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16 Oct 2007, 7:49 am
The appeal that halted the lethal injection was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of those who witness executions and argued that the paralytic effect of the pancuronium bromide creates a false impression of the event. [read post]
12 Oct 2007, 7:00 am
Panel IV "Human Rights Strategies for Advancing Immigrants' Rights" Don Flynn, Executive Committee Member, Migrant Rights, United Kingdom, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) Fernando Garcia, Director, Border Network for Human Rights Michelle Brane, Director, Detention and Asylum Program, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Paul Hoffman, former Chair, International Executive Committee, Amnesty International Lucas Guttentag,… [read post]
19 Sep 2007, 7:17 am
Democrats and the American Civil Liberties Union argued that Indiana's law, passed by the state's Republican-controlled legislature, would have a disparate impact on the poor and minorities, who are least likely to have proper voter identification or to be able to afford the documentation (such as a certified copy of a birth certificate) necessary to procure it. [read post]
31 Aug 2007, 8:05 am
Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union documented 16 death penalty cases in Florida alone, where lawyers missed deadlines.Critics of the law say that moving up deadlines without guaranteeing that defendants have competent lawyers would be reckless.Death-row inmates spend an average of 10.5 years in the legal system before execution, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a research group that opposes capital punishment. [read post]
3 Aug 2007, 4:03 am
At least 15 sex offenders have been arrested because of homelessness since the law took effect in July 2006, according to documents gathered through pretrial proceedings in a lawsuit brought by the Southern Center for Human Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union. [read post]
26 Jul 2007, 9:15 pm
Thompson, was a response to a wave of corporate scandals that implicated companies such as Enron Corp. and WorldCom.The policy has been criticized by a broad coalition of business and legal groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the U.S. [read post]
22 Jun 2007, 11:21 pm
"There is no doubt that the crimes that some of these people committed are heinous, but is seems that our government could better spend its time and the taxpayer's money finding out ways to punish criminals and protect the public - not endorsing a flawed state-sponsored execution system," said Brandon Hensler, a spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union in Florida.State Sen. [read post]
6 Jun 2007, 4:34 am
Readers may recall that at Christopher Newton's execution last month, it took 90 minutes and at least ten stabs of a needle for the execution team to find a vein.In response, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is seeking state records, including the names of the volunteer medics and guards who oversaw the execution. [read post]
5 Jun 2007, 5:02 am
Howard Simon, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, said the lifting of the moratorium was "out of step with public opinion". [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 2:01 am
By Julie Carr SmythThe Associated Press Originally posted on June 04, 2007COLUMBUS, Ohio â€â [read post]
28 May 2007, 2:19 am
"What is clear from today's botched execution is that the state doesn't know how to execute people without torturing them to death," American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio attorney Carrie Davis said Thursday. [read post]
28 May 2007, 2:04 am
Delayed execution 'intolerable' [news.cincypost.com] By Julie Carr SmythAssociated Press LUCASVILLE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio called on the state to stop executions after prison staff struggled to find suitable veins on a condemned man's arm to deliver deadly chemicals used in lethal injection. [read post]
24 May 2007, 9:10 pm
JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated PressLUCASVILLE, Ohio - The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio called on the state to stop executions after prison staff struggled to find suitable veins on a condemned man's arm to deliver deadly chemicals used in lethal injection.The execution team stuck Christopher Newton at least 10 times with needles Thursday to get in place the shunts where the chemicals are injected, taking so long that they once paused to allow Newton a… [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]
22 May 2007, 5:42 am
George Crossley of the American Civil Liberties Union said 'the whole idea is fraught with danger. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 6:30 am
Only a few hundred have their rights restored each year in Florida, where the American Civil Liberties Union says 950,000 remain disenfranchised. [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]
29 Mar 2007, 8:56 pm
While al-Arian had campaigned for his brother-in-law's civil liberties for years, his were now under attack. [read post]
28 Mar 2007, 9:47 pm
Anderson of American Legends Theatre Works, I am a co-author of the play. [read post]
26 Mar 2007, 7:02 am
Critics of the practice include the American Civil Liberties Union and privacy advocates. [read post]
