ACLU Watch » ACLU Blog Posts http://acluwatch.us The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has maintained the position that civil liberties must be respected, even in times of national emergency. In these days of the so-called "Patriot Act" our civil liberties are under serious attack. This website monitors the ACLU's efforts to protect our freedom. It also monitors the People's reaction to their efforts. Mon, 21 May 2012 07:30:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 JURIST – Paper Chase: ACLU criticizes Georgia immigration … http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/19/jurist-paper-chase-aclu-criticizes-georgia-immigration/ http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/19/jurist-paper-chase-aclu-criticizes-georgia-immigration/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 07:30:04 +0000 webmaster [JURIST] Illegal immigrants [JURIST backgrounder] face constitutional and human rights violations in Georgia detention centers, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLUGA) [advocacy website] reported [text, PDF; …

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]]> http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/19/jurist-paper-chase-aclu-criticizes-georgia-immigration/feed/ 0 ACLU Hawaii files lawsuit over right to marry | Hawaii 24/7 http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/aclu-hawaii-files-lawsuit-over-right-to-marry-hawaii-247/ http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/aclu-hawaii-files-lawsuit-over-right-to-marry-hawaii-247/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:04 +0000 webmaster MEDIA RELEASE Charging officials of the state Department of Public Safety with unlawful discrimination in deciding who has the right to marry, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii Foundation …

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]]> http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/aclu-hawaii-files-lawsuit-over-right-to-marry-hawaii-247/feed/ 0 To Warrant or Not to Warrant? ACLU, Police Clash Over Cellphone … http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/to-warrant-or-not-to-warrant-aclu-police-clash-over-cellphone/ http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/to-warrant-or-not-to-warrant-aclu-police-clash-over-cellphone/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:04 +0000 webmaster To Warrant or Not to Warrant? ACLU, Police Clash Over Cellphone Location Data. To Warrant or Not to Warrant? ACLU, Police Clash Over Cellphone Location Data A bill requiring law enforcement agents to obtain a warrant …

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]]> http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/to-warrant-or-not-to-warrant-aclu-police-clash-over-cellphone/feed/ 0 Peter Van Buren: ACLU: State Department Violates Constitutional … http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/peter-van-buren-aclu-state-department-violates-constitutional/ http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/peter-van-buren-aclu-state-department-violates-constitutional/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:03 +0000 webmaster (For those joining our story already in progress, here's the Twitter-length summary: I've worked for the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer for some 24 years. I spent a year in Iraq, wrote a book critical of the State …

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]]> http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/peter-van-buren-aclu-state-department-violates-constitutional/feed/ 0 Daily Kos: ACLU: State Department Violating Whistleblower Peter … http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/daily-kos-aclu-state-department-violating-whistleblower-peter/ http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/daily-kos-aclu-state-department-violating-whistleblower-peter/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:03 +0000 webmaster On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent a powerful letter supporting my client, whistleblower Peter Van Buren. Van Buren authored a book (We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and …

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]]> http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/daily-kos-aclu-state-department-violating-whistleblower-peter/feed/ 0 Atty. Mark Fancher of the ACLU addresses the rally outside the … http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/atty-mark-fancher-of-the-aclu-addresses-the-rally-outside-the/ http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/atty-mark-fancher-of-the-aclu-addresses-the-rally-outside-the/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:03 +0000 webmaster People rallied inside and outside the Michigan state office building on May 17 demanding the recognition of petitions that would nullify PA 4.

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]]> http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/atty-mark-fancher-of-the-aclu-addresses-the-rally-outside-the/feed/ 0 Honolulu Civil Beat – ACLU: Hawaii Denied Prisoners Marriage … http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/honolulu-civil-beat-aclu-hawaii-denied-prisoners-marriage/ http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/honolulu-civil-beat-aclu-hawaii-denied-prisoners-marriage/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:03 +0000 webmaster State Department of Public Safety charged with discrimination against women with fiances in Arizona prison.

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]]> http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/honolulu-civil-beat-aclu-hawaii-denied-prisoners-marriage/feed/ 0 ACLU Urges California Attorney General to Protect Free Speech and … http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/aclu-urges-california-attorney-general-to-protect-free-speech-and/ http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/aclu-urges-california-attorney-general-to-protect-free-speech-and/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:03 +0000 webmaster The three California ACLU affiliates wrote California Attorney General Bill Lockyer today urging him to reconsider his apparent decision not to address the lack of local law enforcement policy regulating surveillance of political …

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]]> http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/18/aclu-urges-california-attorney-general-to-protect-free-speech-and/feed/ 0 ACLU releases study on the state of immigrant detention in Georgia … http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/17/aclu-releases-study-on-the-state-of-immigrant-detention-in-georgia/ http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/17/aclu-releases-study-on-the-state-of-immigrant-detention-in-georgia/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 07:30:03 +0000 webmaster Fresh Loaf is Atlanta's source for breaking news, local politics and Atlanta life.

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]]> http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/17/aclu-releases-study-on-the-state-of-immigrant-detention-in-georgia/feed/ 0 ACLU: State Department Violates Van Buren's Constitutional Rights … http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/17/aclu-state-department-violates-van-burens-constitutional-rights/ http://acluwatch.us/2012/05/17/aclu-state-department-violates-van-burens-constitutional-rights/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 07:30:03 +0000 webmaster The American Civil Liberties Union in a letter to the Department of State said today that the Department's actions against my book and this blog are unconstitutional, that State's actions constitute a violation of Van Buren's …

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