This Week in Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Liberties (05/17/2013)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:39pm

 

In which state was a Heights High School senior class president suspended and banned from delivering his scheduled convocation speech because of a harmless tweet?

Which political group was unfairly targeted for aggressive enforcement by the IRS?

In which state was a transgender student humiliated by school administrators who misgendered him by placing his name on the ballot for prom queen?

This Week in Civil Liberties (04/19/2013)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 1:08pm

In which state does middle school student Jordan Anderson continue to face discrimination for standing up to religious indoctrination in his public school?

Fill in the blank: the ACLU argued in front of the Supreme Court this week that ____ should not be patentable.

Why is a 10-year-old rightfully scared of cops policing his elementary school?

Which federal court decided this week that states may not routinely compel drivers to submit to a blood test in drunk-driving cases without consent and without a warrant?

This Week in Civil Liberties (04/12/2013)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:40pm

Which court will hear the ACLU's case against gene patenting on Monday?

Which tax collection agency can read your emails without a warrant?

Which intergovernmental organization has demanded answers for U.S. human rights violations regarding solitary confinement, felon disfranchisement, and discriminatory enforcement of criminal law?

True or false. Corporate greed spurs drug-testing companies to push lawmakers to institute mandatory, suspicionless drug-testing laws that violate the Fourth Amendment.

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?

This Week in Civil Liberties (03/29/2013)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:40pm

A document uncovered by which ACLU affiliate shows that federal investigators were routinely using a cell phone surveillance tool but withholding information on the technology from the courts in applications for electronic surveillance orders?

Which federal court heard arguments this week on behalf of Edie Windsor against the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act?

Which state enacted a law that bans most abortions in the state?

What government blacklist violates the due process rights of 13 ACLU plaintiffs by denying them the ability to travel by plane without a way to get off the blacklist?

This Week in Civil Liberties (03/22/2013)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 5:08pm

How many friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed in support of Edie Windsor case against the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)?

What bill has been proposed a second time with no changes to the privacy problems that caused President Obama to threaten a veto last year?

Which Senators proposed a bill that would require law enforcement to get a warrant before access your email and other online communications?

This Week in Civil Liberties (03/15/2013)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:43pm

Criticism of what Electronic Arts game demonstrates the digital divide experienced by the 19 million Americans who don't have broadband access and those who do?

Which state will finally allow DREAMers, federally authorized to live and work in the United States, to get their driver's licenses?

How many times did the government refuse to release information requested under the Freedom of Information Act in 2012?

This Week in Civil Liberties (03/08/2013)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:24pm

Nine-year-old Aiyana Jones was mistakenly killed by local police after they used what weapon of war?

Which private prison company fabricated facts on prisoner abuse and doctored its own Wikipedia page to fight bad publicity?

Which state overrode its governor's veto and instituted a ban on abortions after 12 weeks – the most extreme abortion ban in the country?

Is your state moving forward to protect your privacy against domestic drone surveillance?

This Week in Civil Liberties (03/01/2013)

By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 4:43pm

What types of data can be pulled off of a seized iPhone by law enforcement agents using forensic analysis tools?

The U.S. Marshals Service experimented with what new surveillance tool, according to documents released this week?

What immigration program would infringe on Americans’ right to privacy and possibly mischaracterize millions of Americans as ineligible to work in the U.S.?

True or False: Congress could trim the budget by reducing the federal prison population.

This Week in Civil Liberties (02/22/2013)

By Amanda Corlett, ACLU at 4:13pm

How did President Obama respond when asked whether or not his administration can kill a United States citizen - while on U. S. soil - suspected of terrorist activities?

What new drone-based surveillance technology can track a car or pedestrian in high definition anywhere in the U.S.?

Which Florida university has granted sports stadium naming rights to a notorious private prison company?

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