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10/07/2011
This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (10/7/2011)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 5:38pm

What school, abiding by the American Counseling Association’s Code of Ethics, removed a student for refusing to counsel LGBT clients?

Who assaulted one of his students for wearing an LGBT t-shirt?

What list can you get on, but not off?

In which state is a law preventing kids from going to school, sick people from going to the hospital and victims from reporting crimes to the police?

What should the police have to do before attaching a GPS to your car?

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04/05/2013
This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (4/5/2013)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:23pm

What slang term written on a standardized test earned a Texas teen the excessive punishment of 4-days suspension?

In which state did correctional center staff restrain and torture a prisoner with pepper spray?

Which cybersecurity bill's privacy holes would allow companies to share Americans' private information unrelated to cyber threats with the government and other companies?

Which ACLU affiliate released a report this week on the prevalence of debtors' prisons in Ohio?

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01/04/2013
This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (1/4/2013)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:51pm

How many people were executed in the United States in 2012?

An extension to which law did President Obama sign this week in order to continue President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program for another five years?

In which city did a district attorney agree to withdraw subpoenas that infringed on two protestors’ free speech and privacy rights?

What federal immigration policy prevents immigrants from reporting crimes they have witnessed or experienced to law enforcement?

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10/19/2012
This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (10/19/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:59pm

A federal court ruled yesterday against which law that had made approximately 120,000 married same-sex couples ineligible for all of them 1,000+ federal programs where marriage makes a difference?

Which court is considering whether surveillance harms us even when we can’t confirm we’re being watched?

What surveillance technology could be used to create a database to track everywhere you’ve ever driven in your car?

This week the ACLU argued at Guantánamo against the censorship of what atrocity?

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09/28/2012
This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (9/28/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 2:19pm

Documents from which government agency show that federal law enforcement agencies now, more than ever, use “pen register” and “trap-and-trace” surveillance tools to track Americans’ electronic communications?

Which court did the ACLU ask this week to review a ruling on gene patenting?

A report by NYU and Stanford concludes that which government program has been “damaging and counterproductive” to the United States’ national security by turning the Pakistani public against U.S. policy?

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09/07/2012
This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (9/7/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 5:12pm

What smartphone manufacturer places persistent, unique identifiers in its smartphones that concern privacy experts?

The governor of which state could sign a bill this year to end the practice of shackling pregnant prisoners?

The Apple App Store’s “private censorship” of applications is criticized as infringing what First Amendment right?

Which Arizona law’s “show me your papers” provision will increase instances of racial profiling of Latinos?

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08/31/2012
This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (8/31/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:02pm

What agreement, being negotiated in secret, is a threat to free speech and intellectual property?

What does a rape victim think about politicians’ views on “legitimate rape” and a woman’s right to choose?

Which social networking company is appealing a court decision in order to protect one of its user’s right to free speech?

What new lie-detection technology could turn into a privacy nightmare?

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08/24/2012
This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (8/24/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 6:50pm

In which state did a school force students to attend a religious rally during which a minister gave a sermon to students, Christian rapper B-SHOC performed religious songs, and students were asked to fill out a form saying that they had accepted Jesus as their savior?

Which U.S. Representative’s comments on rape and abortion are emblematic of sentiment in many state legislatures? 

At what upcoming political events should you watch out for First Amendment violations by law enforcement?

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08/03/2012
This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (8/3/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:56pm

Which government agency is able to collect and share your personal information in the name of protecting national security?

In how many states have ACLU affiliates requested information on law enforcement’s use of license-plate tracking?

In which state is an ACLU affiliate challenging the state’s voter ID law that could disenfranchise more than one million voters?

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the ACLU’s challenge to what government blacklist should go forward?

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07/20/2012
This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (7/20/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:52pm

Which government agency monitors the private emails of its employees?

Which state is ready to illegally execute an intellectually disabled man on Monday?

Who is being sued by the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights for authorizing the drone-strike deaths of three U.S. citizens?

A school board in which state decided to end its practice of holding public high-school graduations at a church?

Why is the ACLU suing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio?

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