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3 Jan 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
A century-and-a-half after the Civil War, some places in the South—and the American political system—remain scarred by the violence and destruction the South brought upon itself. [read post]
8 Apr 2010, 12:42 pm by Michael Ginsborg
Arkansas"The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arkansas will ask a Pulaski County circut court to rule in its favor in its challege to Act One, a 2008 law that bans any unmarried person who lives with a partner from serving as an adopting foster parent in Arkansas. [read post]
1 Mar 2015, 11:00 am by Benjamin Wittes
He was the national security counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union from 2001 to 2006. [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 6:04 pm by lynch1974
   With the assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union, Glik has since filed a civil suit against the arresting officers and the city of Boston. [read post]
13 Sep 2017, 3:37 pm by Cyrus Farivar
The plaintiffs are being represented by attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. [read post]
13 Mar 2014, 3:20 pm by Dave Maass
EFF Represents Computer Scientists in Explaining Why “It Is Not Just Metadata”San Francisco - Representing a large group of top computer science experts and professors, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today submitted a brief to a federal appeals court supporting the American Civil Liberties Union's lawsuit over the NSA's mass call records collection program. [read post]
19 Jan 2009, 1:10 pm
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a second suit on behalf of its affiliates, while the American Civil Liberties Union filed sued on behalf of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, which represents many state and county health departments, among other providers. [read post]
26 Jan 2019, 4:08 pm by William D. Kickham, Esq.
It made 19 recommendations that were almost passed unanimously, with the one dissenter on the commission being the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). [read post]
9 Sep 2011, 10:52 am by Josh Sturtevant
(Applause.)This idea came from a bill written by a Texas Republican and a Massachusetts Democrat. [read post]
12 Apr 2011, 12:32 pm by David Kravets
“We think that’s a very cumbersome process for consumers,” Christopher Calabrese, the legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a telephone interview. [read post]
2 Feb 2007, 8:57 am
Newman, director of the Western Massachusetts office of the American Civil Liberties Union, said the group opposes mandatory DNA testing. [read post]
10 May 2018, 11:27 am by Karen Gullo
Court Rejects DHS's Attempt to Have Case DismissedBoston, Massachusetts—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the ACLU of Massachusetts won a court ruling today allowing their groundbreaking lawsuit challenging unconstitutional searches of electronic devices at the U.S. border to proceed—a victory for the digital rights of all international travelers. [read post]
11 Apr 2011, 4:17 pm by Orin Kerr
(Orin Kerr) The CBS affiliate in Boston reports, with video available through the link:A thermal imaging project in the city of Boston has been put on hold because of privacy concerns.Boston officials had hoped to have aerial and street-level photos taken across about four square miles of the city this winter using infrared cameras that would show heat loss in the city homes.Officials planned on sharing the photos and analysis with homeowners, and were hoping the findings would increase… [read post]
12 Nov 2019, 3:09 pm by Jon Brodkin
The ruling came in a case filed "on behalf of 11 travelers whose smartphones and laptops were searched without individualized suspicion at US ports of entry," the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said today. [read post]
29 May 2018, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Forced to flee Massachusetts because of persecution, Williams established a policy of religious and political freedom in his new settlement. [read post]
11 Jan 2013, 10:40 am by Guest Blogger
 That idea is that the Court should: 1) describe the potentially protected liberty in as fact-specifically narrow way as is possible; and 2) then decide if the liberty is one that history shows has been traditionally protected by American society. [read post]
11 Jun 2018, 3:23 am by NCC Staff
It took the Civil War, the bloodiest war in American history, for Lincoln to begin to make Jefferson’s vision of equality a constitutional reality. [read post]
12 Nov 2019, 11:54 am by Karen Gullo
McAleenan, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and ACLU of Massachusetts, on behalf of 11 travelers whose smartphones and laptops were searched without individualized suspicion at U.S. ports of entry. [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 7:50 am by boston
“To insist that the government respect the separation of church and state is not to discriminate against religion; indeed, it promotes a respect for religion by refusing to single out any creed for official favor at the expense of all others,” observed Stearns in the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts v. [read post]
26 Jan 2018, 1:38 pm by Karen Gullo
Eleven Travelers in Groundbreaking Case Face Substantial Risk of Future Unconstitutional SearchesBoston, Massachusetts—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) urged a federal judge today to reject the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to dismiss an important lawsuit challenging DHS’s policy of searching and confiscating, without suspicion or warrant, travelers’ electronic… [read post]