Tag: aclu

(29 posts)
October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
With a “Stingray,” Cops Can Turn Your Mobile Devices Into Tracking Beacons

With a “Stingray,” Cops Can Turn Your Mobile Devices Into Tracking Beacons

Law enforcement are using “stingrays,” which allows them to know who you are calling and the precise location of every device within the range of the mobile being...
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October 10, 2012
10/10/2012
ACLU to File Lawsuit Over Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Law

ACLU to File Lawsuit Over Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Law

The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says it’s filing a lawsuit against the state Department of Health over a recent change to the...
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October 3, 2012
10/03/2012
NY Prisons Are Isolating Drug Users for 23 Hours a Day In Cells “the Size of a Typical Elevator”

NY Prisons Are Isolating Drug Users for 23 Hours a Day In Cells “the Size of a Typical Elevator”

Mike Riggs analyzes some pretty horrific findings in a new New York Civil Liberties Union report, e.g. NY prison system inmates caught using drugs, including marijuana, are punished with months,...
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September 13, 2012
09/13/2012
ACLU Fights Decision in Cell Phone Tracking Case

ACLU Fights Decision in Cell Phone Tracking Case

12:51pm special to Drug War Chronicle by investigative journalist Clarence Walker, cwalkerinvestigate@gmail.com The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a federal appeals court ruling that it...
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August 15, 2012
08/15/2012
Seattle Chat About Marijuana Legalization Monday at Noon

Seattle Chat About Marijuana Legalization Monday at Noon

Join representatives from both sides of the marijuana legalization debate next Monday, Aug. 20, at noon, to talk about the pros and cons of Initiative 502, moderated...
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August 13, 2012
08/13/2012
Facebook To Allow Marijuana Reform Ads

Facebook To Allow Marijuana Reform Ads

We previously reported that Facebook had censored ads related to marijuana activism. Responding to outreach by EFF and the ACLU of Northern California, Facebook corrects this error and affirms...
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August 6, 2012
08/06/2012
Obama’s War on Marijuana Turns to Public Employees

Obama’s War on Marijuana Turns to Public Employees

Obama’s war on marijuana escalates as an ACLU letter called on US Attorney Duffy to retract a recent statement in which she seemed to indicate that local...
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July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
Washington Marijuana Initiative Has Good Week

Washington Marijuana Initiative Has Good Week

06:52pm This has been a good week for I-502, the Washington state initiative to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana, and its sponsors, New Approach Washington. Over...
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July 3, 2012
07/03/2012
Manhattan Court Forces Twitter to Hand Over Occupy Tweets

Manhattan Court Forces Twitter to Hand Over Occupy Tweets

A Manhattan criminal court judge ordered Twitter to hand over data, including non-public constitutionally protected information, on a user that was involved in the Occupy Wall Street protest movement...
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