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Illinois Eavesdropping Bill Advances With Provisions That Favor The Public

Posted 05.25.2012

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Updated story While it's too late to make the pathway any clearer for police oversight during Chicago's NATO Summit, a proposal that would amend th...

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How Broward Gets A 'D'

Posted 05.24.2012

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About half of Florida’s school districts -- including Broward County's -- mislead parents into thinking that providing a social security number for ...

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High Court Will Take Up Wiretaps Lawsuit

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court says it will consider shutting down a legal challenge to a law that lets the United States eavesdrop on overseas commu...

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DIGITAL JUSTICE: Law Enforcement's Controversial Crowd Control Device

Posted 05.18.2012

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Long Range Acoustic Hailing Devices help cops control crowds. But whether they are potentially life-saving law enforcement tools or nefarious speech-s...

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ACLU: State Department Violates Constitutional Rights

Peter Van Buren | Posted 05.17.2012

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(For those joining our story already in progress, here's the Twitter-length summary: I've worked for the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer...

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Homeless Camping Ban Passed By City Council

Posted 05.15.2012

A controversial ordinance to ban "unauthorized" camping in the city of Denver--a measure that specifically targets homeless people sleeping on the str...

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Are There Any Responsible Republicans Out There?

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.11.2012

The defeat Tuesday of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana in the Republican primary -- trounced by a Tea-Partier -- is one more nail in the coffin of the...

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Eavesdropping Ban 'Likely Violates' First Amendment, Court Rules

Posted 05.09.2012

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A federal court ruled Tuesday that Illinois' controversial eavesdropping law "likely violates" the first amendment, and called for the state to stop p...

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Civil Rights Marcher Files Lawsuit Against Controversial Voter ID Law

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 05.02.2012

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Civil rights advocates have been fighting this year against controversial voter ID laws in a number of states across the country. On Tuesday, 93-year-...

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2012 or 1963?

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Wage Gap, Paycheck Fairness Act, Equal Pay, John F. Kennedy, ACLU's Liberty Watch Women's Rights Scorecard, Aclu, Equal Pay Act, Women News

I find it surprising that, in 2012, presidential candidates and pundits are debating issues so central -- and so seemingly settled -- to women's equality.

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Preliminary Homeless 'Camping' Ban Approved By Denver City Council

Posted 05.01.2012

A proposal to ban "unauthorized" camping in the city of Denver--a measure that specifically targets homeless people sleeping on the streets--has gotte...

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Killing Democracy One Vote at a Time

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.30.2012

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Voter ID restrictions work for the rich. They've got birth certificates and photo driver's licenses and passports. Or they can send a servant or secretary to apply for the documents. And the more rabble removed from the polls, the more weighty the votes of the wealthy.

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Cybersecurity Bill's Authors Will Add Amendments To Address Privacy Concerns

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 04.24.2012

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Authors of a cybersecurity bill said Tuesday they will amend their legislation in response to privacy concerns before the House votes on the controver...

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The Bad Research Behind Georgia's Welfare Drug Testing Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.23.2012

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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed a law last week that will soon require welfare applicants to pay for drug tests and pass them in order to be eligi...

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Arizona's Controversial Immigration Law Arriving At Supreme Court This Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 04.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the federal government's challenge to the Grand Canyon state's contro...

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Missouri Bill Prohibits Discussion of Sexual Orientation in Classroom

Randy Turner | Posted 04.20.2012

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If a former teacher has his way, the game will change forever in Missouri schools. The students will still have their constitutional rights -- it is the teachers who will have to shed theirs at the door.

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Denver Camping Ban Gets Delayed

Posted 04.20.2012

On Thursday, the Denver Commission On Homelessness called for a delay on any further action on the city's proposed "unauthorized camping ban" for at l...

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Why the U.S. Government Must Release Information on al-Majalah Killings

Vincent Warren | Posted 04.17.2012

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The case of the December 17, 2009, attack in Yemen demonstrates everything that is horribly wrong with the targeted killing program, and serves as a call to action to all those concerned about the rule of law and respect for human life.

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Camping Ban Battle Heats Up: ACLU Writes Letter To City Council

Posted 04.17.2012

A controversial proposal to "ban unauthorized camping" in the city of Denver has gotten the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorad...

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Who Is Watching Who and Why?

Azeem Ibrahim | Posted 04.12.2012

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There is a huge presence of apathy and complacency in the land, with people ignoring abuses of civil liberties as long as it is happening to the "other."

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Operation Shamrock and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Renee Parsons | Posted 04.10.2012

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For all of its good intentions in 1978, FISA has since been thrust into dangerous, uncharted territory, morphing into a vehicle of unintended consequences.

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Cybersecurity Bill Authors Defend Legislation Against 'Privacy Disaster' Claims

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 04.10.2012

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Authors of a cybersecurity bill sought to rebut criticisms on Tuesday from civil liberties groups who say the legislation does not protect consumers f...

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Board Recommends Dismissal For Marine Who Criticized Obama On Facebook

AP | By JULIE WATSON | Posted 04.08.2012

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Marine Corps officials are seeking additional guidance from the Pentagon regarding service members' use of social media amid...

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Privacy: Ditch the Cell Phone or Prepare to Disrobe

Gary Johnson | Posted 04.05.2012

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Expecting the government to willingly constrain itself when it comes to violating our privacy is not just foolhardy; it defies everything we know about the very nature of government.

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Three Videos Everyone Should See Before Voting

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: RHReality Check, National Advocates for Pregnant Women, 14th Amendment, Personhood Pledge, Women's Rights, War on Women, Bei Bei Shuai, Reproductive Rights, Personhood, Amanda Kimbrough, Lynn Paltrow, Aclu, Zygote-Rights, The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP), National Organization for Women, Right Rides for Women's Safety, American Association of University Women, Naral, Girls for Gender Equity, SPARK Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Health Technologies Project, Planned Parenthood, Laura Pemberton, Voces Latinas, National Women's Law Center, Trust Women, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice Human Rights, Girls Education and Mentoring Services (GEMS), Melissa Rowland, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, Video, Politics News

"Personhood" for zygotes cruelly subverts the very idea of a culture of life and potentially criminalizes every pregnant woman. Are you really cool with that? Even if you personally would not chose an abortion?

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