Occupy Provo protests ‘threats to our civil liberties’

Occupy Provo protests ‘threats to our civil liberties’ The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 4, 2012 02:55PM MDT Occupy Provo, in concert with the Utah Valley University Revolutionary Students Union, marched Saturday to protest the National Defense Authorization Act and the Enemy Expatriation Act (H.R. 3166). Among other things, the current NDAA, signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 31, 2011 ...

American Civil Liberties Union gives Gov. Christie mixed grades

Gov. Chris Christie won relatively high marks from the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey for how he's handled freedom of religion and issues facing the gay community, but failing or near failing marks for freedom of speech, reproductive rights matters, open government and separation of powers matters.

Fredericton blogger's arrest attack on civil liberties

A Fredericton city councillor says the arrest of a controversial blogger who regularly criticizes the police force and other institutions is an attack on civil liberties and he believes the case should be investigated by an external police force.

Civil Liberties Groups Hail Supreme Court GPS Decision

Civil liberties groups see the Supreme Court's ruling that the government must obtain a warrant before attaching a GPS tracking device to a motor vehicle as a good precedent for future technology cases.

DHS monitoring of social media concerns civil liberties advocates

Civil liberties advocates are raising concerns that the Department of Homeland Security’s three-year-old practice of monitoring social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter could extend to tracking public reaction to news events and reports that “reflect adversely” on the U.S. government. Read full article >>

ACLU Questions FAMU's Ban on Student Groups

Florida's American Civil Liberties Union chief seeks answers for FAMU's crackdown on students

US rights group sues for drone strike information

The leading US civil liberties group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking the release of documents authorizing targeted drone strikes, such as the September attack that killed US-born Al-Qaeda figure Anwar al-Awlaqi in Yemen.

Public surveillance from private property questioned

When D.C. police began installing surveillance cameras in neighborhoods more than five years ago as crime-fighting tools, privacy concerns voiced by civil liberties groups limited their scope and use. Now a less-formal agreement from a citizens association planning to expand the Metropolitan Police Department's watchful eye in Georgetown over the ...

NC House Leaders Slam ACLU On Prayer Complaint

Republican leaders in the North Carolina House of Representatives say a complaint about prayers in the legislature shows a prominent civil liberties group is out of touch.

Fredericton police questioned about libel claim

A national group has written a letter to Fredericton's police chief about the search, seizure and arrest of a local Fredericton blogger.

SAIRR's SA Survey: Most notable is the decline in key areas such as the control of corruption, civil liberties and quality public services

SAIRR's SA Survey: Most notable is the decline in key areas such as the control of corruption, civil liberties and quality public services

@PrinceofRazors Exactly. Especially if you have 'niche' interests in things like civil liberties and functioning democracy. Lol.

@PrinceofRazors Exactly. Especially if you have 'niche' interests in things like civil liberties and functioning democracy. Lol.

@DanielRadcliffe is a knob for deciding to support #Labour. A party wth a dreadful past-13 yrs on the economy, civil liberties and students.

@DanielRadcliffe is a knob for deciding to support #Labour. A party wth a dreadful past-13 yrs on the economy, civil liberties and students.

RT @RonPaulsVoice: All wars invite abuses of civil liberties at home #RonPaul #OWS #TeaParty

RT @RonPaulsVoice: All wars invite abuses of civil liberties at home #RonPaul #OWS #TeaParty

Y @Asher_Wolf @jlllow etc NOT on lists? If aren't movers & shakers on Twitter, y r their names all over articles on tech & civil liberties?

Y @Asher_Wolf @jlllow etc NOT on lists? If aren't movers & shakers on Twitter, y r their names all over articles on tech & civil liberties?

All wars invite abuses of civil liberties at home #RonPaul #OWS #TeaParty

All wars invite abuses of civil liberties at home #RonPaul #OWS #TeaParty

Booker Tweet: RT @AddInfoOrg: Cory Booker: Civil Liberties Should Not Be Subject to Popular Vote http://t.co/YbhCvgUp http://t.co/B5nTRvha

Booker Tweet: RT @AddInfoOrg: Cory Booker: Civil Liberties Should Not Be Subject to Popular Vote http://t.co/YbhCvgUp http://t.co/B5nTRvha

@testify_com_au I think you will find the civil liberties liking "lobby", secular gov "lobby", Gen Y incl conservative "lobby" are 4 it too.

@testify_com_au I think you will find the civil liberties liking "lobby", secular gov "lobby", Gen Y incl conservative "lobby" are 4 it too.

@abcnews screw civil liberties - how much more time will it add to arrivals queuing ! It's gonna slow everything down.

@abcnews screw civil liberties - how much more time will it add to arrivals queuing ! It's gonna slow everything down.

NYTimes: Spinoza's Vision of Freedom, and Ours. Obama's stand on civil liberties is at best weak and at worse dangerous http://t.co/gnYNupe6

NYTimes: Spinoza's Vision of Freedom, and Ours. Obama's stand on civil liberties is at best weak and at worse dangerous http://t.co/gnYNupe6

@MathewSHarrison @KurtSchlichter @Storris @baseball have never been in the military, and systematically take away your civil liberties and

@MathewSHarrison @KurtSchlichter @Storris @baseball have never been in the military, and systematically take away your civil liberties and

Anonymous has made a documentary. "Generation OS13 is an explosive insight into the attack on civil liberties... http://t.co/WMyj1xTu

Anonymous has made a documentary. "Generation OS13 is an explosive insight into the attack on civil liberties... http://t.co/WMyj1xTu

RT @NigeriaNewsdesk: The Civil Liberties Organisation, Sunday, advised the Federal Govt to seek ways of wiping out the Boko Haram sect, using security operatives

RT @NigeriaNewsdesk: The Civil Liberties Organisation, Sunday, advised the Federal Govt to seek ways of wiping out the Boko Haram sect, using security operatives