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CHICAGO – Two major legislative victories from the past year will be highlighted and celebrated during the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois’ annual Bill of Rights Celebration, scheduled for Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the Westin
CHICAGO – The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a federal appellate court to block future prosecutions of the ACLU and its staff members for recording police officers performing their public duties in a public space as a violation of the First Amendment.
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, Washington today that Congress acted in an unconstitutional fashi
August 18, 2011 - Yesterday, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge John Schmidt heard arguments in a lawsuit against the State of Illinois filed by several Catholic Charities agencies.
CHICAGO – As part of a massive coordinated information-seeking campaign, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today sent a Freedom of In