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2 May 2013, 6:00 am
There is increasing concern among Canadians that recent events, new legislation and court decisions have caused our country to fall way behind in human rights and civil liberties, even if our accusers have worse records than us. [read post]
20 May 2009, 7:36 am
New York Civil Liberties Union v. [read post]
20 Apr 2011, 1:00 pm
Article 2(1) defines an extraditable offense as one punishable under the laws of both Contracting States by deprivation of liberty for a period of more than one year, or by a more severe penalty. [read post]
25 Sep 2014, 10:41 am
To break this down into elements, a person claiming to have had their civil rights violated by actions of a “peace” officer would need to show the following: That the police officer was a “person” acting “under the color of state law. [read post]
9 Dec 2014, 9:54 am
Bush left office, a group of conservatives lobbied the White House to grant pardons to the officials who had planned and authorized the United States torture program. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 1:00 pm
Article 2(1) defines an extraditable offense as one punishable under the laws in both Contracting States by deprivation of liberty for a maximum period of more than one year, or by a more severe penalty. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 12:47 pm
” But the question is: will the privacy, the constitutional right to travel, and other civil liberties of Americans and Canadians be the victim here? [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 12:47 pm
” But the question is: will the privacy, the constitutional right to travel, and other civil liberties of Americans and Canadians be the victim here? [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 9:03 am
” To bolster his proposal that his state eliminate DUI checkpoints, Butterfield observes that eleven other states have already banned the practice, and more could soon make a similar decision in the name of civil liberties. [read post]
28 Apr 2011, 1:00 pm
Germany International Extradition Treaty with the United States June 20, 1978, Date-Signed August 29, 1980, Date-In-Force MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 96TH CONGRESS SENATE THE WHITE HOUSE, January 19, 1979. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 9:00 am
(The United States signed an earlier extradition treaty with the Philippines on November 27, 1981. [read post]
24 May 2017, 8:00 am
” As expected, during his first month in office, Trump wasted no time implementing an unconstitutional agenda to undo many of the civil liberties gains of the past quarter century—from immigrants’ rights to reproductive freedom to LGBT rights. [read post]
24 Jul 2021, 11:09 am
The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions Thursday against Cuban Defense Minister Alvaro Lopez Miera and an entire special forces unit for alleged human rights violations in relation to the suppression of peaceful protests. [read post]
17 Dec 2017, 12:27 pm
An excerpt: Although the First Amendment does not explicitly protect the right to film or photograph matters of public interest, the United States Supreme Court "ha[s] long recognized that its protection does not end at the spoken or written word. [read post]
29 Mar 2016, 11:06 am
Shortly into his tenure as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara announced a crackdown on insider trading, indicating that it would be his office’s “top criminal priority” and that investigations would utilize novel and “covert methods” to achieve convictions, including using wiretaps and informants. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 1:00 pm
Article 2 provides that an offense is extraditable if it is punishable by both parties by deprivation of liberty for more than one year. [read post]
20 Jan 2015, 9:04 am
Last year, Margo Schlanger, the former Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the U.S. [read post]
17 Mar 2017, 7:00 am
Our mission is to protect the constitutional rights of every person in the United States, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, or religion. [read post]
4 May 2011, 9:00 am
It was Ratified by the President of the United States on June 17, 1905. [read post]
27 May 2009, 4:11 am
*This case arose when Corrections Department inmate Keith Heywood two actions filed in New York State Supreme Court pursuant to 42 USC §1983 against several correction employees alleging that they violated his civil rights in connection with three prisoner disciplinary proceedings and an altercation were dismissed "for lack of jurisdiction. [read post]
