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ACLU blasts proposals to ‘militarize’ schools with armed police guards
The American Civil Liberties Union has urged Vice President Joe Biden to reject proposals to avert gun violence by placing armed police guards in schools. “Past experience demonstrates that increasing police presence in schools after a tragedy, while well-intentioned, is misguided,” ACLU senior legislative counsel Deborah J. Vagins said in…
ACLU condemns court for keeping details of Obama’s assassination program secret
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Wednesday that it was saddened by a New York’s judge’s decision to keep secret most details pertaining to an Obama administration program that has so far assassinated three American citizens, including one who was not accused of being involved with terrorism. A Freedom…
MI woman released after 11 days in jail for cursing
The Michigan woman released from jail on Friday after being incarcerated for 11 days for cursing inside a county court told WOOD-TV her legal troubles aren’t over. “It wasn’t necessary, it wasn’t even necessary to put me through all this,” LaRue Ford said upon exiting Berrien County Jail. “I know…
Federal court puts temporary block on Georgia abortion ban
A U.S. federal court in Georgia has temporarily suspended a state law banning nearly all abortions after the 20-week mark in a pregnancy, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement Monday. “This law places women in harm’s way by depriving them of the right to make their own…
Judge orders Alabama to end segregation of HIV-positive prisoners
A U.S. District Court judge has struck down a decades-old policy of segregating HIV-positive prisoners from other inmates in the state’s corrections system. According to the Associated Press, Judge Myron Thompson ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union, who sued the state on behalf of inmates to end…
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…
Family of American subjected to indefinite detention pleads for international human rights review
The family of Jose Padilla, an American citizen captured on U.S. soil and held without charge by the military as an enemy combatant, filed a petition (PDF) with the Organization of American States (OAS) on Tuesday seeking a human rights review of Padilla’s treatment. “[America's international] Obligations are long established,”…
ACLU sues to overturn female combat ban
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of four American female military members challenging the U.S. Defense Department’s policy excluding women from ground combat positions. The suit, (PDF) filed in U.S. District Court in California, lists four servicewomen as well as the Service Women’s Action Network,…
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…
Rhode Island Medical Society joins lawsuit challenging new medical marijuana policy
The Rhode Island Medical Society on Monday was added as a plaintiff to a lawsuit that seeks to reverse strict new rules for the state’s medical marijuana program. The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island earlier this month, alleges new rules implemented by the state…
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