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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:36 pm

ACLU News

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3 hrs ago | Indybay.org

The FISA Amendment Act is Signed into Law

On July 10th , Bush has signed into law the FISA Amendment Act. The law allows the government to spy on emails, phone calls, web surfing, and other communications without warrants.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, George Bush, 2008 Presidential Election

11 hrs ago | Raw Story

ACLU demands probe of Chertoff over 'terrorist' watch list...

The American Civil Liberties Union wants Congress to investigate the Department of Homeland Security's creation of "militarized zones" within the US in its overuse of a terrorist watch list and other programs ...

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform

20 hrs ago | Gay.com

Marriage might survive ban

California's last hope for killing Proposition 8 -- the ballot initiative that would reverse the right of same-sex couples to marry by amending the state constitution -- died this week when the California ...

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian

Fri Jul 18, 2008

LA Daily News

ACLU may sue city of Calabasas

The city of Calabasas could be slapped with a freedom-of-speech lawsuit unless it reverses a policy of barring grant funds from those who sue the city, the ACLU announced Monday.

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Related Topix: Southern California Institute of Architecture, Calabasas, CA, People

Elko Daily Free Press

Confusion reigns over sex offender law

Another revision of the Nevada attorney general's position on a new sex offender law has left critics confused - and glad that a federal judge has blocked enforcement of the law pending further review.

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Related Topix: Union (University of South Carolina System), University of South Carolina System, Activism, Nevada

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

H&R Block reimbursing civil union, gay couples

H&R Block Inc. is offering to reimburse part of the cost some gay couples and others in civil unions encountered earlier this year when the company's online tax filing system refused to submit their returns.

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Related Topix: Hartford Metro, Hartford, CT, Financial Services, Accounting, H and R Block

Press-Enterprise

Illegal arrests alleged

A San Bernardino police sergeant has accused a narcotics team supervisor of illegally arresting two men without citing their crime, a violation of state and constitutional law.

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Related Topix: San Bernardino, CA

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Lonewacko

Mexico-linked ACLU, MALDEF, Steptoe & Johnson sue Sheriff Joe Arpaio for 'profiling'

As part of an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio takes part in enforcing immigration laws; ICE has given his efforts a clean bill of health .

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Related Topix: Maricopa County, AZ, Law, Phoenix, AZ

Baltimore Sun

Documents show Md. law enforcement spied on protesters

The American Civil Liberties Union released today dozens of police records showing that Maryland law enforcement agencies spied on meetings and demonstrations by groups protesting executions and the National ...

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Related Topix: Fort Meade, MD, Activism

Advocate

H&R Block Apologizes for Civil Union Tax Filing Problems

Tax preparation company H&R Block has agreed to give $100 coupons or free TaxCut software to gay couples who paid additional costs because they were barred from using the company's online tax service, TaxCut ...

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Accounting, H and R Block

KTVK Phoenix

ACLU lawsuit: Arpaio's sweeps racially profile Hispanics

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration and crime sweeps are being targeted in a lawsuit that alleges his officers have racially profiled Hispanics.

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Related Topix: Maricopa County, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Mesa, AZ, Guadalupe, AZ, Phoenix Metro

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Army Times

Iraqi-born soldier sues over citizenship delay

An Iraqi-born U.S. soldier who applied for U.S. citizenship more than a year ago has filed suit, claiming federal officials have ignored their own deadlines for processing citizenship applications.

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Related Topix: Fort Riley, KS, Riley, KS

KNOE-TV Monroe

ACLU Requests Investigation of Winn Parish Taser Death

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana on Wednesday sent a letter urging the Winn Parish district attorney to investigate the tasing death of Baron DeAundrae Pikes.

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Related Topix: Louisiana, Louisiana State University System

National Ledger

Who is on the Terror Watch List: One Million Names Now Included

The former assistant attorney general joined with the American Civil Liberties Union on Monday in calling for elimination of the list.

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Related Topix: Activism

R O O T S..

FISA: The shrub is reading your email 'without your permission'

This past Thursday, President Bush signed in to law the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that passed the Senate with a telecoms immunity provision that erodes your Fourth Amendment rights.

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

Statesman Journal

Prosecutors withdraw Oregon protest video subpoena

Prosecutors have withdrawn a grand jury subpoena for a video of Eugene police using a stun gun on an environmental protester.

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Related Topix: Oregon, Activism

KGW-TV Portland

No surcharge for S. Ore. political paraders

Henceforth, it won't cost $70 extra to take a political stand in Ashland as you celebrate the Declaration of Independence.

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Related Topix: Medford Metro, Southern Oregon University

Detroit Free Press

Lay off saggy pants, ACLU warns Flint cops

Flint residents who like to wear their pants in the latest sagging fashion shouldn't have to pull up their trousers to stay out of jail, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.

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Related Topix: Flint Metro, Detroit Metro

Privacy Digest

Terrorist Watch List Hits One Million Names

The nation's terrorist watch list has hit one million names, according to a tally maintained by the American Civil Liberties Union based upon the government's own reported numbers for the size of the list.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

WHAS11

Use of police tasers sparking cry for change from Louisville ACLU

An organization that works to defend individual rights and liberties says Metro police officers need a new policy when it comes to tasers.

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Related Topix: Louisville, KY

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