Category «Civil Liberties»

Pew: As Deportations Rise to Record Levels, Most Latinos Oppose Obama’s Policy

As Deportations Rise to Record Levels Most Latinos Oppose Obama’s Policy, December 28, 2011 “By a ratio of more than two-to-one (59% versus 27%), Latinos disapprove of the way the Obama administration is handling deportations of unauthorized immigrants, according to a new national survey of Latino adults by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties

New GAO Reports: Higher Education and Disability, Commercial Spectrum

Higher Education and Disability – Improved Federal Enforcement Needed to Better Protect Students’ Rights to Testing Accommodations, GAO-12-40, November 29, 2011. “Federal enforcement of laws and regulations governing testing accommodations is largely complaint-driven and involves multiple agencies. While Justice has overall responsibility for enforcing compliance under the ADA, Education and HHS have enforcement responsibilities under …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

UN: Children and Justice During and in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict September

Children and Justice During and in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict, September 2011. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict “The purpose of this paper is to bring more conceptual clarity to the issue of children and justice in times of armed conflict by examining relevant legal provisions, academic …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

DOD Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies Academic Program Year 2010-2011

Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies Academic Program Year 2010-2011, Report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, released December 27, 2011 “While a number of challenges remain, the Department believes the greatest …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents

BJS: Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008

Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008 – Annual Rates for 2009 and 2010. Alexia Cooper and Erica L. Smith, BJS Statisticians “The nation’s homicide rate fell to 4.8 homicides per 100,000 U.S. residents in 2010, its lowest level in four decades, the Bureau of Justice Statistics announced today. Much of the decline was in …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

EFF – Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border: A Guide for Travelers Carrying Digital Devices

Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border: A Guide for Travelers Carrying Digital Devices, by Seth Schoen, Marcia Hofmann and Rowan Reynolds, December 2011 “Despite the lack of legal protections against the search itself, however, those concerned about the security and privacy of the information on their devices at the border can use technological measures in …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Privacy

Governmental Tracking of Cell Phones and Vehicles: The Confluence of Privacy, Technology, and Law

CRS — Governmental Tracking of Cell Phones and Vehicles: The Confluence of Privacy, Technology, and Law. Richard M. Thompson, Law Clerk. December 1, 2011 “Technology has advanced considerably since the framers established the constitutional parameters for searches and seizures in the Fourth Amendment. What were ink quills and parchment are now cell phones and the …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Legal Research, Privacy

U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security

“[December 19, 2011], President Obama issued an executive order directing the implementation of the United States’ first-ever National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security. The plan was developed with collaboration across the U.S. government, and with the help of NGOs and civil society groups that support women and girls every day. It is a …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents

Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity

Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity, December 15, 2011. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. “For many years, experiments using chimpanzees have been instrumental in advancing scientific knowledge and have led to new medicines to prevent life-threatening and debilitating diseases. However, recent advances in alternate research tools have rendered chimpanzees largely …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Report: Moral Science – Protecting Participants in Human Subjects Research

Moral Science – Protecting Participants in Human Subjects Research, Presidential Commission, for the Study of Bioethical Issues – December 2011 “The Commission collected basic, project-level data about human subjects research, including study title, number and location of sites, number of subjects, and funding information. These data were compiled into the Commission’s “Research Project Database,” and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents