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SANFORD, Maine — The American Civil Liberties Union demanded Monday that the Sanford School Department eliminate four single-sex classrooms at Willard...Read Full Story
Maryland corrections officer Robert Collins was recently forced to give his Facebook Login to his employer, the Maryland Department of Corrections, during a recertification interview in order to keep his job. The American Civil Liberties Union has taken the case and will be helping Mr. Collins sue the Maryland DOC.
This all started on January 25th, 2012, when the ACLU sent a letter to the Maryland DOC, in response to the requirement that all people applying for employment, as well as current...Read Full Story
The North Carolina office of the American Civil Liberties Union is now involved after Catawba County said the planned protest against Providence Road Baptist Church and its pastor cannot be held at the Catawba County Justice Center.
“Our primary concern is safety,” said Debra Bechtel, the attorney for Catawba County.Read Full Story
American Civil Liberties Union (Photo credit: Wikipedia)by Jack A. Smith, The Activist Newsletter, on Global Research.ca: http://www.globalresearch.caJack A. Smith is a frequent contributor to Global Research. Global Research Articles by Jack A. SmithGovernment surveillance and attacks on the privacy of American citizens were bad enough under the Bush regime but they are getting even worse during the Obama years.In addition to retaining President George W. Bush's many excesses, such as the...Read Full Story
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening legal action against as many as a dozen school districts from Maine to Mississippi unless they stop programs the group says illegally segregate boys and girls into single-sex classes and promote stereotypes.Read Full Story
Current issues being covered by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. And the American Civil Liberties Union The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Blending the expertise of lawyers, policy...read more
Georgia ACLU criticizes Gainesville, other CCA-operated jailsAccess North Georgia"This report documents serious abuses in Georgia detention centers requiring immediate action," said Azadeh Shahshahani, National Security/Immigrants' Rights Project Director with the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia.and more »
Civil Rights Defense Group Denounces Discrimination vs. Hispanics in DenverLatin American Herald TribuneDENVER – A national organization defending the civil rights of Latinos expressed its concern that the new map of city council districts in Denver discriminates against Hispanic voters. In a letter sent to the mayor and the 13 council members, ...and more »
Neil F. Freund Inducted into the International Society of BarristersHouston ChronicleNeil has extensive trial experience in all areas of the law, including commercial and business cases, catastrophic personal injury defense, wrongful death defense, professional malpractice defense, civil rights defense, products liability defense, ...and more »
N. Carolina school district accused of discrimating against LatinosFox NewsCharlotte – A North Carolina school system is defending itself against the accusations of two civil rights defense groups that it discriminates against the families of Hispanic students by not providing information in Spanish.and more »
WCSH-TVFederal lawsuit targets MaineCare cutsNECNThe lawsuit by Maine Equal Justice Partners and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation was brought on behalf of a Fort Fairfield man who lost his health care benefits while battling cancer. It also seeks class status for an estimated ...Suit Seeks to Restore Immigrants' MaineCare BenefitsMPBN NewsDHHS faces MaineCare lawsuitWLBZ-TVGroups sue Maine DHS over MaineCare cutsKennebec...
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes civil rights defense. The organization is based in New York, NY and managed by Nadeen Strossen. Its official home on the web is http://www.aclu.com