Religion & Law

ACLU Sues USAID to Obtain Information About Religion in Overseas Abstinence-Only Programs
ACLU Press Release: ACLU Sues To Obtain Information About Taxpayer-Funded Religion In Abstinence-Only Programs NEW YORK ? The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to obtain public documents detailing...

On Human Rights Day, ACLU Calls For U.S. Commitment To Domestic Human Rights
Obama Administration Must Lead By Example And Take Bold Actions At Home FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK – On the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union called on the Obama administration to demonstrate its leadership at home and abroad by bringing the U...

TN: ACLU Sues Tennessee's Felon Disenfranchisement Law As Modern Day Poll Tax
ACLU Sues Over Tennessee?s Felon Disenfranchisement Law 2/25/2008 Group Says Payment Provision Is A Modern Day ?Poll Tax? NASHVILLE ? The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Tennessee filed a lawsuit today in federal court challenging the state?s 2006...

ACLU SUES HOMELAND SECURITY OVER LAPTOP SEARCHES AT BORDER. I see no justification for suspicionles
ACLU SUES HOMELAND SECURITY OVER LAPTOP SEARCHES AT BORDER. I see no justification for suspicionless searches of laptops at the border, though I’m not sure how strong the ACLU’s case really is; you don’t have much in the way of constitutional rights when crossing the border...

We Must Do Better
Today marks 'Human Rights Day' and the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR, arguably the founding document of the modern human rights system, outlines the basic rights and protections that are to be enjoyed by all people...

ACLU Releases Report On Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor
The ACLU today released a report summarizing the civil liberties and civil rights record of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who was nominated by President Obama to replace retiring Justice David Souter as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court...

CIVIL CASES: "ACLU seeks $400,000 for Ten Commandments cases"
From Herald leader, Kentucky.com:ACLU seeks $400,000 for Ten Commandments cases A long legal fight over courthouse displays of the Ten Commandments could cost two Southern Kentucky counties nearly $400,000...

ACLU sues Santa Monica over treatment of the homeless
Yesterday the ACLU sued Santa Monica in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, saying city police routinely violate homeless people's constitutional rights by harassing and arresting them, even as the city fails to provide sufficient shelter beds...

"A.C.L.U. Sues Alabama on Ballot Access"
"A.C.L.U. Sues Alabama on Ballot Access": The New York Times contains this article today. And The Birmingham News reports today that "ACLU lawsuit challenges Alabama voting practice...

ACLU sues over 'secretly created' fed prison unit for Muslim and other prisoners with "disciplinary cases"
ACLU sues over 'secretly created' fed prison unit June 19, 2009 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) ? The American Civil Liberties Union sued the government Thursday over the creation of a special unit at the federal prison in Terre Haute, claiming...

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

State Will Statutes
State Differences in Last Will and Testament Checklist

Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Recall of TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count Sold in The United States and Puerto Rico
TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count One Lot Recalled in US and Puerto Rico

United Airlines Discriminates Against Blind Passengers
United Airlines Discriminates Against Blind Passengers

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.

Amazon
Teen Sues over Lost Homework

Exploding iPod Touch
Mother of Injured Boy Sues Apple

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.