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ACLU Sues Law Enforcement for Shielding President
Bush From Protestors
The ACLU and the ACLU of New Mexico
filed a lawsuit on January 15, 2008, on behalf of several New Mexico residents
and advocacy organizations who were made to stand more than 150 yards away from
the site of a fundraiser being attended by the president as they peacefully
protested the views of the administration, while a group of people expressing
support for President Bush were allowed to stand only a few feet from the
fundraiser site. Learn
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Journalists Win Appeal In FBI Brutality Case
SAN
JUAN, PR – A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that an unprovoked attack
on journalists by FBI agents would clearly violate the Fourth
Amendment. The
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed an
earlier decision to
dismiss a lawsuit brought by the American Civil
Liberties Union on behalf of
journalists who were kicked, punched and
pepper sprayed by FBI agents as they
attempted to report on the search
of a San Juan apartment.
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ACLU Appeals Conviction Of Pennsylvania Man Charged With Harassment For Contacting His Public Officials For Help (7/23/2008)
PITTSBURGH - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed an appeal in the state Superior Court on behalf of Bridgeville, PA resident Marshall Pappert, who was found guilty of harassment after he complained to the Bridgeville borough manager about the noise and pollution caused by a concrete manufacturing plant across the street from his home.
Palm Beach Student's Rights Upheld by 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pledge of Allegiance Case (7/23/2008)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today claimed victory in its federal lawsuit, Cameron Frazier v. Cynthia Alexandre et al, as the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier District Court decision preventing a Palm Beach County school from requiring a student from standing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The court left the decision that Cameron Frazier's rights were violated untouched while leaving the door open for additional lawsuits by refusing to rule on the statute as it applies across the board to all students.
Federal Court Once Again Upholds Ban On Unconstitutional Internet Censorship Law (7/22/2008)
PHILADELPHIA - In a clear victory for free speech today, a federal court once again upheld a ban on a law that would criminalize constitutionally protected speech on the Internet. The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the unconstitutional Child Online Protection Act (COPA) on behalf of a broad coalition of writers, artists and health educators who use the internet to communicate constitutionally protected speech.
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