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CHICAGO - Commenting on a judge's order dissolving a nearly three-decade old consent decree that provided ground rules for Chicago police when investigating activities protected by the First Amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois noted today that such investiga
Judge Rules Telecoms Have Immunity Under Unconstitutional FISA Amendments Act
March 5, 2009 --- Earlier today, the Illinois House Youth and Family Committee approved and sent on to the floor of the full House a bill that creates civil unions in Illinois, offering basic legal protections for gay men and lesbian couples in Illinois.
Calling on legislators to embrace the fundamental values of fairness and equality, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today hailed the introduction of House Bill 2234 - the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act - in the Illinois General Assembly.
Former U.S. Attorney, University of Chicago Law Professor and Four Others Join ACLU of Illinois Board of Directors
Chicago - Citing the need to have an accurate birth certificate for identification purposes, two women born in Illinois today asked a court to order the State to issue new birth certificates that reflect their appropriate and accurate gender following gender confirmation surgery (sometimes