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Maine ACLU: Female Genital Mutilation Should Not Be A Crime
The American Criminal Lawyers Union American Civil Liberties Union launched a vocal opposition this week against a Maine bill criminalizing female genital mutilation (FGM), Mainely Media reports. Republican Rep. Heather Sirocki is sponsoring the bill, saying that it would classify performing FGM as a Class B crime in the state, punishable by up to 10 years in prison…
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County Fights Future Crime, ACLU Calls It Unconstitutional
It is a well-known fact that if you come from a family that has a history of breaking the law, you have a better chance of ending up in jail than someone that does not have that family background. So following that line of thinking, Officials in White County, Tennessee, came up with an idea…
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Georgia Parents Sue For The Right To Name Their Child ‘ALLAH’
A Georgia couple is suing the state after being denied a birth certificate for their 22-month-old baby with the last name they gave her-Allah. Elizabeth Handy and Bilal Walk, who asked the ACLU of Georgia to file the lawsuit on their behalf, have been battling the state for almost two years since their daughter…
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ACLU Is DEFENDING Inauguration Protesters, Says D.C. Police Violated Their ‘Rights’
The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday accused the Metropolitan Police Department of violating the rights of several hundreds of protesters after they were arrested by D.C. law enforcement last week on inauguration day. Monica Hopkins-Maxwell, executive director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia, said in a press statement: As more details emerge about the…
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“You Have 5 Years Left”: ACLU Official Mocks Elderly White People [VIDEO]
An official for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California mocked elderly white people at a city council meeting last week, telling them they had “five years left.” Rialto, California, held a regularly scheduled city council meeting last Tuesday after a city councilman apologized for planning an event to discuss the possibility of Rialto becoming…
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BAH HUMBUG: Indiana Town Forced to Remove Cross From Christmas Tree [VIDEO]
An Indiana town has removed the cross on its Christmas tree and resolved never to put it back, rather than put up with a lawsuit filed over the religious symbol. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a town resident alleging the placement of the lit up cross on top of the…
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LEAKED: American Police Departments Offered Military Surveillance Gear In Secret Catalog
Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. have been purchasing surveillance equipment from a British weapons and defense manufacturing company. Cobham offered devices to police departments with advanced spying capabilities, like intercepting cellular phone calls and text messages, locating a person’s whereabouts through a cellphone and jamming wireless communications. The equipment was presented in the form of a highly confidential…
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SMACKDOWN: Cops Give Wisconsin Democrat Rep A Face Full of Concrete
Milwaukee police made Democratic State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff eat a concrete sandwich, by his telling, while he was handing out gum and trying to bring calm to a disorderly crowd. The incident took place late Tuesday night in the same area where a black police officer killed Sylville Smith, a black man, Aug. 13. Rioting ensued after the…