Top 10 Civil Liberties News Stories
Wednesday August 23, 2006
Category: History and Profiles
It's been a big week! Well, technically 11 days, because I moved the top 10 from Fridays to Tuesdays--but you know, 11 days is a pretty big week. Here are this week's stories:
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It's been a big week! Well, technically 11 days, because I moved the top 10 from Fridays to Tuesdays--but you know, 11 days is a pretty big week. Here are this week's stories:
- Federal Judge Declares NSA Wiretapping Program Unconstitutional
- Senate Debates New Wiretapping Legislation
- ACLU Challenges Anti-Immigrant Hazleton Ordinance in Court
- Schwarzenegger Vetoes Bill Supporting Victims of Wrongful Mexican Repatriation
- New Pension Bill Provides Benefits for Same-Sex Couples
- Border Patrol Agrees on Settlement in Attack on U.S. Citizen
- ACLU: New York Pharmacists Altering Emergency Contraception Prescriptions
- U.S. Government Examines Privacy Concerns Raised by Automobile "Black Boxes"
- Heterosexual Couples Challenge Arizona Anti-Gay Marriage Referendum
- Virginia Teenager Not Required to Undergo Chemotherapy
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There have been a couple stories this past week involving freedom of association for police officers. I’m withholding judgment on both of them until I know more facts, but I thought you might be interested in these stories if you hadn’t run across them already.
The first involved a Nebraska patrolman who was fired in connection with his membership with the KKK. link
The second involves the suspension of a consulting psychologist for the Minneapolis police department in connection with his involvement in a “pro-family” organization. I haven’t sorted out the facts on this, because so far the only articles I’ve seen about it have been written by people with an agenda. link1 link2 link3