Mayor: New Counterterrorism Investigation Law Strikes "the balance

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Lee said the law will allow the city to codify "the balance between civil liberties and public safety," and help it avoid having to "say sorry for something we always could have prevented." The Board of Supervisors gave the

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Stop and Frisk Practices | New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU

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Stop and Frisk Practices | New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) – American Civil Liberties Union of New York State: he NYPD's stop-and-frisk practices raise serious concerns over racial profiling, illegal stops and privacy

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The Unpromised One's Blog: Civil-liberties groups urge rejection of

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The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Democracy and Technology, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others warned that the Lieberman-Collins Cybersecurity Act would allow military spy agencies to gain

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On navel-gazing, civil liberties, and Shimon Peres – The World Desk

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On navel-gazing, civil liberties, and Shimon Peres. by Michael Petrou on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 3:41pm – 0 Comments. I hope readers will forgive a post that is definitely narcissistic and possibly an overreaction. Here it goes:

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Fresh effort to retain civil liberties in defense bill | Politics Blog | an

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Fresh effort to retain civil liberties in defense bill | Politics Blog | an SFGate.com blog. May 9, 2012 lissakrhumanelife Leave a comment Go to comments. Another attempt to get rid of a new law that allows the military to indefinitely imprison U.S.

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ACTA opinion draft in the Civil Liberties Committee | ACTA

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The ACTA draft opinion of Dimitrios DROUTSAS was presented to the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament. You could view a video recording of…

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You Have Every Right to Photograph That Cop | American Civil

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You Have Every Right to Photograph That Cop | American Civil Liberties Union. Posted on May 6, 2012 by civilitasnovus · You Have Every Right to Photograph That Cop | American Civil Liberties Union. Know your rights and NEVER give up

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the time of my life: New York Civil Liberties Union Report Urges

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A report released Wednesday by the New York Civil Liberties Union documents discrimination and harassment against transgender people and urges the state Senate to pass the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act,

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The Elephant Bar: National Security & Civil Liberties Since 911

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The link is from the Peoples Blog for the Constitution The first couple of posts discuss the issue of indefinite detention. About the fourth post down for anyone that is interested has a video of a debate discussing US

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The War Around Us: Anjali Dalal: CISPA: Steamrolling Civil Liberties

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In the intervening week, there was a considerable outcry around the bill, led in part by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Center for Democracy and Technology. Learning their

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