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Dec 11, 2013

"Mail Covers" Case Another Reminder That Oversight Is a Constant Battle

Free Speech and Pluralism

Last week I wrote about how a central problem with reliance on the FISA...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

Last week I wrote about how a central problem with reliance on the FISA...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
Dec 11, 2013

Disappeared, Threatened with Torture, and Still Seeking Accountability

A federal district court in Washington will hear arguments this afternoon in the ACLU's lawsuit on behalf of American...

By By Jonathan Hafetz, Associate Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law

A federal district court in Washington will hear arguments this afternoon in the ACLU's lawsuit on behalf of American...

By By Jonathan Hafetz, Associate Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law
Dec 10, 2013

How to Honor Mandela's Legacy

Today's worldwide celebrations of international Human Rights Day coincide with the commemoration of the life and legacy of the late Nelson Mandela – the freedom fighter, political prisoner, African...

By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program

Today's worldwide celebrations of international Human Rights Day coincide with the commemoration of the life and legacy of the late Nelson Mandela – the freedom fighter, political prisoner, African...

By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program
Dec 10, 2013

Redskins Wrong, But Legal

An earlier blog on this site argued, rightly, that Dan Snyder, owner of a certain Washington football club, should...

By By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

An earlier blog on this site argued, rightly, that Dan Snyder, owner of a certain Washington football club, should...

By By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Dec 9, 2013

Terri Burke on Free Speech Zone with @AlyonaMink

Students' Rights
Watch Terri Burke, ACLU of Texas Executive Director, on @HuffPostLive "Free Speech Zone" discussing the...
By By Dione Friends, Communications Coordinator, ACLU of Texas
Watch Terri Burke, ACLU of Texas Executive Director, on @HuffPostLive "Free Speech Zone" discussing the...
By By Dione Friends, Communications Coordinator, ACLU of Texas
Dec 9, 2013

Tech Giants Join the Fight for Our Constitutional Rights

For years now, the ACLU and a coalition of other civil rights and civil liberties organizations have been working to roll back the NSA’s unconstitutional warrantless surveillance regime. This past summer’s...

By By Gaurav Laroia, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

For years now, the ACLU and a coalition of other civil rights and civil liberties organizations have been working to roll back the NSA’s unconstitutional warrantless surveillance regime. This past summer’s...

By By Gaurav Laroia, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office