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ACLU Wire

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Results 1 - 20 of 4,365 in ACLU

  1. ACLU Seeks $400,000 for Ten Commandments CasesRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | WKYT-TV Lexington

    ... and McCreary County courthouses, plus $8,133 in expenses, reports the Herald Leader. The request comes after the ACLU won its request for an injunction barring the displays. Congress approved rules decades ago under which the losers in civil-rights ...

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  2. Taycheedah Correctional Institution agrees to federal demands - Milwaukee Journal-SentinelRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | NC Mental Hope News

    ... our biggest problem is the amount of time given to do this when there are people at risk in an immediate way." The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking to force improvements not only in prisoners' mental health care but also in medical and ...

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    Related Topix: US News, Taycheedah Correctional Institution, State Prisons, Prison, Wisconsin Government, Wisconsin

  3. LEXINGTON, KY.: ACLU asks for fees in Ten Commandments caseRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Tri-County Journal

    ... halls of the county courthouses in Pulaski and McCreary counties, plus $8,133 in expenses. The request comes after the ACLU won its request for an injunction barring the displays.

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    Related Topix: Lexington Metro, Lexington, KY, Activism

  4. from the Archive: Palin: Library censorship inquiries 'Rhetorical'Read the original story

    10 hrs ago | The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

    ... "And I told her it would not be just me. This was a constitutional question, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) would get involved, too." Emmons said Palin asked her on Oct. 28 if she would object to censorship, even if people were ...

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    Related Topix: Wasilla, AK, Libraries

  5. Courthouse legal fight over Ten Commandments expensiveRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

    ... in the halls of the county courthouses in Pulaski and McCreary counties, plus expenses. The request comes after the ACLU won its request for an injunction barring the displays. Under federal law, the losers in civil rights cases must pay the legal ...

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    Related Topix: Kentucky, Activism

  6. Ten Commandments case costing KentuckyRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | St. Augustine Record

    ... halls of the county courthouses in Pulaski and McCreary counties, plus $8,133 in expenses. The request comes after the ACLU won its request for an injunction barring the displays. Congress approved rules decades ago under which the losers in ...

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    Related Topix: Kentucky

  7. Helena curfew pits mayor vs. ACLURead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Commercial Appeal

    YAHOO! Helena curfew pits mayor vs. ACLU Small Arkansas town divided over whether safety trumps Constitution By Trevor Aaronson , Memphis Commercial Appeal Sunday, September 7, 2008 Please download the latest ...

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    Related Topix: West Helena, AR, Helena, AR

  8. ACLU calls for investigation of journalist arrests at Republican conventionRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Psycho Sensei

    ACLU calls for investigation of journalist arrests at Republican convention : [JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union has renewed its call for an investigation into the actions of law enforcement officials ...

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  9. Petitioners Organize Illegal Immigration Effort In FremontRead the original story

    16 hrs ago |

    ... succeed," said petition drive organizer Frank Nowak. Even if that means a lawsuit against the city. "That's what the ACLU does, they go around the country and they sue people. That's what they do. And will they sue? Probably. But I don't care," ...

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  10. Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds...Read the original story

    17 hrs ago | China Daily

    ... think it will expand the diversity of courses, improve students' achievement or meet their individual needs. But ACLU attorney Mary Catherine Roper said those regulations conflict with the Constitution and Title IX, a federal law banning sex ...

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    Related Topix: Exton, PA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

  11. Notes from the RNC, Post 7: The early bird gets the war criminal, Dhillon speaks, and final thoughtsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Sepia Mutiny

    ... taxes. And she will insist that California follow federal government standards. Her explanation of why she holds an ACLU member card was uncannily like her defense of Palin's ultra-Christian beliefs. "I don't agree with everything they believe in. ...

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  12. "They've Been PIMPED!", Naw Dog, They Gave It Up Fo' FreeRead the original story

    Yesterday | DarkStar Spouts Off

    ... of DNA samples . Uhhh.... If you feared it, why did you pass the damn law? Members of the Legislative Black Caucus, ACLU of Maryland, the Maryland NAACP and the Office of the Public Defender decried the new regulations Wednesday in an hour-long ...

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    Related Topix: Maryland Government, Maryland

  13. BARR: Border first-Regain control of immigration[Pres. Candidate Bob Barr]Read the original story

    Yesterday | Free Republic

    ... immigration stand again, having previously attacked conservative immigration reform back when he was a whore for the ACLU? 09/06/2008 9:20:03 AM PDT by rmlew (NYARLATHOTEP / BIDEN'08 . If you don't believe me check out the first's wikipedia page.) ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: US News, Immigration Reform

  14. Questioning schoolkids' citizenship?Read the original story

    Yesterday | WNNJ.com

    (Sussex County) Area school districts are being scrutinized in a survey by the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU made phone calls to districts all over the state, and said they found that 11 in Sussex County ask for enrolling students' ...

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    Related Topix: Sussex County, NJ, Activism, Ogdensburg, NJ

  15. Questions raised about police actions during RNC; lawsuit plannedRead the original story

    Yesterday | Post-Bulletin

    ... hadn't intended to commit civil disobedience -- including two Associated Press reporters and an AP photographer. The ACLU of Minnesota is preparing to coordinate legal representation for some protesters, and is looking into the use of chemical ...

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    Related Topix: Riot, St. Paul, MN

  16. Taycheedah Correctional Institution agrees to federal demandsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    ... our biggest problem is the amount of time given to do this when there are people at risk in an immediate way." The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking to force improvements not only in prisoners' mental health care but also in medical and ...

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    Related Topix: Taycheedah Correctional Institution, State Prisons, Prison, US News

  17. Adelson: Another Bivens blunderRead the original story

    Friday | ESPN

    ... questionable at best -- will better English really lead to more money? -- but it ended up upsetting everyone from the ACLU to Ochoa. What's lost in all the controversy was the fact that Korean TV contributes millions to the LPGA each year. Bivens ...

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    Related Topix: Golf, Golfers, Annika Sorenstam, Tiger Woods, More Sports, Michelle Wie, LPGA Golf, U.S. Women's Open

  18. NOTIONS: A pregnant GOP primer on civil liberties: Who decides?Read the original story

    Yesterday | IBJ.COM

    Years ago, I wrote an article about Sheila Suess Kennedy, an Indianapolis author who'd written a book called "What's a Nice Republican Girl Like Me Doing in the ACLU?" I didn't know Sheila.

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    Related Topix: Indiana, US Politics, John McCain, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  19. LETTER: Psychologists' group part of radical leftRead the original story

    Yesterday | SouthCoastToday.com

    ... spend more time (alone) on their own couches. STEPHEN W. FERNANDES New Bedford Editor's note: According to the national ACLU, the ACLU of Massachusetts defended members of NAMBLA in a free speech lawsuit, but the ACLU does not advocate sexual ...

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    Related Topix: UMass Dartmouth, Psychology, Science, Activism, Opinion

  20. 8. Some question police after 800 arrests at RNCRead the original story

    Yesterday | San Francisco Examiner

    ... Monday while covering protest violence in downtown St. Paul, and was held for 10 hours before being released. The ACLU of Minnesota is preparing to coordinate legal representation for some protesters, and is looking into the use of chemical ...

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    Related Topix: Riot, St. Paul, MN