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Federal Appeals Court Rules Telecommunications Companies Have Legal Immunity in Connection with NSA Program

Federal Appeals Court Rules Telecommunications Companies Have Legal Immunity in Connection with NSA Program

In recent days, a federal appeals court ruled that a 2008 law granting telecommunications companies legal immunity for helping the National Security Agency with an email and telephone eavesdropping program…

Pagan NC Mother Cries Foul When Son Comes Home From School with Bible

Pagan NC Mother Cries Foul When Son Comes Home From School with Bible

At least it’s not pornography. But that’s not what a Buncombe County mother had to say when her son came home from his fifth-grade class at North Windy Ridge intermediate…

ACLU Files Suit Against Florida Law Requiring Mandatory Drug-testing

ACLU Files Suit Against Florida Law Requiring Mandatory Drug-testing

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) has filed a federal class action lawsuit against the Florida government. The reason is the state’s new law that makes it mandatory…

ACLU challenges Alabama’s HB-56 on 4th Amendment grounds

ACLU challenges Alabama’s HB-56 on 4th Amendment grounds

The controversial Alabama Law, HB-56 violates the Fourth Amendment of Federal Law by subjecting U.S citizens and non-citizens who are in the U.S with permission, to unreasonable searches and seizures.…

Department of Justice Petitioned Court of Appeals for Wiretapping Rehearing

Department of Justice Petitioned Court of Appeals for Wiretapping Rehearing

Last week, the US Department of Justice reviewed the 2009 Amnesty vs. Blai case that pertained to the potentially illegal invasion of privacy involved in wiretapping; specifically wiretapping of individuals…

Former ACLU Lawyer Confirmed by Lawyers as Judge

Former ACLU Lawyer Confirmed by Lawyers as Judge

San Francisco Judge Edward Chen was finally confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the federal district bench in California after a protracted delay over his civil liberties record and controversial…

ACLU of Virginia: Is SB 924 a “TRAP”?

ACLU of Virginia: Is SB 924 a “TRAP”?

Virginia’s Governor, Bob McDonnell recently signed a bill that will require the Virginia Board of Health to issue regulations requiring abortion clinics performing five or more first trimester abortions per…

Prop 8 Arguments on TV

Prop 8 Arguments on TV

Monday afternoon at 1pm EST CSPAN will air the two hour arguments in the appeal of Judge Walker’s controversial ruling over California’s Proposition 8.  The arguments will be heard by…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, September 13th. Here’s a quick recap of Friday’s stories. The ACLU will represent defense lawyers against U.S. Homeland Security… According to a CT TyMetrix Inc.…

ACLU to Represent Defense Lawyers Against U.S. Homeland Security

ACLU to Represent Defense Lawyers Against U.S. Homeland Security

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Press Photographers Association are coming together to bring a law suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to inhibit…

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