more footnotes date June 2011 Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Renov. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ArgueDate March 19 ArgueYear 1997 DecideDate June 26 DecideYear 1997 FullName Janet Reno , Attorney General of the United States , et al. v. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion , et al. USVol 521 USPage 844 Citation 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2334 138 L.Ed.2d 874 Docket 96 511 Prior Prelim. injunction granted 3 judge court, E.D. Penn. 1996 expedited review by S.Ct. per CDA 561 Holding 223 a 1 B , 223 a 2 , 223 d of the CDA ... U.S. Const. amend. I UnitedStatesCode 47 223 Renov. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion , ussc 521 844 ... speech state expanded DEFAULTSORT RenoV. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Category United States Supreme ... Category 1997 in United States case law Category Pornography law Category Cases related to the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ... station for broadcasting George Carlin s monologue titled Filthy Words . In Renov. ACLU , though ... . In Renov. ACLU , however, the Court ruled that the time, place, and manner regulation ... cite book chapter Renov. ACLU last Fraleigh first Douglas title Free Speech on Trial Communication ... Kim L. authorlink coauthors year 1997 month title In the Wake of Renov. ACLU The Continued Struggle ...?id 1658 First Amendment Library entry on Renov. ACLU External links http caselaw.lp.findlaw.com ... was that similar decency laws had been upheld in three prior Supreme Court decisions Ginsberg v. New York 1968 F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation 1978 and Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. 1986 and that the CDA should be similarly upheld. In F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation , the Supreme Court had upheld ... of affirmative steps to access explicit material. Finally, in Renton v. Playtime Theaters, Inc. , the Supreme ... American University International Law Review volume 13 issue pages 765 issn 1520 460X url accessdate quote cite book last Axelrod Contrada first Joan title Reno vs. ACLU Internet Censorship publisher ... more details
for the similarly named 2004 case dealing with electronic privacy AmericanCivilLibertiesUnionv. Ashcroft Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Ashcroft v. ACLU ArgueDate November 28 ArgueYear 2001 DecideDate May 13 DecideYear 2002 FullName John Ashcroft, Attorney General v. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ... Constitution U.S. Const. amend. I Ashcroft v. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion , 535 U.S. 564 2002 also called Ashcroft v. ACLU or Ashcroft v. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion was a 2002 United States legal court case involving the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion and the United States government. The Supreme ... or most efficient way to protect children from harmful online content. Time line June 1997 In Renov. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion , anti indecency provisions of the Communications Decency Act are struck ... Cases related to the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ... Legal Director Ann Beeson US1stAmendment speech state expanded DEFAULTSORT AmericanCivilLibertiesUnionV. Ashcroft 2002 Category United States Supreme Court cases Category United States obscenity ... Circuit. ACLU v. Reno, 217 F.3d 162, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 14419 3d Cir. Pa., 2000 Subsequent On remand ACLU v. Ashcroft, 322 F.3d 240 3d Cir. 2003 affirmed , 542 U.S. 656 2004 Holding The Court found ... was found unconstitutional in the decision of Renov. ACLU, because in the CDA the internet was held ... Constitution First Amendment majority opinion . This decision came just four weeks after Ashcroft v ... content, drawing on language from the landmark Miller v. California case to better define the term ... to the Communications Act of 1934 , to address the concerns from the Reno case. 1999 A judge ... effect. ACLU v. Ashcroft The case ACLU v. Ashcroft started on January 11, 1999. According to Clarence ... those of the American Association of University Women , and the AIDS Quilt. This is an extreme ... imposes only a modest burden on protected speech . She uses the Miller v. California case ... more details
Infobox Court Case name AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion of New Jersey v. Schundler court United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit image US CourtOfAppeals 3rdCircuit Seal.png imagesize imagelink imagealt caption full name The AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion of New Jersey , on behalf of its members, Robert Lander, Adam Jacobs, Joel Solow and Ann Sorrel v. Bret Schundler , in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Jersey City, New Jersey The City Council of Jersey City, New Jersey City of Jersey City, New Jersey date decided February 16, 1999 citations Case citation 168 F.3d 92 3rd Cir. 1999 transcripts judges Richard Lowell Nygaard , Samuel Alito , and Marjorie O. Rendell prior actions subsequent actions opinions Majority Alito br Dissent Nygaard keywords AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion of New Jersey v. Schundler 1999 is a United States federal case establishing standards for a government ... law Category 1999 in religion Category Cases related to the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion case law ..., 1999. In its decision, which relied heavily on the earlier case County of Allegheny v. ACLU , the court ... v. Schundler, 931 F.Supp. 1180 D.N.J. 1995 , and a prior panel of our court affirmed that decision. ACLU of N.J. v. Schundler, 104 F.3d 1435, 1444 50 1997 . Jersey City subsequently moved for relief from that order under Rule 60 b 5 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, contending that the Supreme Court s intervening decision in Agostini v. Felton, 521 U.S. 203, 117 S. Ct. 1997 1997 , had ... Court in Lynch v. Donnelly , 465 U.S. 668 1984 , and County of Allegheny v. Greater Pittsburgh ... display is likewise constitutional. External links wikisource inline ACLU v. Schundler http vls.law.vill.edu locator 3d Feb1999 99a2070p.asc Opinion in ACLU v. Schundler http atheism.about.com library decisions holydays bldec ACLUSchundler.htm ACLU v. Schundler at about.com US1stAmendment establishment state expanded DEFAULTSORT Aclu V. Schundler Category United States Court of Appeals for the Third ... more details
