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Court hears arguments in case challenging constitutionality of law granting immunity to telecommunications’ companies for spying
Chicago – The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sitting in Seattle,... Continue reading
ACLU Seeks Details on Phone Tracking by Chicago Police
CHICAGO – As part of a massive coordinated information-seeking campaign, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Chicago Police Department... Continue reading
CHA Drops Proposal for Suspicionless Drug Testing of All Residents
Yesterday, the Chicago Housing Authority Board dropped a proposal to its revised agreement with tenants and applicants that would have required all adults residing in all CHA properties (and those... Continue reading
ACLU opposes Chicago Proposal for Suspicionless Drug Testing of Employees & Elected officials
CHICAGO – A suspicionless drug-testing program to be considered by a Committee of the Chicago City Council this week has drawn opposition from the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.... Continue reading
ACLU Applauds Illinois Lawmakers Call for Transparency in use of Surveillance Cameras
SPRINGFIELD – As the Surveillance Camera Data Collection Act (House Bill 1948) cleared the Illinois House floor on Friday, April 15, the ACLU of Illinois joins lawmakers in calling for transparency in the use of government surveillance cameras across Illinois. The measure passed the Illinois House by a vote of 110 to 0. Continue reading.
Chicago’s Video Surveillance Camera System: Growing and Unregulated
CHICAGO – With early voting already underway in the mayoral and aldermanic elections, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today called on the new city government to adopt a... Continue reading
ACLU seeks privacy records from secretive state police “fusion center”
CHICAGO – Noting that the Illinois State Police (ISP) are not responding to lawful requests for documents under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, the American Civil Liberties Union of... Continue reading
ACLU of Illinois urges Governor Quinn to protect medical records privacy and security
Citing the need to protect “both patient privacy and the security of medical records” the ACLU of Illinois has called on Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to ensure that at least... Continue reading
EFF and ACLU Planning to Appeal Dismissal of Dozens of Spying Cases
Judge Rules Telecoms Have Immunity Under Unconstitutional FISA Amendments Act San Francisco – A federal judge today dismissed dozens of lawsuits over illegal domestic surveillance of American citizens, ruling that... Continue reading
ACLU Tells Court: FISA 2008 Act is Unconstitutional
Congress Cannot Grant Wholesale Immunity to Telecoms CHICAGO – Congress and the Bush White House overstepped their constitutional authority and violated the rights of millions of customers when they passed... Continue reading
