Civil liberties group sues Alaska over state's new marijuana law

AP Worldstream;  June 6, 2006 ;     413 words ......Alaska The American Civil Liberties Union sued the state...Alaska Monday over a new law penalizing marijuana...in the home. The civil liberties group alleges the new law is an unconstitutional...courts. Under the new law, pot possession...

New law to lessen limits for FBI Local experts say it will keep agents...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  October 27, 2001 ;     542 words ......yesterday. Here's a look at how the new law might help them fight terrorism on...out who is funding terrorists. The new law gives powers to investigators who...Day. Lassar also said he thinks the new law's provisions to crack down on money...that's not a bad thing, because the ...

Safer or sorry?; HOW DAVID BLUNKETT'S LATEST US STYLE ANTI-TERROR LAWS...

The Mirror (London, England);  February 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ......as an excuse to attack our civil liberties. That is the case put forward...to award himself sweeping new anti- terrorism powers. Labour...trials under the proposed new law, they wrote: An unfair trial...concern about attacks on civil liberties. Due to the conflict in ...

Does new law threaten our freedom?(Neighbor)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  December 4, 2001 ;     391 words ......expanding police powers, the new law broadens the government's...According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the over-broad definition...junior Robert Von Hoffen said civil liberties is an all-or-nothing subject...School say they feel their civil liberties will be ...

Bush Signs Terrorism Measure; New Law Governs Interrogation, Prosecution...

The Washington Post;  October 18, 2006 ;     680 words ......fundamental American traditions. The new law imposes tight limits on defendants...privilege this morning." Bush said the new law will allow the United States to prosecute...Republicans immediately seized on the new law, which was opposed by most Democratic...that they say violates ...

Edgar signs AIDS-notice bill // New law also provides for testing of rape...

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 5, 1991 ;     265 words ......with a doctor, dentist or other health care worker. The new law, effective immediately, also allows rape victims to seek...combat AIDS," said John Hammell, director of the AIDS and civil liberties project of the Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The new ...

Power or Precaution? Officials Debate New Law

Jewish Exponent;  December 13, 2001 ;     585 words ......Exponent 12-13-2001 Power or Precaution? Officials Debate New Law The events of Sept. 11 have forced the Bush administration...expanded surveillance, some are concerned that the new powers will be abused. "If we didn't have a history...Larry Frankel, executive director of the American Civil ...

New law expands power to wiretap - Diminishes oversight of NSA spy program

The Boston Globe;  August 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ......President Bush signed a new law yesterday that expands...criticism from advocates of civil liberties and privacy rights...e-mails on US soil. The new law allows the National...director of the American Civil Liberties Union. In two respects...suspected terrorist, but the ...

NJ couple rings in new law with state's first same-sex marriage; The same...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  February 20, 2007 ;     432 words ...TEANECK, N.J. - Just minutes after New Jersey's civil union law went into effect Monday...photographers - to herald in the new law, while also pointing out its shortcomings...legally joined with Daniel under the Civil Union Law of the state of New...rights, because in 2002 they had a ...

WATCHDOGS TAKE NOTE OF FEDERAL SURVEILLANCE; NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  December 23, 2001 ;     583 words ......want to get a lawyer. You could be charged with the new crime of harboring a terrorist. Those are a few scenarios civil liberties groups fear could happen since the Sept. 11 attacks...the fallout from the Sept. 11 attacks could affect civil liberties for everyone. Buckner Melton Jr., a law ...

INTERNET INDECENCY ACT STALLED\Judge says language too vague in new...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  February 16, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Peter H. Lewis The New York Times A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement Thursday of a new law that makes it a felony to send indecent...vague and was not defined in the new law, the Communications Decency Act...senior counsel for the American Civil Liberties ...

Civil liberties groups criticize USA PATRIOT ACT

University Wire;  June 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ......General John Ashcroft, advocated the new law immediately following the Sept...because it upholds and respects the civil liberties guaranteed by our Constitution...information. However, under the new law, the warrant is obtained through...bounds," Clark said. The American Civil ...

EDITORIAL: New law has gray areas

University Wire;  November 15, 2001 ;     428 words ......their lawyers. It's something that has been a part of civil liberties for many years, and it is something we should not to tamper...far, there are already 13 inmates being affected by this new law, none of which were detained since the Sept. 11 attacks...choosing to ignore the basis of our justice ...

CRITICS SAY DNA SAMPLING BY VA. MAY INTRUDE ON CIVIL LIBERTIES.(FRONT)

The Virginian Pilot;  February 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ......databank. A legal challenge is being considered by a civil liberties group. But those same critics acknowledge that it's hard...after they supposedly had been destroyed. Virginia's new law says DNA profiles must be stripped from the database...shredded and disposed of separately, he said. The ...

Civil liberties another casualty of war on terror

News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  November 3, 2001 ;     673 words ......it appears we have lost some of our civil liberties for at least the next four years, when...jurisdiction of the United States." Under the new law, you can go to jail for 10 years if a...grounds" to believe he was a terrorist. The new law also gives government the power to force...