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The national American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 by a group of men and women working to protect the rights of conscientious objectors. Today the ACLU helps citizens by investigating, evaluating, and if necessary, litigating claims that their civil liberties have been infringed... [ ACLU ]
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ACLU challenges Nebraska order denying driver's licenses to certain immigrants
June 12, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Nebraska filed a lawsuit Monday against Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles challenging the governor's decision to deny driver's licenses to young people who have been legally authorized to remain in....... [more]
ACLU challenges NSA surveillance measures
June 11, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in conjunction with the New York Civil Liberties Union filed suit Tuesday against the National Security Agency (NSA) challenging its recently revealed phone data collection. As a Verizon business network services customer, the ACLU argues that the program v....... [more]
ACLU challenges US deportation practices
June 5, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles federal court, alleging that Border Patrol and immigration officers are guilty of coercing hundreds, or possibly thousands of Mexican nationals into signing their own deportation documents and forfeiting their righ....... [more]
ACLU report finds racial disparities in marijuana possession arrest rates
June 5, 2013
There is a racial bias in marijuana possession arrest rates press release], with black people 3.7 times more likely to be arrested than white people, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The report is the first of its kind and concludes that the war o....... [more]
Arizona ban against race, gender-based abortions challenged
May 31, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona (ACLU-AZ) filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Arizona seeking to permanently enjoin a state law that penalizes doctors, not patients, who perform abortions when the patient's decision is based solely on the gender or ra....... [more]
US government made precise GPS available to non-governmental users
May 2, 2013
On May 2, 2000, the US discontinued the use of Selective Availability, a program that degraded the ability of non-governmental users to have access to precise Global Positioning Systems (GPS). President Bill Clinton made the announcement on May 1 that at midnight precisely, GPS would be made availa....... [more]
Indiana approved legislation banning abortion after 20 weeks
April 27, 2013
On April 27, 2011, the Indiana House of Representatives approved a bill to ban abortions 20 weeks after conception on account of the possibility that the fetus might feel pain and essentially terminate state funding for Planned Parenthood of Indiana by denying funding to "any entity that performs ab....... [more]
ACLU reacts to failure to read Boston bombing suspect his Miranda rights
April 21, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Saturday released a statement reacting to statements by federal officials that the recently apprehended Boston bombing suspect will not be read his Miranda rights before being interrogated. A US Department of Justice official announced on Friday that the....... [more]
How International Drone Policy Shapes Domestic Drone Use
April 15, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Samar Warsi of the Muslim Civil Liberties Union argues that the international drone policy sets the tone for domestic drone policy decisions...For laws to be effective, they must have ascertainable limits.
Clear limits are determined by definitions contained within laws and....... [more]
ACLU urges Ohio Supreme Court to end 'debtors' prisons'
April 6, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio (ACLU) released a report on Thursday urging the Ohio Supreme Court to bring an end to the state's practice of jailing people who cannot pay their court fines. The ACLU alleges that this practice is used in seven of the 11 counties investigated. The report c....... [more]
ACLU challenges Nevada law criminalizing same-sex intercourse for teens
April 4, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (ACLU-NV) on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging a state law criminalizing consensual sex between same-sex teenagers. The state law characterizes same-sex intercourse as a "crime against nature," and violation of the law carries a possible five-year pris....... [more]
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