ACLU: Most Wyo. inmate complaints on medical care By The Associated Press … – Laramie Boomerang

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ACLU: Most Wyo. inmate complaints on medical care By The Associated Press
Laramie Boomerang
While many complaints may not be legitimate or are quickly resolved, Linda Burt, executive director of the ACLU in Wyoming said the report "gives us a really good picture of what's going on in our jails in Wyoming and what's going on in our

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ACLU In Appeals Court For No Fly List Challenge – AvStop Aviation News

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AvStop Aviation News
ACLU In Appeals Court For No Fly List Challenge
AvStop Aviation News
By Jim Douglas May 14, 2012 – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Friday began its augment in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that its challenge to the government's secretive No Fly List should be reinstated.
ACLU Lawsuit Against No-Fly List Continues In PortlandWillamette Week
USA/Islamophobia: Muslims Sue US Govt Over No-Fly ListInternational Islamic News Agency
Muslim Americans challenge "no fly" list in appeals courtReuters
Arab News -New York Daily News -OregonLive.com
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Courts Rule in Favor of ACLU on TRU-ID – Word on the Shore

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Word on the Shore
Courts Rule in Favor of ACLU on TRU-ID
Word on the Shore
Trenton: Judge Paul Innes of Mercer County Superior Court today upheld a temporary restraining order obtained by the ACLU-NJ to suspend TRU-ID, New Jersey's implementation of the federal Real ID Act. This decision means that New Jersey citizens who do

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ACLU Sues ICE for Harsh Treatment of Immigrant Detainees in Court – AlterNet

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ACLU Sues ICE for Harsh Treatment of Immigrant Detainees in Court
AlterNet
Because the blanket policy of shackling all detainees in court continues, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California, in partnership with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and the law firm of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and

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ACLU Questions School Cyberbullying Policy – WBOC TV 16

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ACLU Questions School Cyberbullying Policy
WBOC TV 16
The ACLU sent a letter to a lawyer for the school board Monday asserting that the policy would violate the First Amendment rights of students. The ACLU says the policy uses an overly broad definition of cyber-bullying to include teasing,
ACLU taking on 'legally magical' wordsOneNewsNow
Cell phone surveillance: UnconstitutionalThe Poly Post

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ACLU alleges abuse at US-Mexico border crossings – Boston.com

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The Guardian
ACLU alleges abuse at US-Mexico border crossings
Boston.com
The ACLU said its affiliates in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas compiled the testimonies, many from US citizens. "By no means do we believe we have captured the scope or the depth of the problem. We believe we have barely scratched the
ACLU complains legitimate travelers abusedSan Antonio Express
ACLU cites border abusesU-T San Diego

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ACLU, Libertarians challenge Virginia ballot rules – Washington Post (blog)

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Augusta Free Press
ACLU, Libertarians challenge Virginia ballot rules
Washington Post (blog)
The signatures can only be collected by Virginia residents, a requirement the ACLU specifically targets in its suit, which was filed in US District Court in Richmond. “People from out of state have every right to promote their political ideas in
ACLU challenges Va. ballot access lawRichmond Times Dispatch
ACLU challenging residency requirement on candidate petitionsAugusta Free Press
ACLU sues Virginia over residency restriction for presidential ballot WSLS
Staunton News Leader -State Journal -The Virginian-Pilot
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ACLU: Most Wyo. inmate complaints on medical care – NECN

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ACLU: Most Wyo. inmate complaints on medical care
NECN
While many complaints may not be legitimate or are quickly resolved, Linda Burt, executive director of the ACLU in Wyoming said the report "gives us a really good picture of what's going on in our jails in Wyoming and what's going on in our

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ACLU Presents Public Forum on “Our Shredded Civil Liberties” – Santa Barbara Independent

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ACLU Presents Public Forum on "Our Shredded Civil Liberties”
Santa Barbara Independent
This ACLU Spring Forum focuses on the legal, political and historical implications of recent US government policies related to the “war on terror,” including issues raised by the Obama administration's “National Defense Authorization Act,” the targeted
On the Agenda: Week of May 14–18, 2012American Civil Liberties Union News and Information (blog)

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ACLU Comes Out Against CSA: The Senate’s CISPA – WebProNews

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Politico
ACLU Comes Out Against CSA: The Senate's CISPA
WebProNews
The ACLU likes to think the 248 to 168 vote was close enough to declare that CISPA might not make it through the Senate. They feel that the Senate's own cybersecurity act, CSA, will be the bill they take up. CSA, or Cybersecurity Act of 2012,
Next Round in Cybersecurity Battle: The SenateAmerican Civil Liberties Union News and Information (blog)
Cybersecurity bill hits snagPolitico
Senator Joe Lieberman's Cybersecurity Bill Faces Uphill BattleGame Politics
FederalNewsRadio.com
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