Missteps jeopardize license change
Asbury Park Press
The ACLU's lawsuit against the MVC charges that “implementation of the more stringent regulations is being unlawfully imposed by mere fiat, and not pursuant to the mandated procedures of New Jersey's Administrative Procedures Act.” The ACLU saw an …

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Judge overturns Utah statute affecting social network users
The Hill (blog)
The ACLU, along with the Center for Democracy and Technology and the Media Coalition, filed the suit on behalf of several bookstores, Internet service providers and sexual health advocacy groups who, according to the text of the lawsuit, …

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Protecting Free Speech During the NATO Summit
American Civil Liberties Union News and Information (blog)
By Maude Carroll, ACLU of Illinois at 3:30pm After months of preparation, the ACLU of Illinois is working through the weekend deploying observers and volunteers to monitor NATO Summit protest activity. The NATO Summit will take place on Sunday, …

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Augusta Free Press

ACLU: Voter ID bill a 'bad bill'
Augusta Free Press
The ACLU of Virginia expressed dismay at Gov. Bob McDonnell's signing of a new law requiring Virginia voters to produce proof of identification at the polls or cast a provisional ballot. McDonnell had attempted to amend the bill after it passed the …

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Deseret News

Judge overturns Utah Internet law after ACLU suit
Salt Lake Tribune
In 2005, the ACLU filed a lawsuit arguing the wording of the law violated the First Amendment for adults by making it illegal for adult-to-adult communications on the Internet on the basis that a minor might access the website or blog.
Judge overturns Utah statute affecting social network usersThe Hill (blog)
Judge sides with free speech advocates in limiting Utah Internet lawStandardNet
Key part of anti-pornography law overturnedksl.com
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ACLU questions Poway school's iPad program
U-T San Diego
The state Constitution guarantees a free public education, and the ACLU says in a letter to the district that the effort at Tierra Bonita Elementary School runs afoul of that requirement. Tierra Bonita and its educational foundation have been working …
Questions Arise Over Poway School's Tablet PlanKGTV San Diego

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ACLU Lens: Alabama Governor Signs New Anti-Immigrant Measure into Law
American Civil Liberties Union News and Information (blog)
By Steve Gosset, ACLU at 11:08pm Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley late Friday signed a measure that makes small changes to the state's anti-immigrant law. The move came a day after he signaled he might veto the measure because he found two key parts …

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WXIA-TV

ACLU alleges rights violations at several state detention centers
Gainesville Times
King, president of the activist group the Dustin Inman Society, added in an interview that the ACLU “is leading the anti-enforcement charge here in Georgia. … Their goal here is to stop any enforcement of US immigration law.
Georgia ACLU criticizes Gainesville, other CCA-operated jailsAccess North Georgia
ACLU wants better treatment for detained immigrantsWXIA-TV
ACLU releases study on the state of immigrant detention in GeorgiaCreative Loafing Atlanta
ILW.com
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The ACLU, ECDs, and the erosion of police discretion?
Police News
One of the most consistently vocal critics of police TASER use and policy has been the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). ACLU offices from Oregon to Louisiana and New York to Arizona have voiced strong criticism of law enforcement's TASER use.

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Wired News (blog)

ACLU: State Department Violates Constitutional Rights
Huffington Post
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in a letter to the Department of State, said recently that the Department's actions against the book and blog are unconstitutional, that State's actions "constitute a violation of Van Buren's constitutional …
ACLU Warns State Dept. Against Firing Worker Who Criticized GovernmentWired News (blog)
ACLU: State Department Violating Whistleblower Peter Van Buren's …Government Accountability Project (blog)

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