The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) consists of two separate non-profit organizations: the ACLU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization which focuses on litigation and communication efforts, and the American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)(4) organization which focuses on legislative lobbying. The ACLU's stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and community education. Founded in 1920 by Crystal Eastman and Roger Baldwin, the ACLU was the successor organization to the earlier National Civil Liberties Bureau founded during World War I. The ACLU reported over 500,000 members at the end of 2005.
Source: The Huffington Post
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) Islamic leaders say they are shocked that a review by New Jersey's state attorney general into the New York Police Department's secret surveillance operation targeting Muslim businesses and mosques in New Jersey found the NYPD did no ...
Full article at: The Huffington Post
More like this 2 hours ago
Source: The Age
'Barack Obama has been much worse than his Republican predecessor.' Photo: Reuters Obama has destroyed more civil liberties than Bush ever did. IT'S been fun for the left in Australia to fixate on the Republican candidates for the America ...
Full article at: The Age
More like this 3 hours ago
Source: Beaumont Enterprise
The school year is just about to wrap, so as you embark on the long weekend consider this: How would you feel if your school district used GPS to track your kid? Think of it as a sort of kiddie lojack or one of those “house arrest” anklets; an ...
Full article at: Beaumont Enterprise
More like this 7 hours ago
Source: The Salisbury Daily Times
ANNAPOLIS -- The ACLU of Maryland, wanting specifics regarding disciplinary measures against a trooper who used the N-word during a police investigation in Princess Anne, is asking a higher court to overturn a decision by the Circuit Co ...
Full article at: The Salisbury Daily Times
More like this 11 hours ago
Source: Tallahassee.com
WASHINGTON — Almost from the time he took over NASA in 2009, Charles F. Bolden Jr.- 12:02 am Below is a copy of the speech Melanie Brewster delivered to her fellow 2012 Maclay School graduates...- 12:15 am Tallahassee Police res ...
Full article at: Tallahassee.com
More like this 13 hours ago
Source: Albuquerque Journal
Reaction to the news that District Attorney Kari Brandenburg agreed to indefinitely suspend the investigative grand juries’ role in police shooting cases was, for the most part, positive Friday — aside from the Albuquerque police union. “We really ...
Full article at: Albuquerque Journal
More like this 14 hours ago
Source: The Clarion-Ledger
Jackson Public Schools will no longer handcuff students to poles or other objects and will train staff at its alternative school on better methods of discipline. Mississippi's second-largest school district agreed Fr ...
Full article at: The Clarion-Ledger
More like this 14 hours ago
Source: The Lakeland Ledger
TITUSVILLE | The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and an anti-censorship group sent the Brevard County Commission a letter urging the officials to put a controversial erotic novel back on its library shelves. ...
Full article at: The Lakeland Ledger
More like this 17 hours ago
Source: LehighValleyLive.com
Men from the Christian group Gideons International were handing out orange, pocket-sized copies of the New Testament to students. “They obstructed our way to buses and the parking lot and made sure each student got a chance to receive a copy,” Pfeifer sa ...
Full article at: LehighValleyLive.com
More like this 17 hours ago
Read More American Civil Liberties Union Stories