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U.S. Senate report singles out Illinois “fusion center” for criticism
October 3, 2012 11:01 am | By Ed Yohnka, Communications & Public Policy Director
Today, the a United States Senate committee issued a report – labeled “scathing” by some – on the work of fusion centers across the United States. Fusion Centers, mainly formed... Continue reading
You don’t need government permission to dance
September 26, 2012 2:45 pm | By Edwin Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy
On September 20th, Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass published a column criticizing the ACLU of Illinois’ colleagues in Rhode Island for their actions regarding a public school district’s policies about... Continue reading
Slate of Proposed New Board Members
September 4, 2012 9:47 am | Posted by Allie Carter
Below is the slate of proposed new board members nominated for a 3-year term ending, December 2015: 1. Thurston Bailey 2. Leonard Goodman 3. Alais Griffin 4. Jennie Berkson 5.... Continue reading
Statement on Grey v. Hasbrouck
August 20, 2012 1:26 pm | By John Knight , Director, LGBT/AIDS Project
Over the past few years, the ACLU of Illinois has been working to ensure that transgender individuals who were born in Illinois are able to obtain an Illinois birth certificate... Continue reading
Let’s Be Clear: Transgender Discrimination IS Sex Discrimination
August 8, 2012 2:53 pm | Posted by Jessica Baum
Recently, the ACLU and numerous allied coalition partners wrote to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to request that HHS issue guidance to make clear that the... Continue reading
Another State Acts to Protect Facebook Passwords From Employers
August 7, 2012 11:06 am | By Ed Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy for the ACLU of Illinois
Earlier this week, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that prohibits employers from requiring or requesting that employees or applicants reveal the username sand passwords for personal... Continue reading
Senate Hearing Explores the Exorbitant Costs of Incarceration
August 2, 2012 12:52 pm | By Dan Zeidman, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Over the last 30 years, the population of the federal prison system has increased exponentially – nearly 800 percent – largely due to the overrepresentation of those convicted of drug... Continue reading
ACLU Urges Critical LGBT and HIV/AIDS Updates to 2012 Democratic National Platform
August 2, 2012 12:39 pm | By Ian Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
En Español The ACLU has been invited to offer our civil liberties and civil rights recommendations to the Democratic National Committee’s “platform drafting committee,” which is currently meeting in Minneapolis... Continue reading
Historic Support for the Student Non-Discrimination Act
August 2, 2012 12:34 pm | By Ian Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
En Español On Tuesday, Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) signed on as a co-sponsor to the Student Non-Discrimination Act. What’s the big deal you might be asking, particularly on a bill... Continue reading
What We Know About License Plate Tracking, What We Don’t, And Our Plan to Find Out More
August 2, 2012 12:34 pm | By Kade Crockford, ACLU of Massachusetts
En Español Today the ACLU is launching a nationwide effort to find out more about automatic license plate readers (ALPR). By snapping photographs of each license plate they encounter—up to... Continue reading