Civil liberties

  A United States Circuit Court of Appeals panel of judges handed a decisive defeat to the ACLU last week that stated the Central Intelligence Agency doesn't have to release documents regarding its use of waterboarding, or a photograph of the suspected terrorist, Abu Zubaydah, taken around the time that he was subjected to "enhanced interrogation techniques."   This was yet another defeat suffered by the American Civil Liberties Union in its...  

LOS ANGELES The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Dinuba Unified School District for reportedly segregating Englishlanguage learners from their peers and denying them access to an equal education Mark Rosenbaum an attorney with the ACLU said this  

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico praised today’s ruling by the First Circuit Court of Appeals that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional because it denies married LGBT couples the same federal benefits available...  

ALCU officials claim that the ban violates the first amendment right to free speech. The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a 2008 Indiana law that bars convicted sex offenders from social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. ALCU officials ...  

The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to keep off the Nov. 6 ballot a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show a photo ID. The ACLU petition, filed Wednesday, May 30, argues that the ballot question is misleading and fails to inform voters of changes in election law that could undermine their right to vote. "The question is misleading and false," said Charles Samuelson, ACLU...  

The ACLU announced a lawsuit Wednesday against a California school district, claiming it is failing its ESL (English as a Second Language) students. The American Civil Liberties Union announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the Central Valley's ...  

An Aurora couple is part of the group of gay and lesbian plaintiffs to who, with the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit against Illinois marriage law. Kirsten and Tanya Lyonsford of Aurora met at work when they played a game of “Diversity Bingo” and found that they both identified as gay/lesbian -- they are together 13 years later and the parents of two young children. In the complaint, the couples describe how it feels to be that...  

LOS ANGELES—The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Central Valley school district, alleging its program to teach English to elementary school children is ineffective and violates the students' constitutional rights. The ACLU filed the ...  

The two lawsuits – brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois and the New York-based Lambda Legal – represent 25 couples statewide. Both challenge a state law that defines marriage as between a man and woman, arguing that the ...  

[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [official website] lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] against the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official websites] Wednesday seeking information on the use of electronic surveillance tools. At issue are tools called pen registers and trap and trace devices which allow law enforcement to monitor phone calls, emails and websites...  

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.  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The American Civil Liberties Union says single-gender classes in three West Virginia county school systems are illegal.Media outlets report that the ACLU sent letters Monday to school officials in Cabell, Kanawha and Wood counties aski...  

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) -- The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Franklin County Commissioners to force them to stop opening meetings with a prayer. The Tuesday commission meetings traditionally started with a ...  

The American Civil Liberties Union sued Escondido Wednesday, arguing that two men who were protesting near police driver’s license/DUI checkpoints in the city had their First Amendment rights of free speech quashed by officers three times.  

STUART — Martin County Schools got an A from the American Civil Liberties Union when it comes to letting parents know they don't need their child's Social Security number to enroll him in school. Other Treasure Coast districts didn't score as ...