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aclu accuses the fbi of racial profiling
Bookmarked 753 weeks ago
the american civil liberties union on thursday accused the fbi of targeting racial ethnic and religious groups for investigation by associating criminal behaviors to specific communities basing its charges on documents obtained under the freedom of information act the aclu said fbi analysts across the country linked criminal behaviors with certain racial and ethnic groups and then used us census data and other demographic information to map where those communities are located in order to launch investigations

seth walsh 1997-2010
Bookmarked 797 weeks ago
wendy walsh tells the story of how her gay thirteen year-old son seth took his life after his school failed to keep other students from bullying him because of his sexual orientationthe aclu and wendy walsh are asking seth039s school and all schools to take steps to stop anti-lgbt harassment

obama signs ndaa aclu disgusted
Bookmarked 743 weeks ago
president obama signed the national defense authorization act into law despite 039serious reservations039 the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it down including obama039s signing statements and finally thoughts from the acluhttp:wwwhuffingtonpostcom20111231obama-defense-bill_n_1177836htmlref=mostpopularsubscribe to the young turks: http:bitlyewuu5ifind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt the largest online new show in the worldgoogle: http:wwwgplustotheyoungturksfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationtwitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks

fox news: lawsuit over graduation prayer
Bookmarked 742 weeks ago
top student suing school over graduation prayer -via http:wwwatheistmediacom

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unconstitutional ndaa provision blocked by federal judge
Bookmarked 723 weeks ago
via the huffington post: quota day before congress weighs an amendment to end indefinite military detentions in the us a federal judge wednesday ruled the law that allows the practice unconstitutional saying the measure has quotchilling impact on first amendment rightsquot us district judge katherine forrest of new york039s eastern district found that a group of reporters and activists who brought the lawsuit had no way of knowing whether they could be subjected to it that makes it an unconstitutional infringement on the first amendment039s free speech right and the fifth amendment039s right to due process forrest said in a written opinion the lead plaintiffs -- pulitzer prize winner chris hedges of the nation institute and tangerine bolen who runs the website revolutiontruth -- argued that they conceivably could be grabbed under the law because they deal with sources that us authorities may deem to fall under the law section 1021 of the 2012 national defense authorization actquot the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it downread more from michael mcauliff: http:wwwhuffingtonpostcommichael-mcauliff

sasheer zamata says women039s rights still a bfd
Bookmarked 544 weeks ago
https:wwwacluorgfeatureaclu-ambassador-projectactress and comedian sasheer zamata known for her breakout role on the cast of saturday night live is the aclu celebrity ambassador for women039s rights in her role as an ambassador zamata will elevate the aclus work to fight gender inequality and structural discrimination against women in employment education healthcare housing and criminal justice through advocacy and public education the aclu womens rights project was co-founded in 1972 by us supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg who called womens rights an essential part of the overall human rights agendathough strides have been made in the past several decades to advance and protect the rights of women and girls theres a lot left to do in the us today:women make only 78 cents for every dollar earned by a man african-american women only earn 64 cents and latinas only 55 cents for each dollar earned by a white mana womans right to choose is threatened by extreme lawmakers who have introduced more than 100 abortion restrictions in 2015 alonefew legal protections exist for pregnant workers and new mothers putting families in danger of economic instability though women are the primary breadwinners in 4 out of 10 families with childrenzamatawho was named one of cosmopolitans 13 funny women to watch in 2014joins harry belafonte michael k williams lewis black marlee matlin and others to amplify the aclu039s work on priority civil liberties issues including mass incarceration voting rights disability rights and lgbtread more about the aclu ambassador project at:https:wwwacluorgfeatureaclu-ambassador-projectredirect=ambassadors

any american can be arrested without cause on us soil - ndaa martial law plan
Bookmarked 745 weeks ago
share share sharethis is what could happen if we don039t stop the ndaa from being passed by the white house for more info go to:http:wwwacluorgblogtagndaa

shane boor to receive free aclu defense for flipping off cop
Bookmarked 774 weeks ago
shane boor a 35-year-old colorado man arrested for extending his middle finger toward a colorado state trooper will receive free defense services from the aclu of colorado boor displayed his middle finger in april when he drove past a state trooper who had pulled over another car

