World & Nation
Law: After the attacks, the government’s reach was broadened. ‘This is about nothing less than core American values,’ Anthony Romero says.
Sept. 15, 2002
Politics
The Justice Department asked Congress to make money laundering a crime, but the American Civil Liberties Union said the Administration’s bill is a “serious threat” to civil liberties.
Oct. 30, 1985
Dugger expresses a legitimate concern that the recent suspension of civil rights in Nicaragua by the Sandinista government may become permanent in the face of attacks by the contra army that is attempting to overthrow it.
Nov. 29, 1985
California
A Newport Beach police officer has received a $35,000 settlement from the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, which he accused of violating his civil liberties by branding him a police spy and ejecting him from a public meeting.
Nov. 20, 1988
Proposals to use lie detectors to search for spies and to impose the death penalty for espionage would violate fundamental constitutional liberties, said Morton Halperin, Washington director of the American Civil Liberties Union.
July 8, 1985
Deborah Archer, a law professor at New York University with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the first Black person to be elected president of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Feb. 1, 2021
Sports
Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union will investigate a drug-testing program announced by Ohio State for more than 1,000 athletes in 31 college sports.
Aug. 1, 1986
Archives
Eve Slaff, 85, widow of former Beverly Hills Mayor and American Civil Liberties Union leader George Slaff and a civil liberties activist in her own right.
Dec. 30, 1997
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed three lawsuits accusing San Francisco police of unwarranted brutality during demonstrations at the 1984 Democratic National Convention.
April 17, 1985
Skid row: An editorial Wednesday about mediation in federal court involving the American Civil Liberties Union said the district attorney’s office was part of the case.
Aug. 18, 2006