Free Talk Live - ACLU

Judge issues temporary court order to allow Christmas light "birdie".

zhaliberty — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:42:28 +0000

Louisiana woman in dispute with neighbors says F---you with Christmas light message. Police officer says it violates city obscenity statute... which doesn't exist. ACLU helps her in court. She's harassed by neighbors and police with other petty citations.

Vast New Spying Program Was Started in Secret on a Bogus Pretext

Jking8767 — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:12:29 +0000

The Wall Street Journal today published an in-depth review of a new, relatively unknown program run by the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). Although we have been warning about the dangers of the program for months, and I testified before Congress about the issue in July, the Journal’s story conveys how controversial the program was even inside the government. It also describes the broad scope of new authority the government is granting itself.

ACLU fights to stop government surveillance of US citizens

ecigarettes — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:13:41 +0000

Warrantless wiretaps intimidate several organizations and cast a chill over lawyers, journalists and human rights researchers - Are you, a US citizen, calling cousin Ivor in Budapest, or reaching out to your old pen pal Yasmeen in Sydney? The National Security Agency (NSA) can listen in on your personal cellphone or read what you might be emailing him or her from your personal computer without telling you. The Feds can listen in to you now, "whenever government deems it necessary for foreign intelligence reasons" Jaffer explained to me.

Brigham City, Utah Faces Legal Challenge Over Its 'Free-Speech Zones'

WaxCrax — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:40:09 +0000

The American Civil Liberties Union has sued a Utah city in federal court over a "free-speech zone" ordinance, saying the Orwellian-named measure unconstitutionally requires a permit for almost any form of public expression. "Under this ordinance, you would arguably have to apply for a permit to engage in nearly any speech in the city," he said.

ACLU: Extra-Judicial Killings Raise ‘Profound Legal Questions'

ZEUSLGN — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:26:59 +0000

“While [Attorney General Eric Holder's] speech is a gesture towards additional transparency, it is ultimately a defense of the government’s chillingly broad claimed authority to conduct targeted killings of civilians, including American citizens, far from any battlefield without judicial review or public scrutiny.”

An animated musical video about photographer's rights.

XD45 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:21 +0000

An animated musical video about photographer's rights. Presented by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Gregory Brothers and the ACLU.

Safety in Numbers? Prison Population Statistics - NY vs. IN

KareFree — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:48:28 +0000

In the last decade, New York drastically reduced its prison population and at the same time experienced a huge drop in crime. Indiana, on the other hand, drastically increased its prison population — and consequently the burden to taxpayers — while seeing a much smaller drop in crime than the national average.