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On the Agenda: Week of May 14–18, 2012

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 12:39pm
This week the House will debate the NDAA for fiscal year 2013. We'll be monitoring the debate and pulling for an amendment that fixes the terrible detention ... Read More

On the Agenda: Week of April 30 – May 5, 2012

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 12:00pm
Congress is out this week, but May will be a busy month with cybersecurity in the Senate, the 2013 NDAA and the arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Read More

On the Agenda: Week of April 23 – 27, 2012

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 12:04pm
This week, Wednesday is a big day for immigrants' rights advocates: The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Arizona v. United States, the Justice Department's ... Read More

On the Agenda: Week of April 16 – 20, 2012

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 11:29am
Congress is back in session, so we've got a busy week ahead. Read More

On the Agenda: Week of April 9-13, 2012

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 12:02pm
Congress is still in recess this week, but we're looking ahead and planning on some big events later in the month. Read More

On the Agenda: Week of April 2-6, 2012

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 12:56pm
Congress is in recess this week and next, so it's quiet on the legislative front. Today in prisoners' rights, ACLU National Prison Project director David Fathi will ... Read More

On the Agenda: March 26-30, 2012

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 10:20am
All eyes will be on the Supreme Court this week, as the justices hear a case that challenges President Obama's health care law. As we explain below, the Court will ... Read More

On the Agenda: March 19 - 23, 2012

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 12:10pm
This week, the Senate is expected to begin floor consideration of S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. There are multiple areas of ACLU ... Read More

This Week in Civil Liberties (3/16/2012)

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 5:30pm
What kind of information do Kansas lawmakers want to withhold from expecting mothers? Over in Arizona, what do that state's legislators want to make a fireable ... Read More

On the Agenda: March 12 - 16, 2012

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 12:02pm
The House is in recess this week, but we've got a couple of Senate hearings and a filing in our Predator Drone Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, which seeks the ... Read More
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