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6 hrs ago | The Edmond Sun, Edmond, OK

ACLU files response to appeal

The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a Denver appeals court to deny a request by Haskell County commissioners to reconsider its decision last month against a Ten Commandments monument.

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Related Topix: Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, US News

14 hrs ago | Times Record News

Lawmaker opposes release of photos

Wichita Falls' congressman supports legislation to keep secret dozens of photographs of detainee abuse.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, Mac Thornberry, Republican, US House of Representatives, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, US Senate, Lindsey Graham

Fri Jul 03, 2009

MSNBC

Documents reveal chaos of Gitmoa s early days

Commander cited lack of security, branded military linguists 'worthless' Video A A New torture details revealed June 15: The ACLU has obtained previously redacted CIA documents containing prisoner descriptions of the abuses they suffered at the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

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Related Topix: Prison, Guantanamo Bay, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, US News, Camp Delta

Scoop

Report: CIA Crucified Captive In Abu Ghraib Prison

The Central Intelligence Agency crucified a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, according to a report published in The New Yorker magazine.

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Related Topix: Abu Ghraib, Iraq, World News, Middle East

WGNO

N.O. Man Sues City Over Gun Seizure

A New Orleans man is suing the city and its district attorney for refusing to give back a gun that police seized when he was arrested on drug and firearms charges that were later dropped.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Modesto Bee

Documents describe chaos of Gitmo's early months

Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US News, Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, US Politics, Barack Obama

KATC-TV Lafayette

Inmate, state settle religious access issue

The state and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana have filed an agreement in federal court that will allow a death-row inmate at Angola to practice his Catholic faith.

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Related Topix: Prison, Angola, LA, Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metro

Docuticker

New Report From ACLU And RWG Finds Racial Profiling Still Pervasive

Widespread racial profiling by law enforcement agents as a result of Bush-era policies remains a pervasive problem throughout the United States, according to a report out today by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Rights Working Group .

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Related Topix: Activism

Xinhuanet

U.S. again delays releasing CIA interrogation report

The U.S. government on Wednesday once again delayed the release of a full report on CIA's controversial interrogation program.

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Free Republic

Bernard Madoff, De-Funder of the Left (Did some good has come out of...

Embezzler Bernard Madoff, who swindled clients out of at least $50 billion, was sentenced to 150 years imprisonment Monday.

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Related Topix: Bernie Madoff, Prison, Charitable Organizations, Abortion, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Dear Kitty. Some blog

CIA crucified Abu Ghraib prisoner

From Crooks and Liars in the USA: By Sherwood Ross , on Scoop in New Zealand: Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 11:53 am The Central Intelligence Agency crucified a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, according to a report published in The New Yorker magazine.

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Related Topix: Prison, Abu Ghraib, Iraq, World News, Middle East,

KOLO

ACLU Welcomes Decision Not to Fight Discrimination Award

The ACLU is calling an Obama administration decision a "welcome sign" about its commitment to help end transgender discrimination.

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Related Topix: Transgendered

WOWT-TV Omaha

Marriage Discrimination Cases Closed

A civil liberties group said Tuesday that five Nebraska counties accused of discriminating against immigrants seeking marriage licenses have changed or are working to change policies.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Personal Finance, Social Security, Lincoln County, NE

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Reuters

Racial profiling of minorities persists in U.S.: ACLU

U.S. authorities detain thousands of people each year solely on the basis of religion, race or nationality despite efforts by senior law enforcement officials and the government to stop it, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Activism

WPLG

ACLU Guide For Pregnant Teens Released

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is releasing a guide to teach pregnant teenagers their legal options and rights.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, North Carolina

American Spectator

Civil Rights, Civil Manners

FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT Re: Jeffrey Lord's Boxing With Barbara, Liz, and the Latina : Thank you, Mr.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Barbara Boxer, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Vacaville, CA

Mon Jun 29, 2009

The Gazette

New fees will pay for controversial DNA program

Debate still simmers over the proper limits of forensic DNA testing in Colorado, and a controversial program to expand it is a long way from launch.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Criminal Defense Law, Law

KMGH-TV Denver

Springs Police: Homeless Camp Cleanups Were Legal

Colorado Springs police said an internal probe found no wrongdoing by officers overseeing the city's clean up efforts at homeless camp sites.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado Springs Metro

Cape May County Herald

Will of the People Being Undermined'

To The Editor: It has occurred to me that lately the will of the people is constantly being undermined by a bunch of far left-wing liberal judges who have no business making rules for granting gay marriage rights to a small minority of homosexuals who feel they have the right and special privilege to jam their life style down everyonea s throat.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Gay/Lesbian

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Inter Press Service

RIGHTS: U.N. Asked to Probe CIA Rendition

Human rights groups are asking United Nations officials to investigate the case of an Italian citizen and victim of the "extraordinary rendition" programme of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency who is currently being held in a Moroccan prison based on a confession coerced from him through torture.

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Related Topix: Activism, Prison, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Guantanamo Bay

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