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1 Mar 2012, 5:45 pm
Those were among the arguments raised today by attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups during a highly anticipated court hearing in Atlanta. [read post]
5 Apr 2007, 2:00 pm
In a report issued in February, the Texas affiliate of the National Rifle Association joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition "to spotlight unlawful, unnecessary governmental encroachment on average law-abiding citizens. [read post]
21 Jul 2014, 1:10 pm
Shapiro, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) since 1993, discusses his background; the ACLU’s history and mission; what civil liberties and Supreme Court advocacy look like now; and what civil liberties challenges we face next. [read post]
2 Mar 2013, 6:45 am
And as implausible as it is to explain civil marriage in terms of protecting children, it is even more implausible to use children to explain the difference between civil marriage and a civil union that would — if it were sufficiently well understood to be enforceable as a practical matter — confer all the same rights as civil marriage. [read post]
2 Aug 2024, 6:30 am
FritzAlison LaCroix’s insightful new book, The Interbellum Constitution, builds on an often-overlooked fact: that Americans living before the Civil War did not know they were part of an “antebellum” period. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 3:41 pm
SCOTUSblog reported yesterday: Yesterday's decision means that death row inmates may bring a federal civil rights lawsuit to get evidence that was not DNA tested before or during their state criminal trial. [read post]
11 Sep 2013, 2:30 pm
A leading antislavery lawyer and congressman from Ohio, Bingham wrote the most important part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees fundamental rights and equality to all Americans. [read post]
9 May 2011, 6:47 pm
Senator John “Jay” Rockefeller’s bill would create a national do-not-track mechanism, a “crucial civil liberties protection for the 21st century,” said Chris Calabrese, legislative counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). [read post]
3 Nov 2016, 6:30 am
We’re grateful to Cornelia Dayton, University of Connecticut, for this list of the 2016 awardees of Cromwell Research Fellowships in American Legal History, announced at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Legal History in Toronto: Marie-Amélie George, “Deviant Justice: The Transformation of Gay Rights in America”Elizabeth Katz, “Courting American Families: The Creation and Evolution of Courts of Domestic Relations,… [read post]
12 Oct 2016, 5:46 pm
From Jurist: A study [HRW report] released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy websites] found that arrests for possessing marijuana exceeded arrests for violent crimes. [read post]
12 Oct 2016, 6:51 am
On any given day in the United States, at least 137,000 men and women sit behind bars on simple drug possession charges, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch. [read post]
20 Nov 2021, 6:12 am
Here’s some news: The American Civil Liberties Union says the Redskins are wrong, damned wrong — but they’ve got every right in the world to be that way. [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 3:20 am
The American Civil Liberties Union is, to say the least, active when it comes to lobbying the United States Supreme Court. [read post]
16 Jul 2019, 2:24 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Constitutional Rights filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s new asylum restrictions. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 9:15 am
© 2019 United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Watch, and National Immigrant Justice Center released a first-of-its-kind report... [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 11:08 am
From the SF Chronicle: The American Civil Liberties Union has issued "Liberty Watch 2012," its report card for presidential candidates on issues like surveillance, torture, gay rights and immigration. [read post]
20 Oct 2007, 6:51 am
The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders and the Transgender Law Center have this to say about the current version of ENDA: "Definitions of who is protected by... [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 6:42 pm
A request by the North Carolina Department of Revenue for personally identifiable Amazon.com customer data that could be linked to purchases is unconstitutional because it violates Internet users’ rights to privacy and free speech, the American Civil Liberties Union said. [read post]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Michigan's Third Attempt at Ban on Abortion
4 Jun 2007, 11:02 am
From the ACLU's press release:The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America today hailed a decision by the U.S. [read post]
25 May 2010, 7:11 am
Star-Telegram: ACLU raises questions about Parker County's refusal to transport inmate to get an abortion, by Bill Hanna: The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas questions whether Parker County is infringing on the constitutional rights of its female prisoners after... [read post]