for the similarly named 2002 case dealing with protection of minors Ashcroft v. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion update date March 2009 AmericanCivilLibertiesUnionv. Ashcroft filed April 9, 2004 in the United States is a lawsuit filed on behalf of a formerly unknown ISP owner by the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion against the Federal government of the United States U.S. federal government . In 2010, it was revealed that John Doe was in fact Nicholas Merrill of Calyx Internet Access. ref name zetwir1 Merrill was subject to National Security Letter s NSLs from the Federal Bureau of Investigation requiring the release of private information and under a gag order forbidding any public discussion of the issues. In September 2004, Judge Victor Marrero of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down the NSL provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act . This prompted ... NYCLU New York CivilLibertiesUnion ref See also Warrant canary References references ref name ... decision.pdf Court decision on ACLU web site, pdf file http www.aclu.org national security doe v holder Doe v. Holder Internet Service Provider s NSL , ACLU DEFAULTSORT AmericanCivilLibertiesUnionV. Ashcroft 2004 Category United States civil rights case law Category Electronic Frontier Foundation Category United States district court cases Category USA PATRIOT Act Category Cases related to the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ... was dismissed by Doe I v. Gonzales , 449 F.3d 415 2d Cir. 2006 because Congress amended ... v. Gonzales . On September 6, 2007, Judge Marrero struck down the NSL provision of the revised Act .... ref name lipnyt1 Challenge of the lawsuit and arguments Image Aclu v ashcroft redacted.jpg right .... ref http wendy.seltzer.org brooklaw infopriv Doe v Gonzales.html ref The government was expected ... ref cite web title Doe v. Holder Challenging Patriot Act s National Security Letter provision and associated ... more details
AmericanCivilLibertiesUnionv. Department of Defense Case citation Case No 04 CV 4151 ACLU v. DoD , is a case in United States Federal Court wherein the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion sued the United States Department of Defense Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency under the Freedom of Information Act for the release of still secret materials &mdash specifically those related to Abu Ghraib prison abuse abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad , Iraq , during the U.S. military Occupation of Iraq . According to already public reports, the abuse began in mid 2003 and was ended in late 2003. Public news reports of the abuse first appeared in April 2004. Since 2003, the government has released more than 100,000 pages. These documents show both that hundreds of prisoners were tortured in the custody of the CIA and Department of Defense, and that the torture policies were devised and developed at the highest levels of the Bush administration. ref cite web title ACLU v. Department of Defense Torture FOIA url https www.aclu.org national security aclu v department defense ref In late September, 2005, Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein , though affirming the Glomar response can neither confirm nor deny for some documents, found that the ACLU case for Freedom of Information Act United States FOIA disclosure was stronger, and that the Glomar application to certain documents was not valid. http www.nysd.uscourts.gov courtweb pdf D02NYSC 05 05912.PDF pdf Notes reflist External links http www.aclunc.org aclunews news0505 torture.html Case timeline until late 2004 http www.nysd.uscourts.gov courtweb pdf D02NYSC 05 05912.PDF 9 29 05 USDJ ruling. Category United States district court cases Category Cases related to the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ... more details
SCOTUSCase Litigants McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky ArgueDate March 2 ArgueYear 2005 DecideDate June 27 DecideYear 2005 FullName McCreary County, Kentucky, et al., v. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ... Amendment analysis. In a suit brought by the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion of Kentucky, the United ... Category Cases related to the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ... each posted large and readily visible copies of the Ten Commandments in their courthouses, the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ACLU sued. In response to the suit, and before the district court responded ... the third for presenting the Commandments in a presentation of the Foundations of American Law exhibit ... McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky , http caselaw.lp.findlaw.com cgi bin getcase.pl?court US&navby ... reformulation or abandonment of the Lemon test set forth in Lemon v. Kurtzman , which has been ... day, the Court handed down another 5 4 decision in Van Orden v. Perry with the opposite outcome ... the precedent legal code upon which the civil and criminal codes of . . . Kentucky are founded. After the district court, following the Lemon v. Kurtzman test, entered a preliminary injunction ..., the Counties revised the exhibits again. The new posting, entitled The Foundations of American ... thought and the American Nation. In addition to the Commandments, the counties added historical documents ... professed intent to show that the Commandments were part of the foundation of American Law and Government ... foundational value as a religious , rather than secular , purpose under Stone v. Graham and found ... v. ACLU of Kentucky . The plaintiffs do not seek to overrule the decision in the original case ... and state in the United States Van Orden v. Perry Stone v. Graham References Reflist External links caselaw source case McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky , 545 U.S. 844 2005 findlaw http caselaw.lp.findlaw.com ... County V. Aclu Of Kentucky Category United States Supreme Court cases Category Establishment ... more details
