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11 Nov 2022, 7:44 am by INFORRM
The Court reiterated the protection given to trade union activities and held that the union chairperson’s treatment had been a result of the letter sent in her name. [read post]
28 Sep 2009, 5:00 pm
Opinion below (DC Circuit) Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition Petitioner's reply Brief amicus curiae of Federal Public Defender for District Court of Oregon (in support of petitioners) Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union (in support of petitioners) Brief amici curiae of Association of the Bar of the City of New York et al. [read post]
1 Apr 2007, 9:00 pm
Frederick and his counsel, the American Civil Liberties Union, may seem like strange bedfellows with such organizations, but they all have recognized that robust First Amendment protections for students and everyone else is critical to the ACLU's broad First Amendment protection interests and the interests of the other organizations listed here against government officials not favorably disposed to their agendas. [read post]
9 Nov 2007, 11:06 pm
"Elizabeth Alexander, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Prison Project, has qualms about whether the faith-based programs are fair to non-Christian inmates but hesitates to criticize them because they fill a void.However, the InnerChange program in Iowa was ordered closed by a federal judge, ruling in a lawsuit filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which contends that state funds were used for… [read post]
20 Feb 2014, 4:17 am
But my point here is simply that there’s nothing nefarious about applying existing American law to Muslim Americans’ accommodation requests just as it applies to other Americans’ accommodation requests. * * * [49]. [read post]
5 Mar 2014, 4:12 am by SHG
The shocking revelation, uncovered by the American Civil Liberties Union, came during an appeal over a 2008 sexual battery case in Tallahassee in which the suspect also stole the victim’s cell phone. [read post]
6 Feb 2008, 9:18 pm
"We're trying to be proactive, give the offenders time to find a place," she said.Three of those evicted from beneath the Oakland Park bridge are now camping out in the Everglades, Plessinger said.Carlene Sawyer, president of the Greater Miami chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, called the under-bridge housing "cruel and unusual punishment" that gives the community a "false sense of security. [read post]
25 Mar 2012, 3:18 pm by Edward A. Fallone
  A segment of the general public is quick to forgive the killing of two young men in Slinger, Wisconsin and Sanford, Florida as the unavoidable consequence of the exercise of a constitutional right. [read post]
19 May 2016, 7:45 am
  After the use of Stingrays was first reported in 2011, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other activist groups attempted to find out more about how the technology was being used, only to quickly run into heavy resistance from police departments nationwide. [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 1:42 pm by David Kravets
At issue is the FISA Amendments Act, (.pdf) the subject of lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and others, that authorizes the government to electronically eavesdrop on Americans’ phone calls and e-mails without a probable-cause warrant so long as one of the parties to the communication is outside the United States. [read post]
A swift public outcry followed, with many celebrities denouncing the law and canceling appearances in North Carolina, companies threatening to boycott, and the American Civil Liberties Union filing a lawsuit challenging HB2 as unconstitutional and for violating federal law. [read post]
16 Aug 2008, 4:58 am
"People think that imposing these Draconian retroactive laws are a way to keep their children safe," said Margaret McLetchie, an American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (Contact) lawyer. [read post]
19 Aug 2008, 4:35 pm
"Implementation has been challenged in some states, including Florida and Ohio. [read post]
24 May 2007, 7:46 am
McDonough that made it easier for inmates around the country to question the constitutionality of the lethal injection process in civil rights lawsuits. [read post]
16 Mar 2018, 11:47 am by Scott Bomboy
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking for students to report instances of excessive punishment, claiming that “these forms of punishment far exceed those permitted by statute and are constitutionally suspect. [read post]
12 Nov 2006, 10:07 am
There's no reason that President Bush and the Justice Department couldn't follow the tried-and-true procedures under FISA that protect civil liberties. [read post]
8 Sep 2022, 3:48 am by Austin Sarat
People sentenced to death are more likely to have their sentences reversed on appeal or even to die of health problems or old age than to be executed.As an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) study explains, “Death row prisoners spend years and years on death row for a number of reasons. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 9:05 pm by Narintohn Luangrath
In response to the Biden Administration’s recent efforts to restrict asylum access, the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups filed suit in a federal court in California in an attempt to block the new policies. [read post]