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Michigan immigrants sue for access to driver’s licenses
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday demanding the state of Michigan grant access to driver’s licenses for young undocumented immigrants enrolled in the new federal deferred-deportation program. The suit names three student immigrants, as well as a local immigration advocacy group, One Michigan, as plaintiffs. One…
Supreme Court will hear arguments on breast cancer gene patent
The Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments next year regarding patents on breast and ovarian cancer genes, according to the ACLU, which brought the lawsuit with the Public Patent Foundation. The suit claims that genes are “products of nature” and so cannot be patented by the Utah-based Myriad…
Supreme Court turns down appeal to prohibit recording of Illinois police
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a case regarding the monitoring of police practices in Illinois, allowing a lower court’s ruling to stand. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit temporarily block enforcement of the Illinois’ Eavesdropping Act earlier this year, ruling in Anita Alvarez…
Attorneys: Obama’s ‘secret’ cyber security law may allow ‘military deployment within the U.S.’
The White House on Wednesday receieved a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (PDF link) from two attorneys with the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), demanding that President Barack Obama release the text of what they called a “secret” new cyber security law that appears to enable “military deployment within…
ACLU worries about effects of Obama’s ‘vague’ secret cyber security directive
President Barack Obama signed a secret policy directive in mid-October that establishes guidelines for using the military to “vet any operations outside government and defense networks,” according to a report published Wednesday in The Washington Post. While the details and exact language of the directive remain unclear, it sounds like…
ACLU suit accuses Morgan Stanley of racist mortgage plans
The American Civil Liberties Union has accused Morgan Stanley of using racially-biased mortgage sales practices, Reuters reported Monday. The lawsuit accused the bank of targeting black customers for high-risk loan packages through a subprime lender, New Century Financial Corp. According to the suit, the bank made money selling the loans,…
Self-proclaimed 9/11 ‘mastermind’ Khalid Sheikh Mohammed back at Guantanamo court
The self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attacks and his four co-defendants are due back in Guantanamo court Monday for hearings to pave the way to their trial. It will mark the second appearance for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other alleged co-plotters before the special tribunal known as military…
Justice Department releases names of 55 Guantanamo detainees
In what human rights groups called a surprise decision, the U.S. Justice Department released the names of 55 Guantanamo Bay prison detainees Friday. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) posted the list of the 55 detainees on its website (PDF). The release of their names does not absolve them of…
ACLU takes CIA to court over drone strikes
The American Civil Liberties Union will go to court on Thursday in an attempt to get the CIA to hand over documents related to President Barack Obama‘s controversial “targeted killing” programme that uses unmanned drones to strike suspected Islamic militants. The programme has been repeatedly referenced in public by numerous senior officials, including by Obama…
KKK and ACLU sue Georgia over ‘Adopt-A-Highway’ ban
The American Civil Liberties Union this week filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia on behalf of the International Keystone Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (IKKK), which was prohibited from participating in the state’s Adopt-A-Highway program. “The fundamental right to free speech is not limited to only those…
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