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24 Jul 2007, 12:20 pm
 Caroline Fredrickson, the director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office had harsh words for the proposal. [read post]
6 Aug 2007, 12:14 pm
If there's anything to be optimistic about in this dark moment in American history, it's that this bill is only good for six months, and as ACLU Legislative Director Caroline Fredrickson pointed out, "Luckily, the sunset expires in the midst of primary season — so the voters will be able to keep lawmakers at their word. [read post]
26 Aug 2008, 9:49 pm
The following can be attributed to Caroline Fredrickson, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office: "This week is marked by highs and lows for American women. [read post]
5 Aug 2011, 12:49 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
”  ACS Executive Director Caroline Fredrickson told Froomkin, “It’s impossible for President Obama to nominate somebody who doesn’t have the support of the home-state senators because they won’ have the ability to move through the process,” noting that some Senate delegations “are extremely ideological and don’t consent to the idea that elections matter and that the president should have a prerogative in filling these positions. [read post]
26 Jan 2009, 9:04 am
Government missteps such as putting innocent people on terrorist watch lists and misusing administrative warrants, known as national security letters, "might have been dealt with much sooner if we had … cops on the beat to make sure there are standards that are being upheld," says Caroline Fredrickson, legislative director at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). ....The lack of civil liberties officers at State and Health and Human Services is troubling… [read post]
9 Jul 2008, 8:16 pm
“With one vote, Congress has strengthened the executive branch, weakened the judiciary and rendered itself irrelevant,” said Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office. [read post]
21 Apr 2020, 7:20 am by Harvey Morrell
” (Caroline Fredrickson, author of The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules, Fair Courts, and Fair Elections) “Uncounted provides a road map to better understand the attacks on the right to vote and what strategies we need to employ to protect that right. [read post]
23 Apr 2008, 9:45 am
In testimony to the House Judiciary Committee last month, Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office, underscored the need for free speech, freedom from discrimination and net neutrality regulation. [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 3:46 pm by Jason Mazzone
In an op-ed this week, Caroline Fredrickson of the American Constitution Society wrote of “the inexcusable delay in [Judge] Stranch’s confirmation” and said that “[w]hat makes the holdup of this nomination particularly distressing is that Stranch is exceedingly qualified for the job and had bipartisan support from the time of her nomination more than a year ago. [read post]
19 Jun 2008, 7:09 pm
That's immunity, and it's unconstitutional, according to the ACLU's Caroline Fredrickson. [read post]
9 Jul 2008, 7:13 pm
Despite the landslide loss, the ACLU's Caroline Fredrickson took solace in the fact that the fight took so long, and that individuals around the country organized around an issue that many said was too esoteric. [read post]
17 Oct 2022, 6:00 am by Eric Segall
I wrote an op-ed in the New York Times with Caroline Fredrickson on this point, and when I speak at Federalist Society events I ask them politely not to say the organization doesn't support people for public office (as they used to say regularly) and so far my request has been granted every time. [read post]
13 Feb 2008, 3:33 pm
"We hope the House and Senate let the Protect America Act expire and tell tell the administration that if it wants to wiretap Americans on American soil, it needs to get a warrant from the FISA court," the ACLU's Caroline Fredrickson said, referring to the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that issues warrants for eavesdropping on suspected spies and terrorists physically inside the United States. [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 8:05 am by Lovechilde
“Those senators who voted against cloture are ushering in an unfortunate era of unprecedented obstructionism,” said ACS President Caroline Fredrickson. ` The Senate voted 54-45 on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s motion to invoke cloture, falling six votes short of the 60 needed to force an up-or-down vote on Halligan’s nomination. [read post]
9 Apr 2021, 10:27 am by Amy Howe
., Story Professor of Law at Harvard Law School Caroline Fredrickson, former president of the American Constitution Society Heather Gerken, dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School Nancy Gertner, retired judge on the U.S. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 9:00 am
" But Caroline Fredrickson, the Director of the ACLU's Washington Legislative Office condemned Gonzales' actions today in a statement:"Congress has been hoodwinked by the Attorney General and it's time for consequences. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 12:26 pm
" "The tide is turning on telecom immunity," said Caroline Fredrickson, the legislative director for the ACLU's Washington office. [read post]
24 Feb 2022, 9:50 am by Jane Turner
It is not unusual for high-ranking politicians, congressional staffers, policy makers, journalists, members of the public, military personnel and/or government officials to reach out to Mike German for advice and for training. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 10:46 am by Ilya Somin
The progressive group was headed by Caroline Fredrickson of Georgetown and included Jamal Greene of Columbia Law School and Melissa Murray of New York University School of Law. [read post]