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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
July 2009 Issue of International Journal of Civil Society Law Newsletter
The International Center for Civil Society Law has just published its July 2009 Newsletter. It is available on-line at http://www.iccsl.org/pubs/09-07_IJCSL-N.pdf Here is a listing of the topics addressed in the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Report: Racial Profiling Still Pervasive in United States
Widespread racial profiling by law enforcement agents as a result of Bush-era policies remains a pervasive problem throughout the United States, according to a report out today by the American…
ImmigrationProf Blog
ACLU Urges Regard for Civil Liberties as Comprehensive Immigration Reform is Considered
An ACLU statement on immigration reform urges the following:Immigration reform must not create a national ID system. Calls for new and expensive electronic employment verification systems and biometric worker identification…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
ACLU Report: War on Terror Undercuts Liberty of Muslim Donors
Yesterday, we blogged about French President Sarkozy's pledge to outlaw the burqa. This post prompted two of our readers to send me a report recently issued by the ACLU which concludes that the United States' fight…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
A.C.L.U. Report Says Antiterror Fight Undercuts Liberty of Muslim Donors
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has issued a report that claims that the U.S. government's actions in the fight against terrorism "have created a climate of fear that chills…
ImmigrationProf Blog
ACLU Files Suit Challenging Immigrant Detention
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a class action lawsuit (Alli v. Decker Complaint) on May 27, 2009, charging that the government is violating the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
New York Ends Mandatory Pregnancy Testing For National Guard Soldiers
Via ACLU press release: New York Ends Mandatory Pregnancy Testing For National Guard Soldiers:NEW YORK – Under a new policy announced today, women in the New York National Guard serving…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DA: Suit By ACLU a Badge of Honor?
We previously reported in the search and seizure in Colorado of immigrants' tax records. The ACLU of Colorado has filed a Section 1983 class action on behalf of the taxpayers.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The ACLU Investigates Immigrant Policing Abuses
Anne Arundel County's immigration policies are included in a new statewide investigation launched yesterday by the Maryland Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The civil rights group's first Immigrants…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Con Law Professor is New President of ACLU
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Susan Herman, who teaches constitutional law at Brooklyn Law School, has been elected the new president of the American Civil Liberties Union, replacing Nadine Strossen.The New York Times report is…