Category Cases related to the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Category History of Allegheny County ... House Lubavitch Center . On December 10, 1986, the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ACLU and seven local residents sued the city of Pittsburgh and the county of Allegheny ...Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Allegheny County v. Greater Pittsburgh ACLU ArgueDate February 22 ArgueYear 1989 DecideDate July 3 DecideYear 1989 FullName County of Allegheny, et al. v. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, et al. USVol 492 USPage 573 Citation Prior Subsequent Holding Display of the menorah in this setting was constitutional, while the Christian nativity scene in this particular setting was unconstitutional. SCOTUS 1988 1990 Majority Blackmun parts III A, IV, V JoinMajority O Connor, Brennan, Marshall, Stevens Concurrence Blackmun parts I, II JoinConcurrence Stevens, O Connor Concurrence2 Blackmun part III B JoinConcurrence2 Stevens Concurrence3 Blackmun part VII JoinConcurrence3 O Connor Concurrence4 Blackmun part VI JoinConcurrence4 Concurrence5 O Connor JoinConcurrence5 Brennan, Stevens Concurrence Dissent Stevens JoinConcurrence Dissent Brennan, Marshall ... v. ACLU , 492 U.S. 573 1989 , the U.S. Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of two recurring ... v. Kurtzman , when viewed in its overall context. Moreover, in contrast to Lynch v. Donnelly ..., joined parts III A, IV, and V of Blackmun s opinion. However, Brennan disagreed with Blackmun ... both believe that the Christmas tree is a secular symbol in American society today. However, O Connor ... Part V Citing Marsh v. Chambers , Kennedy argues that the United States Constitution Constitution ... Lemon v. Kurtzman Lynch v. Donnelly References reflist External links wikisource County of Allegheny v. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter caselaw source case County of Allegheny v. ACLU , 492 U.S. 573 1989 findlaw http caselaw.lp.findlaw.com scripts getcase.pl?navby CASE&court ... more details
wikisource ACLU v. NSA AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion et al., v. National Security Agency Central ... the targets of the so called Terrorist Surveillance Program TSP . On January 17, 2006, the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ACLU on its own behalf, and on the behalf of three other organizations and five ... Security Agency Category George W. Bush administration controversies Category Cases related to the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ... in law and regularly reviewed to make sure steps are taken to protect civilliberties. The Terrorist ...Infobox COA case Litigants ACLU v. NSA Court United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit CourtSeal File US CourtOfAppeals 6thCircuit Seal.png 150px ArgueDate January 31 ArgueYear 2007 DecideDate July 6 DecideYear 2007 FullName AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion et al., v. National Security Agency Central et al. Citations 493 F.3d 644 Prior Summary judgment for the plaintiffs, 06 CV 10204 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan E.D. Mich. Subsequent Appeal turned down ... Act of 1978 . The plaintiff s include the ACLU, the Council on American Islamic Relations .... ACLU v. NSA , along with a separate lawsuit simultaneously filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights ... made in the case before her . A basic familiarity with this case and with the rules of civil procedure ... Security, etc. , such as criminal prosecution, deportation, administrative inquiry, civil litigation ... terror attacks. ref name aclu loses See also United States v. U.S. District Court , 1972, U.S. Supreme ... 23491.pdf ACLU v. NSA , PDF file, 201 KiB application pdf, 205989 bytes , filed by the ACLU Complaint ... Ruling ACLU v. NSA http www.ca6.uscourts.gov opinions.pdf 07a0253p 06.pdf Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion, PDF file, 107 KiB application pdf, 110419 bytes Ruling United States v. U.S. ... statement on district court ruling DEFAULTSORT Aclu V. Nsa Category United States Constitution Article ... more details
Use mdy dates date February 2012 Infobox Organization name AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion image AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion logo.png leader title President leader name Susan N. Herman Susan Herman leader ... history ACLU History AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ref motto Because Freedom Can t Protect Itself website http www.aclu.org aclu.org The AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ACLU is a nonpartisan non profit ... http www.aclu.org finances Finances AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ref The ACLU Foundation accounts .... ref http www.bbb.org charity reviews national civil rights americancivillibertiesunion foundation in new york ny 227 Charity Review of AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Foundation ref ref http www.charitynavigator.org index.cfm?bay search.summary&orgid 3247 Charity Navigator Rating AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Foundation ref The local affiliates also solicit their own funding, and some receive ... work AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion web site publisher ACLU url http www.aclu.org affiliates ... successes americancivillibertiesunion ACLU list of successes Gregory . ref ref name W82 ref Walker ... nonprofit cite web title ACLU and ACLU Foundation What Is the Difference? work AmericanCivilLiberties ..., African American rights, censorship in the arts, and international civilliberties. ref name W86 The board ... predecessor National CivilLiberties Bureau budget 106M 2011 excludes affiliates ref http www.aclu.org finances http www.aclu.org finances Retrieved January 2012 ref purpose Civilliberties advocacy ... in cases in which it considers civilliberties to be at risk. Legal support from the ACLU can ... of civilliberties . In the 1960s, the ACLU continued its decades long effort to enforce separation ... as infringing on civilliberties. In addition to representing persons and organizations in lawsuits ... law and in the donors agreements, as a threat to civilliberties, saying it is overly broad and ambiguous ... of guns nor the regulation of guns raises a civilliberties issue . ref http www.aclu.org racial ... more details
Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion, et al. v. State of Alaska, et al. , 122 P.3d 781 Ak. Sup. Ct. 2005 , is an Alaska Supreme Court case holding that Alaska s Alaska Ballot Measure 2 1998 Ballot Measure 2 , which bans same sex marriage, does not foreclose state equal protection claims brought on behalf of same sex couples. Background The State of Alaska and the municipality of Anchorage offers employment benefits to spouses of employees, but not to unmarried couples. The Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion and nine homosexual couples filed suit against Alaska and Anchorage in superior court, alleging that this denial violates their equal protection under the Alaska Constitution . The Superior Court denied the plaintiff s motion for summary judgment and granted the defendant s motion for summary judgment ... 1986 2006 Alaska CivilLibertiesUnionv. Alaska , 122 P.3d 781 at 785 Accessed via Leagle December ... to treat them differently in other ways. ref Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion, 122 P.3d at 786 ... clause . ref Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion , 122 P.3d at 787 ref It agreed with the plaintiffs that the proper .... ref Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion , 122 P.3d at 788 ref It then held that the benefits programs ... challenges in Alaska , ref Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion , 122 P.3d at 789 ref it declined to rule ... programs cannot survive minimum scrutiny ref Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion , 122 P.3d at 790 ... with and closely connected to the employee. ref Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion , 122 P.3d at 791 ref On administrative ... efficiency . ref Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion , 122 P.3d at 791 792 ref On the asserted interest in promoting .... ref Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion , 122 P.3d at 794 ref The case was remanded to the superior court for a remedy. ref Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion , 122 P.3d at 795 ref ref http www.usatoday.com ... , and held that promoting marriage is at least a legitimate government interest. ref Alaska CivilLibertiesUnion , 122 P.3d at 792 793 ref They then held that restricting eligibility to persons in a status ... more details
Citation style date March 2012 Infobox Organization name AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion of New Jersey image slogan Because Freedom Can t Protect Itself membership 15,000 leader title Director leader name Deborah Jacobs headquarters Newark, NJ formation 1960 parent organization The AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion website http www.aclu nj.org www.aclu nj.org The AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion of New Jersey ACLU NJ is a nonpartisan, not for profit civil rights organization in Newark, New Jersey and an affiliate of the national AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion . According to the ACLU NJ s stated mission, the ACLU NJ operates through litigation on behalf of individuals, lobbying in state and local legislatures, and community education. ref ACLU of New Jersey About Us. Accessed September 3, 2010. http www.aclu nj.org aboutus ref History The ACLU NJ was founded on June 16, 1960 when North Jersey and South ... nj.org aclu nj.org http www.aclu.org aclu.org Category AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion New Jersey DEFAULTSORT AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Of New Jersey ... for inner city victims of civilliberties violations in light of the 1967 Newark riots Newark ... in civilliberties issues relating to free speech, the separation of church and state , election ... rights. ref Our Fight for CivilLiberties Past, Present, and Future. Accessed September 3, 2010 ... for CivilLiberties. http www.aclu nj.org downloads Next50.pdf ref Later that year, the ACLU NJ petitioned ... to government meetings and documentation. ref ACLU NJ Our Fight for CivilLiberties. http www.aclu ... and lesbian couples seeking to adopt. ref Friedman, Alexi. Civilliberties group ACLU marks 50 years ... on the major civilliberties matters of the day. Jacobs holds a B.A. in English Literature and an M.A. ... al. v. Township of Manalapan, et al. On Aug. 25, 2004, the ACLU NJ filed Yorker, et al. v. Township of Manalapan, et al. in state court on behalf of three African American youths who were searched ... more details
Reed v. Reed Renov. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Reynolds v. Sims Rochin v. California Roe v. Wade ... Abrams v. United States ACLU v. NSA ACLU v. Schundler Ashcroft v. AmericanCivilLibertiesUnionAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionv. Ashcroft AmericanCivilLibertiesUnionv. Department of Defense Ayotte ...The AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ACLU has been involved in the following legal cases, either by representing ... References http www.aclu.org successes americancivillibertiesunion ACLU list of successes http ... States case law lists ACLU Category Cases related to the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Category AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ... v. Texas , 347 U.S. 475 1954 civil rights 1957 Roth v. United States , ussc 354 476 1957 Amicus curiae ... Aye v. City of Hialeah Hurley v. Irish American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Group of Boston McIntyre ... Romer v. Evans , ussc 517 620 1996 . NOW v. Scheidler , Amicus curiae 1997 Renov. ACLU , ussc 521 ... Amicus curiae United States v. American Library Association 2004 ACLU v. Ashcroft 2004 ACLU v ... Hodgson v. Minnesota Howard v. Arkansas Hudson v. McMillian Hunt v. Cromartie Hurley v. Irish American ... Trial Tennessee v. Scopes Scopes Trial paid for John Scopes defense Gitlow v. New York , ussc 268 652 1925 represented Benjamin Gitlow 1927 Whitney v. California , ussc 274 357 1927 1930s 1931 Stromberg v. California , ussc 283 359 1931 represented Yetta Stromberg 1932 Powell v. Alabama , ussc 287 45 1932 represented the Scottsboro Boys 1933 United States v. One Book Called Ulysses 1935 Patterson v. Alabama 1937 DeJonge v. Oregon , ussc 299 353 1937 represented Dirk DeJonge 1938 Lovell v. City of Griffin 1939 Hague v. CIO , ussc 307 496 1939 . 1939 Bolanos v. California represented Wesley Packard 1940s 1940 Cantwell v. Connecticut 1941 Edwards v. California 1942 Betts v. Brady 1943 Hirabayashi v. United States , ussc 320 81 1943 Amicus curiae for Gordon Hirabayashi Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi ... more details
People s Union for CivilLiberties language English accessdate 27 June 2010 ref V. M. Tarkunde ...People s Union for CivilLiberties PUCL is a human rights body ref Cite news last Agrawal first Anoop last2 Shankar first2 Jay title Prosecutors Demand Death Sentence for Mumbai Gunman newspaper Businessweek date 4 May 2010 url http www.businessweek.com news 2010 05 04 prosecutors demand death sentence for mumbai gunman update2 .html ref formed in India in 1976 by socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan , as the People s Union for CivilLiberties and Democratic Rights PUCLDR . Background The indian emergency Jayaprakash Narayan was a Gandhian leader in India after independence. ref name DonnellyHoward Hassmann1987 cite book last1 Donnelly first1 Jack last2 Howard Hassmann first2 Rhoda E. last3 Howard first3 Rhoda E. title International handbook of human rights url http books.google.com books?id 3u0oqY8 KdMC&pg PA156 accessdate 23 June 2010 date 1987 11 06 publisher ABC CLIO isbn 9780313247880 pages 156 ref When Indira Gandhi was found guilty of violating electoral laws by the Allahabad High Court , Narayan called for Indira to resign, and advocated a program of social transformation. He ... as the People s Union for CivilLiberties PUCL . Its founding conference was held in November 1980 ... title A Short History of PUCL publisher People s Union for CivilLiberties language English .... Arrest of Binayak Sen Binayak Sen is the National Vice President of the People s Union for CivilLiberties ... in India Category Organizations established in 1976 Category Civilliberties advocacy groups ... the PUCL to oppose the suppression of civil and political rights during the emergency. ref name DonnellyHoward ... to be an organisation free from political ideologies, bringing those concerned about defending civilliberties and human rights from different backgrounds onto a common platform. Citation needed date ... V. M. Tarkunde, Rajni Kothari, Rajinder Sachar , K. G. Kannabiran, Arun Shourie , Y. P. Chhibbar, Arun ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Hungarian CivilLibertiesUnion Non profit logo File Hclu logo.png Non profit type founded date 1994 founder G bor Attila T th location Budapest origins key people Bal zs D nes, Executive Director br G bor Attila T th, Founder br Judit Fridli, Past President br Andr s Schiffer , Charge d Affaires 1996&ndash 2008 area served focus method revenue endowment num volunteers num employees num members owner Non profit slogan homepage dissolved footnotes Since its inception in 1994, the Hungarian CivilLibertiesUnion HCLU lang hu T rsas g a Szabads gjogok rt , and its acronym TASZ is a leading non governmental organization in the field of human rights and harm reduction advocacy in Hungary . ref name about cite web last first title About us publisher HCLU date url http tasz.hu en about us accessdate 2009 01 03 ref Patterned on the successful model of the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion s work in the United States, HCLU provides legal aid and advocacy for vulnerable populations, such as drug users, psychiatric patients, and people living with HIV AIDS, as well as providing public information on related issues. ref name CCSI cite web last first title Hungarian CivilLibertiesUnion publisher Center for Civil Society International date 1999 07 url http www.fplib.org partners ccsi eeurope hungary hclu.htm accessdate 2009 01 03 ref In 2005, HCLU received a grant from the Open Society Institute to further its sex work reduction and policy advocacy. ref name OSI cite web last first title Hungarian CivilLibertiesUnion Sex Work Advocacy Hub 2005 publisher Open Society Institute date url http www.soros.org initiatives health focus sharp focus areas service grantees hclu 2005 accessdate 2009 01 03 ref The HCLU has strongly opposed laws against Holocaust ... www.drogriporter.hu en Drug Reporter website of the HCLU hungary stub nongov org stub Category Civilliberties advocacy groups Category Organisations based in Hungary hu T rsas g a Szabads gjogok rt ... more details
The nihongo Japan CivilLibertiesUnion JCLU Jiy Jinken Ky kai is a Japan ese non profit organization founded in 1947. Roger Nash Baldwin of the ACLU played an important role in its founding. The JCLU aims to protect human rights , and bases its operation on international human rights standards, principally the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . It is affiliated with the International Commission of Jurists ICJ and the International League for Human Rights ILHR . http jclu.org ippan jouhou about jclu e.shtml External links http jclu.org Official website Japanese http jclu.org index e.shtml English website http books.google.com books?vid ISBN0415258081&id JAbwPHJjRwUC&pg PA26&lpg PA26&ots EUY86Rv0fL&dq Japan CivilLiberties Union&sig ALFV964tRH0IFv 8mCpGpRS2jEU Category Civilliberties advocacy groups Category Organizations established in 1947 Category 1947 establishments in Japan japan org stub ja ... more details
