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• American Sues F.B.I., Saying He Was Detained in Africa

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Amir Meshal said he was detained and mistreated in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia in 2007 with the approval of the United States.
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• National Briefing | South: Florida: Lawsuit Over Education

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit saying state officials were failing to ensure that students in Palm Beach County get a good education.
  4 days ago

• Florida Officials Fail to Provide Quality Education, Suit Claims

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  The American Civil Liberties Union, citing low graduation rates, says officials are violating a requirement in the Florida Constitution.
  5 days ago

• National Briefing | Midwest: Illinois: Order Delays Abortion Law

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  A judge has issued a temporary restraining order delaying enforcement of a law requiring doctors to notify parents of teenagers seeking an abortion.
  5 days ago

• Byrnes calls for repeal of Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban

  
  Michigan Messenger — Authority: 668
  LANSING — Following up on a June surprise , Michigan House Speaker Pro Tem Pam Byrnes on Wednesday announced she had introduced legislation to roll back a 2004 constitutional amendment which bans same-sex marriage in the state. Pam Byrnes Byrnes, a Democrat from Washtenaw County’s Lyndon Township, ...
  6 days ago

• Judge OKs Challenge to Patents on Human Genes

  
  Newsvine - JCAtom's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 125
  A federal judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit can move forward against the Patent and Trademark Office and the research company that was awarded exclusive rights to human genes known to detect early signs of breast and ovarian cancer.More Articles
  1 week ago

• Patents On Genes Can Be Challenged, Court Rules

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 589
  A federal district court ruled today that patients and scientists can challenge patents on human genes in court. And the move allows a lawsuit challenging patents on two human genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer to move forward, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and the Public ...
  1 week ago

• Boulder DA Stan Garnett and the ACLUs Mark Silverstein weigh in post-Mall Crawl and Naked Pumpkin Run

  
  The Latest Word — Authority: 677
  We still dont know all the particulars about the Halloween festivities on Boulders Pearl Street Mall on Saturday; at this writing, the Boulder Police Department is still gathering informa...
  1 week ago

• Blacks vying for all-white Md. council

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 457
  Greenbelt, a city that prides itself on its heritage as a New Deal-era social experiment, is finding its commitment to inclusiveness tested as two black candidates contend for seats on its all-white City Council in Tuesdays elections. Until this year, only two blacks had ever run for the council and none had been ...
  1 week ago

• ACLU sues Smith-Green Schools and principal on cheerleaders’ behalf

  
  BuscoVoice — Authority: 143
  According to a Journal-Gazette article today written by Rebecca Green, the American Civil Liberties Union has sued Smith-Green Community School Corp. and a principal in federal court on behalf of two girls punished for summer postings on MySpace. More ...
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• John Pemberton Jr., Civil Rights Crusader, Dies at 90

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Mr. Pemberton, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union during the turbulent 1960s, helped double its size and shift its focus to the criminal courts.
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• Shiawassee County school district to rescind decision to remove gay history month display

  
  Michigan Messenger — Authority: 668
  A local Shiawassee County school board plans to hold a meeting as soon as Monday to rescind a decision it made Oct. 23 to order the removal of an extracurricular club display honoring gay history month. “We have violated the First Amendment rights of the students and the Diversity Club,” Maureen Stanley, ...
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• ACLU sues Smith-Green Schools and principal on cheerleaders’ behalf

  
  BuscoVoice — Authority: 143
  According to a Journal-Gazette article today written by Rebecca Green, the American Civil Liberties Union has sued Smith-Green Community School Corp. and a principal in federal court on behalf of two girls punished for summer postings on MySpace. More ...
  1 week ago

• National Briefing | West: California: Court to Reconsider Secrets Case

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will reconsider a decision allowing a lawsuit against a company suspected of involvement in C.I.A. “extraordinary rendition” flights in which detainees were transferred to other countries.
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• ACLU criticizes cops attempts to lean on Boulder Mall Crawl advocates

  
  The Latest Word — Authority: 677
  A few weeks back, we told you about a Facebook page that urged a revival of the Boulder Mall Crawl, an annual Halloween event squelched in the early 90s for being a little too popular (and...
  2 weeks ago

• Nuff said

  
  IntLawGrrls — Authority: 481
  Last night, I had the honor of meeting Linn Duvall Harwell, the co-founder of the Clara Bell Duvall Reproductive Freedom Project of the ACLU of Pennsylvania , at an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of that organization. Linn told us stories of marching for womens rights with the National Organization for ...
  2 weeks ago

• Judge Rules Against Sheriff in Jail Abortion Dispute

  
  National Newswire — Authority: 108
  B. Thomas Cooper - Editor Sound and Recording - blogment - National News wire - The Infinite Echo Sheriff Joe Arpaio , the man who bills himself as “Americas Toughest Sheriff“, has been dealt a stinging rebuke by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge who has ruled the Sheriff cannot demand inmates ...
  3 weeks ago

• Obamas Nominee for EEOC Promotes Polygamy and Homosexuality

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
    President Barack Obama has nominated a Georgetown University law professor, Chai R. Feldblum, to the Equal Employment Opportunity Council. Feldblum, a lesbian activist lawyer, formerly worked for the American Civil Liberties Union, the Human Rights Campaign Fund, and in the mid-1980s clerked for Justice Harry A. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Court Rules Arizona Sheriff Can Not Block Inmates Access to Abortion Care

  
  RHRealityCheck.org — Authority: 717
  The Arizona Sheriff who took it upon himself to block inmates lawful access to abortion services and who also required they pay an extra "tax" for access to abortion services can no longer require inmates seeking abortion care to prepay their transportation and security costs before they can obtain an abortion, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Star Wars Star Wars Darth Vader Figural Mug

  
  Most-Gifted-Toys.com — Authority: 156
  Star Wars Star Wars Darth Vader Figural Mug Drink deeply from the dark side with Darth Vader! Features a removable helmet. Let the Dark Lord of the Sith watch over your coffee! Let Darth Vader watch over your coffee as you drink deeply from the dark side with the [...]
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