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ACLU complains Detroit police dump homeless people outside city

Detroit - After a year-long investigation, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has accused Detroit police officers of "kidnapping" homeless people and stranding them in other areas, often outside the city limits.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 5 comments

In Georgia, judge blocks controversial abortion law

Atlanta - In what pro-choice groups are calling a win for women's reproductive rights, a state Superior Court judge suspended a Georgia law banning abortions that was set to take effect Jan. 1.

In the Media by Yukio Strachan - 1 comment

Atheists can be jailed in Kentucky for not acknowledging God

American Atheists have submitted a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court in a bid to overturn a Kentucky homeland security law which can send atheists to jail for up to 12 months for refusing to acknowledge "Almighty God."

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 21 comments

U.S. House passes controversial CISPA Internet security bill

Washington - The U.S. House of Representatives passed the CISPA cybersecurity bill today, despite protests by civil liberties groups who point out that it puts Americans' online privacy at risk.

In the Media by Elliott Freeman - 6 comments

Alaska sued for denying transgender woman driver's license

Juneau - The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state of Alaska on behalf of a transgender woman who has been denied the right to change the sex on her driver's license without providing proof that she has underwent gender reassignment surgery.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 6 comments

Op-Ed: S. Dakota gov. stuck on control of women, signs abortion-wait law

Sioux Falls - South Dakota’s governor Dennis Daugaard signed into law on Tuesday a measure that will require women seeking an abortion to meet with their doctor, in person, and wait three days after that consultation before an abortion is performed.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 1 comment

Court rules that prison may continue force-feeding hunger striker

A Superior Court judge in Connecticut has ruled that prison officials in the U.S. state may continuing force-feeding a British man on hunger strike over what he claims is a wrongful conviction for rape.

In the Media by Chris Dade - 2 comments

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