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San Diego ACLU challenges alleged violations of college employees’ free speech rights

donal brown November 12, 2009

In a letter to the Southwestern College president, the American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego urged him to repudiate his actions restricting a peaceful demonstration on campus to protest budget cuts. -DB ACLU San Diego and Imperial Counties Press Release November 9, 2009 Saying that a public college “must uphold the highest possible commitment to freedom of speech and exchange of ideas,” the ACLU sent a demand letter to Southwestern College’s president expressing serious

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Indiana high School students sue after school imposed penalties for posting racy photos on internet

donal brown November 3, 2009

Two sophomores from an Indiana high school were barred from afterschool sports for the 2009-2010 school year when the administration objected to sexually provocative images of themselves the girls posted on MySpace. The American Civil Liberties Union is filing a suit against the school, arguing that the posting was not disruptive and therefore violated the students’ First Amendment rights. The students apologized and have been reinstated for the fall sports season. Tech Herald contributor Steve

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ACLU gets more records about Bush administration’s interrogation of detainees

donal brown November 2, 2009

The federal government handed over to the American Civil Liberties Union more documents requested through the Freedom of Information Act lawsuits. The documents pertained to the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody overseas. -DB American Civil Liberties Union Press Release October 30, 2009 NEW YORK – The government today handed over to the American Civil Liberties Union numerous documents in response to two ACLU Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits for information related to the

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ACLU letter to Gates: Don’t use discretionary power to withhold torture photos

donal brown October 22, 2009

The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Defense Secretary Robert Gates urging him not to use discretionary power in a bill expected to be signed this week to keep secret photos of abuse of detainees held by the U.S. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press October 21, 2009 By Miranda Fleschert The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the secretary of defense not to exercise his authority to withhold photos

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Senate moves to back Obama in barring release of torture photos

donal brown October 12, 2009

A senate Committee voted to amend the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill to include language to allow the Secretary of Defense to withhold photos of detainees who had undergone torture. -DB The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press October 8, 2009 By Miranda Fleschert Barring the release of photos depicting abuse of detainees in U.S. custody was again the subject of a legislative amendment in the U.S. Senate this week when language that supports President

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