read post]
9 Aug 2006, 7:04 pm
"The people of Food Not Bombs vow that the sharing of food will continue.Meanwhile in Las Vegas: A new city law that makes it illegal to feed homeless people in parks violates free speech, free assembly and other civil rights, says a federal suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. [read post]
11 Jul 2008, 4:48 pm
Ducks Unlimited, the National Rifle Association, Republicans, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ... [read post]
12 Nov 2020, 8:18 pm
We should all welcome rational civil speech on important subjects, even if we do not agree with what the speaker has to say. [read post]
3 Nov 2019, 4:21 pm
For example, Sherrie Royster, the legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that she was “ecstatic to see that they made the right decision. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 12:27 pm
"The way in which Nevada enacted the law should be of concern to all Nevadans and Americans, said McLetchie. [read post]
21 Nov 2006, 6:18 am
District Court Judge Robert Jones issued an injunction prohibiting enforcement of the ordinance, passed in July, and told lawyers for the city and the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada that he intends to issue an order killing the measure. [read post]
1 Dec 2008, 11:03 am
When I took a position as a summer associate with Paul Hoffman at the American Civil Liberties Union in Los Angeles, and I learned that she was working with him on the case to which I'd been assigned, ­Alvarez-Machain (later Sosa), I was thrilled. [read post]
9 Nov 2022, 3:47 pm
According to a June report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Georgia, Maine, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina and Texas also require some incarcerated persons to work for no pay. [read post]
5 Jul 2013, 3:11 pm
” 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]
4 Jul 2020, 6:45 am
"This attack on our liberty, our magnificent liberty must be stopped and it will be stopped very quickly. [read post]
26 Jun 2008, 10:08 am
View the article here 06/26/2008 Days before a new law takes effect on the classification and movement of sex offenders, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada filed a federal lawsuit against Nevada's attorney general, the department of public safety and various law enforcement agencies, claiming the law is unconstitutional. [read post]
1 Apr 2008, 2:51 am
Most sex offenders are acquaintances and family members of victims, Kennedy said.As for the reclassifying of sex offenders, Maggie McLetchie, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, said the new law has unintended consequences.The public will be endangered because law enforcement will have to track a larger bulk of offenders, taking the focus off people who are most likely to re-offend.Under current Nevada law, sex… [read post]
1 May 2012, 9:43 am
The American Civil Liberties Union, which filed a protest with the Oklahoma Supreme Court along with the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement that “the Oklahoma court has sent a strong message that attempts to pass laws that are so hostile to women’s rights and health will not prevail in a court of law. [read post]
30 Sep 2022, 10:49 am
American Civil Liberties Union Staff Attorney – Indigenous Justice, Racial Justice Program. [read post]
18 Jul 2008, 6:01 am
View the article here07/17/2008The state ACLU and the Nevada attorney general's office were locked in a heated battle Thursday over whether provisions in a new law that would force some sex offenders to move from their homes, if too close to schools, and other restrictions should only apply to future cases.After issuing an opinion Wednesday in a letter to Margaret McLetchie, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, stating… [read post]
24 Jul 2014, 7:44 am
She was also elected President of the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association; re-elected Vice President of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada; and appointed to the Nevada Legislature’s Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice, Subcommittee to Review Arrestee DNA. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 2:07 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida said police should not have resorted to using a Taser on Meyer if there were enough police officers to restrain Meyer without Tasering him. [read post]
