Civil liberties

Civil-Liberties Watchdogs Say Proposed Cordoba House Islamic Cultural Center Near New York's Ground Zero Is Likely to Come Under Intense U.S. Government Surveillance Once It's Completed; ACLU Sues FBI for Information on the Bureau's Surveillance of Muslims in California and Elsewhere; FBI Says No Probable Cause -- or Warrant -- Is Required for Such SurveillanceAs controversy over a proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque to be built two blocks from New York's Ground Zero continues to rage...Read Full Story

Civil-Liberties Watchdogs Say Proposed Cordoba House Islamic Cultural Center Near New York's Ground Zero Is Likely to Come Under Intense U.S. Government Surveillance Once It's Completed; ACLU Sues FBI for Information on the Bureau's Surveillance of Muslims in California and Elsewhere; FBI Says No Probable Cause -- or Warrant -- Is Required for Such Surveillance  As controversy over a proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque to be built two blocks from New York's Ground Zero continues to...Read Full Story

Digital Data Transmitter Pursuing Your Passion for Digital Life ABOUT PRIVACY POLICY INTERESTING POSTS 27 Mar Posted by doubledt as News A US appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit, brought by civil liberties and other groups, challenging the legality of a controversial government law allowing the surveillance of residents’ telephone calls and email messages. The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in an opinion issued Monday, overturned a lower court ruling that...Read Full Story

As the government relies on social networks and mobile communications to track terrorist threats, privacy is increasingly at risk of collateral damage in cyberspace. Created in 2004, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is charged with making sure those concerns are "appropriately considered," and "balanced with the need" for government action in the fight against terrorism. Unfortunately, the Board has lain dormant since 2008 due to vacancies, but that may soon change as President...Read Full Story

Our Chicago Defense Lawyers applaud the ACLU for taking on the Illinois State Police over the agency’s “intelligence gathering” on the citizens of Illinois. ACLU sues state police over intelligence gathering The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois filed a lawsuit in Cook County today, seeking records on how the Illinois State Police protects people’s privacy while combing through databases compiling evidence of criminal activity. The Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center...Read Full Story

Domestic Spying Rises to Cold War Levels — Dark Government The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released numerous reports of increased government spying on American citizens. Once upon an unhappy time, U.S. law enforcement agencies, from the FBI to local police, had a history of political spying during the Cold War. The ACLU said that the old political spying tendencies are running high again. Individuals and groups are being monitored and harassed for “little more than peacefully...Read Full Story

France24Civil liberties groups sue over US effort to kill US terrorism suspectsWashington PostThe American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the US government's authority to target and kill US citizens outside of war zones when they are suspected of ...ACLU Sues US Over Targeted Assassination of Citizen-Terrorist SuspectsBloombergNY groups seek DC order blocking targeted killingsThe Associated PressRights groups sue to...Read Full Story

If we are ever going to break down the borders that exist between people, nobody should be subjected to second class citizenship. Those who are honest will admit that, in many circumstances, people are treated differently based on their religious beliefs or lack thereof, racial or ethnic classification, and even their weight. But how much consideration, if any, is given to the discrimination to which single, unmarried people are subjected in this society? Does it sound silly? Before I say...Read Full Story

The End of the Constitution, will you stand Idly by as the Terrorists steal Your Rights?Thursday, March 08, 2012 11:34:19The latest act by the terrorists in Washington is an attack on the 1st Amendment. The Senate traitors have already passed it , so now all that remains is for the traitor in Chief to sign it into law, with'grave reservations'. The it is HB347, which kills the 1st Amendment and criminalizes the act of protest . I urge you to google HB347 for yourself. The fear mongers have...Read Full Story

Preparing for the Final Takedown?Dr. Andrew BosworthGlobalResearch.caMonday, November 28, 2011http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va=27907There is a shocking piece of legislation working its way through Congress. A Defense Authorization bill for 2012 allows for military detentions of American citizens on American soil. These can be indefinite detentions, with no trial.The American Civil Liberties Union statement (more of an alert) on November 23, 2011 deserves special attention...Read Full Story