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July 2006 Archives ACLU of Illinois Responds to Decision in Terkel v. AT&T Case July 25, 2006 U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly today granted a motion by the United States Department of Justice to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Chicago author Studs Terkel and other prominent Chicagoans challenging the actions of telephone giant AT&T in divulging the telephone records of its customers to the federal government without lawful authorization. read more » Government Cannot Hide Accountability for Phone Record Collection by Claiming State Secrets, ACLU Tells Court July 14, 2006 In a rare oral argument, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a federal court judge in Chicago to block the government's effort to shield telephone giant AT&T from accountability for sharing the telephone records of subscribers with the National Security Agency without lawful authorization. read more » House of Representatives Passage of the Voting Rights Act July 13, 2006 We join all Americans in applauding the United States House of Representatives for passing today - by an overwhelming margin - the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 (H.R. 9). read more » |
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