Multiple issues advert August 2010 refimprove August 2010 coi August 2010 The New York CivilLibertiesUnion NYCLU is an civil rights organization in the United States . Founded in November 1951 as the New York affiliate of the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion , it is a not for profit , nonpartisan organization ... York Foundation References Reflist External links http www.nyclu.org New York CivilLibertiesUnion Official website NYTtopic organizations n new york civillibertiesunion ACLU Category AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Category New York law Category Non profit organizations based in New York Category ... Norman Rockwell, the American Nazi Party leader, a permit to give a speech in Union Square Park. Also ... York City schools. The case, B.H. et al. v. City of New York, is ongoing. Domestic worker s rights ... Harring et al. v. State of New York in 2007, challenging New York State s failure in its constitutional ... 27, 2010 title Hurrell Harring et al. v. State of New York Challenging New York State s failure to provide ... hurrell harring v. NY publisher Brennan Center title Hurrell Harring, et al. v. State of New ... of Justice, Mental Hygiene Legal Services and Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Lown v. the Salvation Army The NYCLU ... religion on recipients of government funded social services. Tabbaa v. Chertoff After attending the Reviving ... outside of the U.S. In 2005, the NYCLU, along with the ACLU and the Council on American Islamic Relations ... for invoking the Fifth before the House Un American Activities Committee. Finally, in response to a landmark ..., in the case Sharif v. New York State Department of Education. That same year, the U.S. Supreme Court ... the newspaper s offices to protest hiring of non union replacement workers. In 1991, the NYCLU challenged ... the suit Picture the Homeless v. City of New York. In this case, the NYCLU argued that the NYPD ... from military recruiters. Also that year, the NYCLU and the ACLU filed the lawsuit Jarrar v. Harris et al. This suit challenged a case of discrimination by JetBlue and TSA employees against an American ... more details
Union , belong, enumerates a number of civilliberties and is of varying constitutional force in different European states. United Kingdom Main Civilliberties in the United Kingdom While ... CivilLibertiesUnion Bill of Rights Defense Committee British Columbia CivilLiberties Association ... thumb Broken Liberty Istanbul Archaeology Museum Civilliberties are civil and political rights civil ... to marry and have a family. Within the distinctions between civilliberties and other types ... . Common civilliberties include the rights of people, freedom of religion , and freedom of speech , and additionally ... . The formal concept of civilliberties dates back to the England English legal charter ... civilliberties. Other states have enacted similar laws through a variety of legal means, including ... that the protection of civilliberties is a key responsibility of all citizenship citizens of Free ... of some claimed civilliberties is a matter of dispute, as are the extent of most civil rights ... to keep and bear arms . Whether the existence of victimless crime s infringes upon civilliberties ... occur. An individual who actively supports or works for the protection or expansion of civilliberties ... North America United States main Civilliberties in the United States The United States Constitution , especially its United States Bill of Rights Bill of Rights , protects civilliberties. The passage ... civilliberties by introducing the Privileges or Immunities Clause , Due Process Clause , and Equal ..., and civilliberties are now taken to include the political rights to vote and participate in elections ... rights and civilliberties. The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates the great majority of Convention ... of civilliberties by the then Labour government, and successfully won re election on a civilliberties ... s 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen listed many civilliberties and is of constitutional ..., claims to protect many civilliberties, although in practice dissidents may find themselves ... more details
The AmericanCivil Rights Union is a civilliberties organization founded by former Reagan Administration official Robert B. Carleson in 1998. It was founded in response to views that the most prominent civilliberties organization, the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion , was too liberalism in the United States leftward leaning ref cite news url http www.washingtontimes.com news 2002 jan 2 20020102 034555 2135r title ACLU joins the security fray authors Robert Carleson, Peter Ferrara date 2 January 2002 ref ACRU has been described as a United States conservative movement conservative civilliberties advocacy group. ref cite news url http www.nj.com news index.ssf 2010 04 national conservative civil li.html title National conservative civilliberties group supports argument that Menendez recall is constitutional date 2 April 2010 ref The ACRU has filed amicus briefs in court cases involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Obamacare , gun ownership and property rights cases, and cases involving the Boy Scouts of America including the 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case of Boy Scouts of America v. Dale , defending the Boy Scouts freedom of association right to create their own criteria for membership by barring gay Scout leaders. Peter Ferrara is the ACRU General Counsel, Robert Knight is Senior Fellow and Executive Director, and Susan Carleson is the Chairman. ref http www.humanevents.com article.php?id 25767 Human Events URL accessed 2008 04 06. ref The ACRU Policy Board includes Edwin Meese III, former U.S. Attorney General William Bradford Reynolds , former assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights James Q. Wilson , professor, Pepperdine University School of Public Policy Curtin Winsor , former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica Walter E. Williams , professor of economics, George Mason University Charles J. Cooper , former Assistant Attorney General for the Office ... recipientgrants.php?recipientID 1991 ACRU Donors and Grants Category Civilliberties advocacy groups ... more details
