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For friends in California: Vote No on Prop 8

October 30, 2008 By ACLUm blog

The freedom to marry is secure in Massachusetts for now, but a victory for opponents in California could embolden attempts to try again here. The national ACLU, which works with the No on Prop 8 campaign, has produced this video featuring … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay-marriage, lgbt-rights

FYI: FBI

October 3, 2008 By ACLUm blog

The ACLU and others condemn the guidelines as a major step backward toward FBI abuses of the past, such as surveillance of civil rights and anti-war activists such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In August, we urged people to contact … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, fbi, privacy, surveilliance

Read a Banned Book — CORRECTED

September 30, 2008 By ACLUm blog

... or at least this illustrated history of book banning in honor of Banned Books Week, which is now, Sept. 27 - Oct. 4. Here, too, is Ban this Booklist, a top-50 from the ACLU of books that touch on civil liberties themes -- and which have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, banned-books, free-speech

When Checks and Balances Fail

September 12, 2008 By ACLUm blog

WHAT: When Checks and Balances Fail: The Media and Civil Liberties in the 2008 Election WHO: Eric Alterman, The Nation Ellen Hume, MIT Center for Future Civic Media Callie Crossley, Program Manager for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, election, media

War crimes conference in Andover this weekend

September 11, 2008 By ACLUm blog

Laura Rótolo, Attorney and Human Rights Fellow for the ACLU of Massachusetts, will take part in a conference this weekend called The Justice Robert Jackson Conference on the Planning for Prosecution of High Level American War Criminals. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, rule-of-law, war-crimes

Comic Relief: Problems that don’t exist

September 9, 2008 By ACLUm blog

As the election gets closer, here's the latest comic that artist Matt Bors does for the ACLU: Problems That Don't Exist: Flag Burners … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, free-speech

Sloppy DNA databanks

September 8, 2008 By ACLUm blog

If you weren't sure what would happen to it or how it might eventually be used, would that make you more likely or less likely to voluntarily provide a DNA sample for a criminal investigation? That's the point behind a great Globe editorial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, privacy

Are newspapers doomed?

August 28, 2008 By ACLUm blog

And no one really seems to know what to do about it.  Over the last year, I've had the chance to go to a couple of panel discussions about the future of the news business, and the dominant themes seemed to be:People don't want to read … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, blogs, civil-liberties, election, media, newspapers

Kennedy takes lead against new FBI spying powers

August 26, 2008 By ACLUm blog

The only good news is that, last week, along with Sen. Russ Feingold (Wis.), Sen. Richard Durbin (Ill.), and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), Sen. Kennedy signed a letter asking Mukasey to delay issuing the new guidelines until they have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, fbi, kennedy, spying

Judge lifts gag order on MIT students who found Charlie Card flaws

August 19, 2008 By ACLUm blog

Today the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU of Massachusetts convinced a federal judge to lift a gag order on three MIT students who researched flaws in the MBTA's fare payment system.  Essentially, the students had found a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, mbta, mit

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