Category «Civil Liberties»

Election Day Voter Protection Initiative Launched

News release: “The Campaign Legal Center today launched the Voters’ Rights Protection Project, to provide generic drafts of potential court filings to individuals, organizations, and political parties who must resort to the courts to protect the fundamental rights of citizens to vote. In a letter today to both major parties and copies to the respective …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Legal Research

Courting History: The Landmark International Criminal Court’s First Years

Human Rights Watch – Courting History – The Landmark International Criminal Court’s First Years, July 2008: “This 244-page report examines the ICC’s accomplishments and shortcomings since it began operations in 2003. The court was created to bring justice to the victims of gross human rights violations; so far the court has issued arrest warrants against …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Legal Research

Advocacy Groups Argue Constitution Protects Cell Phone Location Information

“In a July 31 amicus brief filed in a federal court in Pennsylvania, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, joined by CDT, ACLU and the ACLU of Pennsylvania, argued that cell phone location information is protected by the Fourth Amendment. The brief argues that a court should require the government to obtain a warrant based on probable …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Legal Research, Privacy

Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, August 2008

DOJ: Special Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, August 2008: “Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act), Public Law 107-56, directs the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) to undertake a series of actions related to claims …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research, Patriot Act, Privacy

Major Internet Companies Agree To Governance Code in Countries Restricting Access

News release: “U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that a number of the largest American internet companies [Microsoft, Google, Yahoo], human rights organizations and other stakeholders have reached agreement on a voluntary code of conduct that would govern internet companies operating in countries where internet freedom is restricted, like China.” See also Senate Judiciary Committee, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Free Speech, Government Documents, Internet

Executive Order: Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities

Executive Order: Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities – “1.1 Goals. The United States intelligence effort shall provide the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council with the necessary information on which to base decisions concerning the development and conduct of foreign, defense, and economic policies, and the …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

Global Internet Freedom Consortium Offers China-Based Reporters Software to Break Through Internet Blockade

News release: “The Global Internet Freedom Consortium (GIFC) announced today that their anti-censorship software tools are ready to help journalists and tourists during the Olympics, to circumvent China’s Internet blockade. The software, which is available free of charge, can be downloaded onto a hard drive or USB drive to safely and effectively overcome the Internet …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet

New GAO Reports: DOD Financial Management, Human Rights, Medicare Part D, Bankruptcy Reform

DOD Financial Management: Adjudication of Butterbaugh Claims for the Restoration of Annual Leave or Pay, GAO-08-948R, July 28, 2008 Financial Management: DOD’s Ability to Prevent, Identify, Investigate, and Report on Antideficiency Act Violations, GAO-08-941R, July 28, 2008 Human Rights: U.S. Government’s Efforts to Address Alleged Abuse of Household Workers by Foreign Diplomats with Immunity Could …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

The Necessity of Knowing and Heeding What Jurors Tell Us About Mitigation

Blume, John H., Johnson, Sheri Lynn and Sundby, Scott E.,Competent Capital Representation: The Necessity of Knowing and Heeding What Jurors Tell Us About Mitigation. Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2008 “This article appears in the Hofstra Law Review symposium issue on the Supplementary Guidelines for the Mitigation Function of Defense Teams in Death …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Legal Research