civil liberties – Page 28

Texas top court sets back freedom of information

March 3, 2010 By Mark Lang

The Texas Supreme Court's ruling is part of a national trend to restrict public information.

ACLU challenges disfranchisement

February 9, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu

The American Civil Liberties Uunion has filed a federal lawsuit in South Dakota on behalf of Native American voters who were denied the right to vote in 2008.

Trying 9/11 case here is not hatred for NYC

February 9, 2010 By Dan Margolis

NEW YORK - The far-right has spearheaded an anti-Obama campaign over the plan to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Manhattan. But it's all nonsense.

Lawsuit charges Border Patrol with harassing Latinos

January 28, 2010

The U.S. Border Patrol and law enforcement agencies in northwest Ohio restrain and interrogate Latinos about their immigration status based solely on their Hispanic appearance, a lawsuit filed by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee charges.

Mumia case receives setback

January 22, 2010 By Joe Sims

A new petition campaign is being organized, calling on Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama to investigate civil rights violations.