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5 Aug 2019, 3:56 pm by CAFE
Code § 2331(5): Definition of “Domestic Terrorism”  “How the USA Patriot Act Redefines Domestic Terrorism,” ACLU Overview of “Open Carry” Laws, The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence “Gunman killed sister, eight others in second deadly U.S. mass shooting in 24 hours,” Washington Post, 8/4/2019 “Massacre at a Crowded Walmart in Texas Leaves 20 Dead,” NYT, 8/3/2019 “’How… [read post]
8 Sep 2016, 11:00 am
” The ACLU represented Darsean, and the prosecutor dropped the charges. [read post]
20 Oct 2024, 9:15 am by Howard Friedman
 In October, the ACLU responded to the Interim Report, saying in part:The Secretary of State’s unprecedented and suspiciously-timed report makes nonsensical claims about a few hundred petitions, which would have had no effect on the campaign meeting the statutory requirements. [read post]
17 Jul 2023, 9:14 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
AIC, July 17, 2023 "Today, legal organizations, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Americans for Immigrant Justice and American Immigration Council, filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s new anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718. [read post]
22 Sep 2020, 12:04 pm by David Cole
Where Marshall, as director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, succeeded in dismantling Jim Crow segregation, Ginsburg, as the first director of the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, persuaded the Supreme Court that women and men, long treated differently under the law, must be accepted as equals.Neither acted alone; they carried the torches of the civil rights and women’s rights movements, respectively. [read post]
7 May 2025, 12:30 pm by Unknown
Short pieces:ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals Information about Plans to Expand ICE Detention Facilities Nationwide (ACLU, May 2025) [text]Deportation to CECOT: The Constitutional Prohibition on Punishment Without Charge or Trial (Just Security, April 2025) [text]"Justice, Louisiana-Style, for Immigrants," New York Times, 29 April 2025 [text]ICE has broad power to detain and arrest noncitizens – but is still bound by constitutional limits (The Conversation, April 2025) [text]The… [read post]
8 Dec 2023, 8:21 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
The ACLU says no one formally objected, clearing the way to end the case nearly seven years after it was filed. [read post]
Brave New Films, in partnership with the ACLU and Families Against Mandatory Minimums, has released a new video about the importance of passing the Smarter Sentencing Act starring Martin Sheen. [read post]
In a unanimous decision yesterday, a federal appellate court rightly found Captain Fields's claims to have no merit, agreeing with the Tulsa Police Department and the ACLU. [read post]
30 Oct 2019, 12:56 pm by Adam Schwartz
Our partners in this letter are the ACLU of California, CALPIRG, the Center for Digital Democracy, Common Sense Media, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Reports, Media Alliance, Oakland Privacy, and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. [read post]
5 Mar 2022, 5:51 pm by Howard Friedman
As reported in an ACLU press release, earlier this week a Texas state trial court in Jane Doe v. [read post]
8 Apr 2022, 9:30 pm by ernst
Alabama (1932) in a new series, Cases in Brief (HLT).David Cole, ACLU and Georgetown Law, reviews Jamal Greene’s How Rights Went Wrong (NYRB). [read post]
13 Jun 2013, 9:02 am by Sheldon Toplitt
  In other words, according to the EFF, FISC soundly rejected the argument by the Department of Justice (DOJ, if you can stand another acronym) that the Executive Branch's hands are tied by FISC procedural rules when it comes to releasing an opinion.The court's ruling, along with a motion by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asking FISC to open the court's interpretation of Section 215 to public view, may be found on the public docket recently created by the FISC.Given the… [read post]
15 Apr 2013, 5:23 am by Jay Stanley
The ACLU released documents last week indicating that the criminal investigative arm of the IRS doesn’t think it always needs a warrant to read people’s email when investigating them for tax crimes. [read post]
23 May 2022, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
The ACLU and Planned Parenthood’s claims are obviously moot and not ripe.Prosecutors Jarzynka and Becker, Right to Life of Michigan, and the Michigan Catholic Conference respectfully ask this Court to issue an order of superintending control requiring the Hon. [read post]
7 Nov 2023, 8:30 am by Unknown
Government Reaches Settlement in Class Action Family Separation Case Seeking Injunctive Relief (US Dept. of Justice, Oct. 2023) [text]- See also related ACLU press release.Reports:Children in Refugee Camps and Their Role in Refugee-Host Community Integration, Policy Brief, no. 16 (IDOS, 2023) [text]Lives on Hold, Our Stories Told Project (UCL, Univ. of Liverpool, Univ. of Southampton & Shpresa Programme, 2023) [access]- Follow link for three policy briefs focusing on age assessments,… [read post]
14 Feb 2013, 2:31 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
The ACLU included the executive order as the top first 100 day civil liberties recommendations for President Obama's second term. [read post]
15 May 2020, 9:15 am by Legal Talk Network
On today’s Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by attorney Christopher Bruce, the Political Director for the ACLU of Georgia, as they discuss the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, and take a look at the laws of Georgia, the handling of this case by prosecutors, the impact of the video, where this matter stands today, and what's to come in the future. [read post]