was added to represent the new state of West Virginia. During the AmericanCivil War , the Union was a name ... s Civil War How American Negroes Felt and Acted During the War for the Union 1965 , Quarles ... the Civil War. Blue represents Union states, including those admitted during the war light blue represents Union states which permitted slavery border states Civil War border states red represents ... States , which was supported by the 20 free states and five Border states AmericanCivil War border ... Union Essays on the Background of the Civil War 1980 , p. 30 ref Size and strength In comparison to the Confederacy ... in the Civil War Congress, American Nineteenth Century History, June 2007, Vol. 8 Issue 2, pp 145 ... investigates the AmericanCivil War, American Nineteenth Century History, July 2004, Vol. 5 Issue ... s Library and Literacy Programs for the Union Military Forces in the Civil War, Libraries & Culture ... of Horse Supply Upon Field Artillery in the AmericanCivil War, Journal of Military History, Apr 2010 ... for the Union. ref name Carwardine Richard Carwardine, Methodists, Politics, and the Coming of the American ... Civil War California Connecticut in the AmericanCivil War Connecticut Delaware in the AmericanCivil War Delaware nowiki nowiki Illinois in the AmericanCivil War Illinois Indiana in the AmericanCivil War Indiana Indianapolis in the AmericanCivil War Indianapolis Iowa in the AmericanCivil War Iowa Kansas in the AmericanCivil War Kansas col 2 of 5 Kentucky in the AmericanCivil War Kentucky nowiki nowiki Lexington in the AmericanCivil War Lexington Louisville in the AmericanCivil War Louisville Maine in the AmericanCivil War Maine Maryland in the AmericanCivil War Maryland nowiki nowiki Baltimore riot of 1861 Baltimore Washington, D.C. in the AmericanCivil War Washington, D.C col 3 of 5 Massachusetts in the AmericanCivil War Massachusetts Michigan in the AmericanCivil War Michigan Minnesota in the AmericanCivil War Minnesota Missouri in the AmericanCivil War Missouri ... more details
orphan date August 2009 European CivilLiberties Network is a Europe wide civilliberties advocacy group. See also AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion External links official http www.ecln.org Euro org stub Category Organizations established in 2005 Category Civilliberties advocacy groups ... more details
University Library http infoshare1.princeton.edu libraries firestone rbsc finding aids aclu1920 AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Records, The Roger Baldwin Years, 1917 1950 Finding Aid ref See also AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Notes references References Walker, Samuel 1990 , In Defense of AmericanLiberties , Oxford University Press. Category AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion ...The National CivilLiberties Bureau NCLB was an Americancivil rights organization founded in 1917, dedicated to opposing World War I , and specifically focusing on assisting conscientious objectors . The National CivilLiberties Bureau was the reincarnation of the CivilLiberties Bureau CLB , in conjunction with the Fellowship of Reconciliation ref http www.forusa.org about history.html FOR Who We Are ref , after its split on October 1, 1917 with its parent organization, the AmericanUnion Against Militarism AUAM , which opposed American involvement in World War I. Roger Nash Baldwin , who had called for a branch of the AUAM designed to protect the rights of conscientious objectors, became the CLB s head, and continued as director of the NCLB. The NCLB provided legal advice and aid for conscientious objector s and those being prosecuted under the Espionage Act of 1917 or Sedition Act of 1918 . The NCLB was subpoenaed by the New York legislature s Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities, popularly known as the Lusk Committee , which considered the organization s efforts and pacifist ties to be a vehicle for socialist and communist propaganda. ref New York State Archives http www.archives.nysed.gov a research res topics bus lusk civillib.shtml The Lusk Committee ref Baldwin felt that the NCLB was ineffectual, and wanted to establish an organization that was more miltant and active. Under Baldwin s leadership, NCLB members agreed to dissolve the NCLB and re organize it under a new name and charter thus the AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion was created in 1920 ... more details
. 29 Sept. 2009. http www.aclu.org intlhumanrights index.html AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion . ACLU.org. ... the government from creating laws that are discriminatory in application or effect. See also AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion Constitution of the United States red wlink Jehovah s Witnesses and civilliberties ...Civilliberties of the United States are certain inalienable rights retained by as opposed to privileges granted to citizens of the United States under the Constitution of the United States , as interpreted and clarified by the Supreme Court of the United States and lower federal courts. ref http www.ontheissues.org askme civil liberties.htm ref Civilliberties are simply defined as individual legal and constitutional protections from entities more powerful than an individual, for example, parts of the government, other individuals, or corporations. The liberties explicitly defined, make up the United .... 2009. Gordon, Jesse. http www.ontheissues.org askme civil liberties.htm CivilLiberties vs. Civil ... Civilliberties in the United States Category Rights Category United States constitutional law ... to privacy. ref http public.findlaw.com civil rights civil rights basics civil rights vs liberties.html ref There are also many liberties of people not defined in the Constitution, as stated .... Freedom of speech Main Freedom of speech in the United States Freedom of speech is a civil ... billof.html ref This civil liberty grants all United States citizens the right to express ... to military activity until a Supreme Court case in 2008. In the District of Columbia v. Heller ... v. Heller , 128 S.Ct. 2783 2008 . ref District of Columbia v. Heller , http caselaw.lp.findlaw.com ... and liberty. ref http www.keepandbeararms.com information XcIBViewItem.asp?ID 841 With ref This civil ... in the District of Columbia v. Heller court case. The lawyer who won the Columbia v Heller ..., Antonin. http www.oyez.org cases 2000 2009 2007 2007 07 290 District of Columbia v. Heller . Oyez.org. ... more details
