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Congress Can Create a Smarter Criminal Justice System
The following op-ed was originally published by The Hill.
By By Laura W. Murphy, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office & Sandra Fulton, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
"Mail Covers" Case Another Reminder That Oversight Is a Constant Battle
Last week I wrote about how a central problem with reliance on the FISA Court as a principal pillar of NSA oversight is that the court, in an environment of extreme secrecy and without an adversarial proceeding, has no reliable means of determining whether its orders have been carried out. We have learned plenty in recent months about the agency’s failure to follow the law.
By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
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 citizen Amir Meshal. In 2007, FBI agents orchestrated Mr. Meshal's secret detention for four months in East Africa. During that time, Mr. Meshal was threatened with torture and rendered between three different countries – Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia – in an attempt to coerce a false confession from him. He was never charged with a crime.
By By Jonathan Hafetz, Associate Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law
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 National Congress leader, and first president of post-apartheid South Africa.
By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program
Redskins Wrong, But Legal
An earlier blog on this site argued, rightly, that Dan Snyder, owner of a certain Washington football club, should voluntarily change the name of his team. He should. It's demeaning and wrong, full stop.
By By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Terri Burke on Free Speech Zone with @AlyonaMink
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By By Dione Friends, Communications Coordinator, ACLU of Texas
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 revelations made the extent of this surveillance even more clear — and even more frightening.
By By Gaurav Laroia, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
It Was Never About the Cake
Today I celebrate the decision from Colorado administrative law judge Robert N. Spencer who found that my son and his now-husband could not be discriminated against by a bakery.
By By Deborah Munn
On the Agenda: December 9-13
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Washington is in full holiday mode after the National Christmas Tree was lit last Friday evening. For too many political observers, however, it’s hard to look at the festive décor without thinking of what comes after the holidays are through: 2014 and its midterm elections.
By By Meghan Groob, Media Relations Associate, ACLU
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