Thirteen organizations — which include the ACLU, NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Action Network, and Rainbow Push Coalition — sent…
In a decision that the City of Indianapolis refused to comment about, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana won a case in Federal Court on First Amendment grounds against the City’s attempt to illegally restrict panhandling and begging downtown. The City agreed to drop prosecution of persons who were passively panhandling and begging downtown, […]
The American Civil Liberties Union fights to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans, including Hoosiers. Recently, Jane Heneger the new Executive Director of Indiana’s American Civil Liberties Union appeared on Afternoons with Amos and talked about their organization works. How they select the cases to sue to protect Hoosiers rights. […]
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the FBI to uncover information on possible unconstitutional investigations of certain racial and ethnic groups. The ACLU would like to expose the use of the FBI’s Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide, which they believe may have been used to map people and businesses in Michigan considered “ethnic oriented.” Mark […]
MICHIGAN-Police in Michigan are using a device that can extract cell phone data. The ACLU has filed a suit against Michigan police for violating people’s civil liberties. ABC News reports: A high-tech gadget that can quickly download information from a cellphone is at the center of a controversy that’s pitting civil liberties advocates against state […]
MIAMI-The NAACP is requesting that a civilian panel investigate the killing of eight black men in the past ten months. Related: Top 9 Must See Black Films The Miami Herald reports: Meanwhile, the ACLU presented a letter Tuesday to the city’s Civilian Investigative Panel, listing dates and names of the men killed by police between […]
On July 18th, Byron Williams traveled to California with explosives, guns and ammunition to try and kill progressives. The progressives he intended to kill were members of the Tides Foundation and the ACLU, two groups his favorite TV personality, Glenn Beck, would routinely attack on Television. Before he could carry out his attack, he was […]
Audio Included in Post. Audio ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. What do you do when stopped by police? What are your rights? What your responsibilities? What are police officers’ responsibilities? Those questions and topics and more were discussed in depth during a special Afternoons with Amos, Thursday (June 24th). Hear the full program here with Amos and […]