Infobox Organization name Canadian CivilLiberties Association caption slogan Because the freedom of no one ... The Canadian CivilLiberties Association or CCLA , is Canada s leading national organization devoted to the defence of civilliberties and constitutional rights , both inside and outside the courts. The organization s work focuses on constitutional litigation, law reform, advocating on civilliberties ... CivilLiberties Education Trust CCLET , the non profit research and educational arm of the organization ... powers contained in Ontario s Civil Remedies Act, 2001. R. v. Patrick , 2009 SCC 17 s.8 of the Charter ... civil courts can enforce a civil obligation to perform a religious divorce R. v. Hill , 2007 SCC 41 ... and Department Store Union, Local 558 v. Pepsi Cola Canada Beverages West Ltd. , 2002 1 S.C.R. ... of a fair trial Lavigne v. Ontario Public Service Employees Union , 1991 2 S.C.R. 211 s.2 b ... purposes of union dues paid by nonmembers pursuant to an agency shop or Rand formula R. v. Keegstra ... See also Canadian CivilLiberties Education Trust British Columbia CivilLiberties Association AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion External links http www.ccla.org Official site Category Government watchdog groups in Canada Category Civilliberties advocacy groups Category Legal advocacy organizations ... had previously served as president of the Law Commission of Canada from 2000 to 2004 and Dean of the Civil ... Crisis in Quebec . Since that time, the CCLA has spoken out publicly on a number of leading civil ... of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , Canada s constitutional bill of rights R. v. Sinclair, R. v. McCrimmon, Willier v. Her Majesty the Queen , 2010 SCC 35, 2010 SCC 36, 2010 SCC 37 s.10 ... . Globe and Mail v. Canada Attorney General , 2010 SCC 41 s.2 b of the Charter Journalism privilege against revealing sources in civil litigation and constitutionality of a publication ban . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v. Canada Attorney General , 2011 SCC 2 s.2 b of the Charter Constitutionality ... more details
Civilliberties in the United Kingdom have a long and formative history. This is usually considered to have ... the England English Charter of Liberties , a landmark document in English legal history . Judicial development of civilliberties in the English common law peaked in 17th and 18th centuries, while ... and judicial attitudes to universal suffrage and liberties altered with the onset of the first and second world wars. Since then, the United Kingdom s relationship to civilliberties has been mediated ... and civilliberties is often seen as two sides of the same coin. A right is something you may demand ... , to develop one s personality to the fullest potential or protect inviolable dignity . Civilliberties are certainly that, but they are distinctly civil , and relate to participation in public life. As Professor Conor Gearty writes, blockquote civilliberties is another name for the political ..., civilliberties are the rights or freedoms which underpin democracy. This usually means the right ... previously it was 24 hours . CCSU v Minister for the Civil Service 1985 AC 374, where GCHQ members ... by election , which he contested and won on a civilliberties platform. Neither Labour nor the Liberal ... Act 2000 Longman Keith Ewing and Conor Gearty , Freedom under Thatcher CivilLiberties in Modern Britain 1990 Oxford University Press Keith Ewing and Conor Gearty , The Struggle for CivilLiberties Political ... Gearty , CivilLiberties 2007 Clarendon Law Series , Oxford University Press David Feldman, Civil ... European treaties and protocols Other http www.guardian.co.uk law uk civilliberties Guardian Special Report UK CivilLiberties Human rights Law DEFAULTSORT CivilLiberties In The United Kingdom Category Civil rights and liberties in the United Kingdom ... David Maxwell Fyfe led the drafting of the Convention, which expresses a traditional civil libertarian ... that adheres to the principle of representative, or democratic, government. ref Conor Gearty , Civil ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The CivilLiberties Defense Center CLDC is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Eugene, Oregon , United States . Founded in 2003, it is made up of practicing public interest attorneys and organizers focused on defending the civil rights of all American citizens, particularly activists exercising their constitutional rights , and confronting what may be perceived as political and legislative attacks on basic liberties. The CLDC seeks to educate the American public regarding current threats to their constitutionally guaranteed rights, and act as a legal resource for activists and legal workers. In particular, it claims to be a nationally recognized expert on the USA PATRIOT Act Patriot Act , and is often asked to speak about its restrictions on citizens rights and the domestic implications of the United States War on Terrorism . External links http www.cldc.org Official website Category Legal advocacy organizations in the United States Category Civil rights organizations in the United States ... more details
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