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Liberal, conservative, and libertarian panelists talked about how the Bill of Rights applies to contemporary debates over freedom of speech, the right to privacy, and other issues. “The Fight for Freedom in…

Panelists talked about the tension between a free press and national security. Among the topics they addressed were National Security Agency (NSA) data collection, prosecuting journalists for leaks, security leaks by Edward…

Same-sex marriage opponents and supporters spoke from the steps outside the U.S. Supreme Court about the rulings just announced. Defenders of Proposition 8 argued that the Supreme Court’s…

Panelists talked about media coverage of racial issues. Topics included changing journalistic and U.S. racial demographics; the controversy surrounding Philadelphia Magazine’s cover story, “Being White in…

Witnesses testified on racial profiling and state immigration laws in Alabama and Arizona, relations between law enforcement and African-Americans, as well as anti-terrorism efforts that target…

Following a Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing on racial profiling, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) held a news conference on his legislation, the “End Racial Profiling Act.” Following…

Panelists discussed many of the issues on which national debate has been promoted by litigation and public education from the American Civil Liberties Union. Topics included national security issues of…

Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America, and more than 20 other organizations held a rally to oppose proposals by House Republicans to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

Joshua Dratel, Colonel Morris Davis and Anthony Romero spoke about trials for suspected terrorists involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. Among the topics they addressed…

Ms. Greenberg and Mr. Dratel talked about the book they edited, The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib, published by Cambridge University Press. It is a compilation of U.S. government memos…

Participants talked about an initiative to oppose a measure on South Dakota ballots in November 2008, called Initiated Measure 11, that would impose a statewide ban on abortion. They…

Anthony Romero delivered remarks on the civil liberties issues of the year, including the trials currently going on at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After his speech he answered questions from…

Two authors talked with Ms. Greenburg about their books on civil liberties in the age of combating terrorism. After their discussion they responded to audience members' questions. Anthony…

Anthony Romero read from the book he co-authored with Dina Temple-Raston, In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror, published by William Morrow. He argued that American…

Mr. Romero gives the keynote address at the American Civil Liberties Union membership conference. Among the topics he addressed were erosions of civil liberties under the Bush…

The panelists discussed the recent controversy surrounding the Bush administration’s surveillance by the National Security Agency without warrants. Topics included the legality of the domestic…

Anthony Romero talked about National Security Agency surveillance without warrants that had been ordered by the Bush administration. The ACLU believes the surveillance is illegal. He…

Governor Owens and Former Governor Dean debated anti-terrorism efforts and enforcement of the Patriot Act. Among the topics they addressed were privacy concerns, law enforcement…

The first panel in a four-part series, “Fortress America: The State and Future of U.S. Immigration Law and Policy,” was held on immigration law and policy. The panelists discussed…

American Civil Liberties Union officials spoke to reporters about a lawsuit challenging the CIA’s “extraordinary rendition” of foreign nationals, an alleged practice of abducting foreign…