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This Week in Civil Liberties (11/09/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:29pm

How can you ensure your state officials protect your civil liberties?

In which state was a lawsuit filed regarding a new software patch installed on voting machines?

Ballot measure victories for the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Maine, Maryland  and Washington will likely affect which federal court’s decision on the Defense of Marriage Act?

Voters in which three states approved smart drug law reform regarding marijuana?

This Week in Civil Liberties (10/26/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 6:24pm

What new location tracking device could be used for invasive government surveillance?

The ACLU is seeking information from the federal government on its use of what kind of surveillance technology?

In which state did Marty Atencio die after being beaten by guards in one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Maricopa County jails?

The ACLU will be at the Supreme Court on Monday for our case against which law that authorized the NSA warrantless wiretapping program?

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?

This Week in Civil Liberties (10/12/12)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 2:10pm

A new report by the ACLU and Human Rights Watch finds that what kind of punishment works against rehabilitation of youth under 18 in jails and prisons?

Which court will decide on whether the University of Texas’s use of race in its admissions process is constitutional?

A federal district court in Idaho has called on which government agency to explain its arrest and imprisonment without charges of U.S. citizen Abdullah al-Kidd?

Which Senate committee missed the opportunity to ensure the DHS’s fusion center program safeguards Americans’ 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?

This Week in Civil Liberties (9/14/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 7:23pm

Which legislative body passed a five-year reauthorization of a law that gives vast, unchecked surveillance authority to the government?

How many ACLU affiliates participated in a coordinated records request to find out which law enforcement agencies use cell phone location data to track Americans?

In what year did Congress pass the only law protecting the privacy of your electronic communications? (Hint: The law is older than the Internet.)

What is the name of the man who died as a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay, despite having been cleared to go home on several occasions?

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?

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?

This Week in Civil Liberties (8/17/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 2:16pm

The ACLU is challenging a discriminatory single-sex education program in which state?

Which social networking site reversed its rejection of ads on marijuana legalization after the ACLU of Northern California and Electronic Frontier Foundation raised concerns for free speech?

By what percent has the average length of prison sentences in the U.S. increased since 1990?

At which Boston airport have TSA officers reported that TSA management’s "behavioral detection program" leads to racial profiling?

This Week in Civil Liberties (8/10/2012)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 11:20am

In which state did a charter school attempt to violate female students’ Title IX rights by forcing them to choose between taking a pregnancy test or getting kicked out of school?

Which ACLU affiliate recently released a report that documents unconstitutional police harassment of photographers?

Which constitutional amendment ought to protect the expression of “liking” something on Facebook?

Which court ruled this week that GPS tracking could be used against defendants who were tracked before the Supreme Court’s United States v. Jones decision?

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