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     The American Civil Liberties Union criticizes the checkpoints, saying that impounding a vehicle just because the person driving it does not have a license violates the Fourth Amendment's rule against unreasonable search and seizure. [read post]
29 Nov 2010, 1:49 pm
" The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation both assisted in Jones' appeal of the original sentence. [read post]
12 Nov 2011, 8:37 am by Jeffrey Brown
There is not really anything profound in the case, but the parties were represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and presented some interesting arguments.For those of you not very familiar with the section (like myself before reading this case), under 18 USCS § 2704 details how a user can challenge a subpoena or 2703(d) order under the SCA. [read post]
15 May 2008, 12:23 pm
Rauch Wise of Greenwood, who directly represented McKnight on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina Foundation, in partnership with Matthew Hersh and Julie Carpenter of the law firm Jenner & Block, would seek to have McKnight released on bail pending a new trial. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 8:56 pm by Kevin O'Keefe
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union argued that the U.S. subpoena violated privacy and First Amendment rights under the Constitution. [read post]
A Texas criminal court sentenced her to five years for voter fraud, leading to an outcry from rights groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). [read post]
29 Mar 2008, 1:24 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union presented two thick studies to the commission, one examining geographical disparities in death sentences in California and the second the exorbitant cost of capital trials. [read post]
7 Oct 2010, 5:00 am by zshapiro
But the New York Times cites Ben Wizner, a senior lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union, as saying that the conventional wisdom about the Ghailani case was that the justice system works if he is convicted and fails if he is acquitted. [read post]
6 Feb 2010, 6:38 pm by Jeralyn
Among those in the case: the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Democracy & Technology and the American Civil Liberties Union. [read post]
8 Feb 2011, 4:21 pm by David Kravets
Illustration: American Civil Liberties Union See Also: Lawmakers Punt Patriot Act to Obama Congress Renews Patriot Act Bush Administration Appeals Patriot Act Ruling Judge Refuses to Lift 5-Year-Old Patriot Act Gag Order Obama Backs Extending Patriot Act Spy Provisions Handy Chart Tracks Proposed Amendments to Patriot Act [read post]
3 Jul 2020, 11:32 pm by David Kopel
  Additional resources: Documentary, Calvin Coolidge: Our American Journey, from the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation. [read post]
18 May 2022, 8:30 am by Guest Blogger
Combined, these symbols and artifacts constitute the core of American civil religion, serving as the basis for Americans’ shared memory and collective identity as a people distinct from others, and offering the common historical materials through which Americans can critique or venerate. [read post]
5 Aug 2019, 1:33 am by Moses & Rooth
Gelfgatt, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of a defendant whose right to protect himself from self-incrimination was being threatened by an order to decrypt his computer, however, the Court ruled it was not a violation of the defendant’s rights. [read post]
13 Aug 2014, 10:54 am by Katitza Rodriguez
The coalition was successful, as the German constitutional court rejected the data retention law as contrary to fundamental civil liberties guaranteed by the German constitution. [read post]
25 Nov 2014, 9:00 pm by Joseph Margulies
Dick Durbin (D-IL) Newt Gingrich American Civil Liberties Union Grover Norquist Answering her own question, she wrote, “They all agree that America’s practice of mass incarceration—unique in the world—is at worst a moral and practical failure or at best an outdated policy badly in need of adjustment. [read post]
15 Jul 2022, 12:23 pm by Anastasia Boden and Elizabeth Slattery
Anastasia Boden is a senior attorney and Elizabeth Slattery is a senior legal fellow at Pacific Legal Foundation, a nonprofit legal organization that defends Americansliberties when threatened by government overreach and abuse. [read post]
17 Apr 2018, 7:21 am by Eugene Volokh
The same held true in civil cases affecting a person's life, liberty, or property. [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 10:31 am by Mike Scarcella
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union’s national capital office and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights are backing DOJ. [read post]
22 Jun 2011, 7:57 am by Stephen Albainy-Jenei
  The American Civil Liberties Union, the American Medical Association, the Breast Cancer Action, the Family Research Council Action, and others oppose Section 27 in the Manager’s Amendment. [read post]
5 Jul 2012, 5:40 am by Randy Barnett
 He maintained that the failure of the Constitution to reference “slavery” by name must be read in light of the Declaration of the Independence that served as its foundation. [read post]