Los Angeles Times – 8/16/2006

The ACLU of Louisiana has stepped up its demands that the St. Bernard Parish not build a memorial to the victims of Hurricane Katrina which would feature as part of it, a cross.

The ACLU contends that the land upon which the memorial would be built is public – but it is not! They also contend that because local government officials were part of the committee that chose the location — and the location is near a public waterway, it would be unconstitutional for the memorial to be marked with a cross.

The memorial is scheduled to be erected […]

WPMI-TV, – 8/16/2006

Despite a Pace, Florida high school dress code that requires “students whose personal attire distracts other students shall make alterations before entering the classroom,” the ACLU is defending a boy who chooses to wear a dress to school. The dress code prohibits, among other things, girls showing their midriffs and boys wearing muscle-shirts. Loud hair colors are also not allowed.

ACLU regional director Susan Watson said, “The ACLU is speaking out on this issue to make sure that students have the right (to cross-dress)…”

Los Angeles Times – 8/22/2006

Los Angeles has passed an ordinance which makes it illegal for anyone to “camp on public sidewalks.” The ACLU has filed suit against that ordinance, which has been held-up by federal court order in April, pending resolution of the suit.

The “campers” are mostly on Skid Row in Los Angeles. “Tents” have multiplied in the area, while arrests for crimes have decreased 23%. The L.A. Police Chief and the L.A. City Attorney have both said they will resist further compromises with the ACLU, which the court seems intent on forcing, through court-ordered meetings for further agreements.

Los Angeles Times – 8/22/2006

Los Angeles has passed an ordinance which makes it illegal for anyone to “camp on public sidewalks.” The ACLU has filed suit against that ordinance, which has been held-up by federal court order in April, pending resolution of the suit.

The “campers” are mostly on Skid Row in Los Angeles. “Tents” have multiplied in the area, while arrests for crimes have decreased 23%. The L.A. Police Chief and the L.A. City Attorney have both said they will resist further compromises with the ACLU, which the court seems intent on forcing, through court-ordered meetings for further agreements.

Newsday – 8/24/2006

The ACLU and other groups are attacking the profiling by Homeland Security officers at Kennedy Airport in New York City of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian passengers.

The ACLU and other groups held a news conference in the Manhattan office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to condemn what they say has been an increase in racial profiling at Kennedy airport since a London plot to bomb jet planes in flight was uncovered earlier in August. The ACLU said it would investigate complaints. It also criticized New York Congressman Peter King for supporting “profiling.”

In response, […]

Newsday – 8/24/2006

The ACLU and other groups are attacking the profiling by Homeland Security officers at Kennedy Airport in New York City of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian passengers.

The ACLU and other groups held a news conference in the Manhattan office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to condemn what they say has been an increase in racial profiling at Kennedy airport since a London plot to bomb jet planes in flight was uncovered earlier in August. The ACLU said it would investigate complaints. It also criticized New York Congressman Peter King for supporting “profiling.”

In response, […]

KATC-TV, New Orleans – 8/24/2006

The ACLU of Louisiana threatened to sue the City of New Orleans over a planned prayer service to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. As a result, the City promptly caved in to the demands of the ACLU.

The Executive Director of the ACLU of Louisiana threatened the lawsuit to halt the ecumenical prayer service unless the City renamed the service and invited Harry Greenberger of the “New Orleans Secular Humanist Association,” a so-called non-religious organization, to participate. To avoid the suit, the City invited Mr. Greenberger and renamed the prayer service as a “Remembrance, […]

WKMG-TV – 9/1/2006

For years, Walt Disney World in Florida has been reading the shape of visitors’ fingers on its property. Now the upgraded machines scan fingerprint information. The technology does not store the entire fingerprint image and scanned information is purged in 30 days.

“We are not collecting fingerprints,” a Disney representative said. “We are not collecting personal information…. The system takes an image, it identifies points on that image and measures the distance between those points and immediately creates a numerical value… [which is} … stored in our system and recalled when a guest reenters our turn-styles using their […]