the aclu-nj police tape app
Bookmarked 716 weeks ago
citizens can hold police accountable in the palms of their hands with quotpolice tapequot a smartphone application from the aclu of new jersey that allows people to securely record and store interactions with police as well as provide legal information about citizens039 rights when interacting with the police thanks to the generosity of app developer openwatch the aclu-nj is providing police tape to the public free of charge

are sobriety checkpoints doubling as immigration checkpoints
Bookmarked 730 weeks ago
california has not passed a copy cat sb-1070 law but there certainly are municipal efforts to make immigrant lives harder such is the case with escondido a san diego county town that has struck a deal with ice to double dui checkpoints as immigration checkpointsfacebookcomcuentame

rachel maddow disproves rick scott039s lies about drug use amp welfare recipients
Bookmarked 761 weeks ago
rachel maddow takes on florida governor rick scott039s controversial drug testing program for welfare recipients

activists assaulted at hawaii state capitol 4292010
Bookmarked 799 weeks ago
on april 29 2010 activists mitch kahle and kevin hughes were assaulted by ben villaflor the senate sergeant-at-arms and state sheriff039s deputies for objecting to unconstitutional christian prayers used to begin each session of the hawaii state legislature hughes was injured in the attack and was taken to the hospital for x-rays and treatment kahle was arrested and prosecuted but was ultimately vindicated when judge leslie hayashi found kahle quotnot guiltyquot and ruled that: quotthe senate039s christian prayers violate the constitutional separation of church and statequot more to come related: capitol protestor found not guiltyhawaii news now - nov 25 2010http:wwwhawaiinewsnowcomglobalstoryasps=13569794hawaii citizens for the separation of state and churchhttp:wwwlavanethcssc

wikileaks and the el-masri case: innocent cia torture victim more than just a leaked cable
Bookmarked 799 weeks ago
khaled el-masri is a german citizen a father of six who the cia kidnapped by mistake then sent off to receive months of torture in afghanistan when they realized he was innocent he was flown to albania and dumped on a back road without so much as an apology el-masri039s futile efforts at receiving justice in the us are well-known but cables recently leaked by wikileaks reveal that the us also warned german authorities not to allow a local investigation into his kidnapping the nearest he039s gotten to justice is an arrest warrant for 13 cia agents issued by prosecutors in spain which they entered on forged passportsin this video originally part of the witnessorg documentary outlawed el-masri relates his experiencesoutlawed website: http:wwwwitnessorgindexphpoption=com_contentampamptask=viewampampid=541ampampitemid=234boing boing post:http:wwwboingboingnet20101201wikileaks-and-the-elhtml

detained for photography in baltimore
Bookmarked 773 weeks ago
part two: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=-jofwbii8fqthis incident occurred at the cultural center station in baltimore maryland on march 21 2011 i was visiting from oregon and as part of my career interests i explored the transit systems of washington dc baltimore philadelphia new york city and boston in each and every one of those cities except for baltimore i had no problems photographing these amazing systemsthis incident in baltimore started with me enroute from the bampampo railroad museum to penn station i had boarded a light-rail train at the convention center but realized that i needed to be on a quotpenn stationquot bound train so i stepped off at cultural center station in order to board the correct train while waiting for my train i snapped a photo or two of passing trains and was immediately inundated with police officers confronting me about my photography i also had a video camera on hand so this entire incident except for the last bit at penn station was recorded mta police finally gave back my farecard and ordered me to quotcease and desistquot but continued to surround and bother me until i boarded the next penn station train they followed me to penn station and got amtrak police involved i felt at that point i had no choice but to give amtrak police my id so they could conduct a warrant check if the mta police hadn039t followed me amtrak police most likely would have not conducted this security check based on my experiences at various amtrak stations between washington dc and boston the amtrak police officer was truthful about the fact that there was no prohibition against taking pictures of trains or train stations so his honesty is what also compelled me to give my id he was in my opinion dragged into this fiasco because of mta police i have no qualms with mta police inquiring what i039m doing but the fact that they took it to the next level with so many lies unreasonable detainment denying my boarding of my train that caused me to be delayed and following me to delay me further this whole episode of theirs was unprofessional and perhaps unconstitutional i am posting this video in hopes to further strengthen photographer039s constitutional rightsi am also being represented by aclu of marylandphotography is not a crime as long as you039re on public property or in a publicly accessible place like a subway station you are allowed to take photographsit039s your first amendment rightyou do not have to stop recording or delete anything from your camera police must have a warrant to search or seize your camera do not let ill-informed police officers deter you from enjoying your hobby of photography