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OneNewsNow.com: 'American Civil Rights Union Blasts Sanctuary City Policy'

By |2023-05-20T09:38:08-04:00April 12th, 2007|

OneNewsNow.com today features an article on the ACRU’s opposition to the distrubing trend of American cities declaring themselves “sanctuary cities” for illegal aliens. The article – “American Civil Rights Union Blasts Sanctuary City Policy” – comes out of their recent radio interview with Bill Otis, director of legal affairs at the American Civil Rights Union.

As Bill is quoted in the article,

“As serious as the problems of illegal immigration may be even more serious is the problem of officials in this country turning their back on the law.”

The Gonzales Hunt

By |2023-05-20T09:38:09-04:00April 12th, 2007|

The Washington Times today features an editorial from the ACRU’s Director of Legal Affairs, Bill Otis, on the controversy surrounding the Bush Administration’s firing of eight U.S. attorneys, entitled, “The Gonzales Hunt.”

Here is the full text of the article:

The Gonzales Hunt

By William Otis

No one doubts that Congress has the right, if not the obligation, to inquire into malfeasance by the executive branch. But the current campaign against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales reeks of the very political infection it purports to deplore.

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Government Sponsorship of Religious Rituals Found To Be OK — If You've Got the Right Religion, Anyway.

By |2023-05-20T09:38:09-04:00April 12th, 2007|

Whether a public college is impermissilbly entangled with religion would appear to depend on the college — and even more on the religion. In her column today in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Katherine Kersten discusses what gives every appearance of being a double standard when the Minneapolis Community and Technical College tackled the entanglement issue. Religious practices linked to Christmas were put on the Bad List, while, we now see, those linked to Islam were put on the Good List.

Ms. Kersten’s entire column is worth reading, but a few paragraphs, quoted below, sketch out this disturbing case:

[Minneapolis Community and Technical] officials say the […]

Ninth Circuit Helps ACLU 'Cleanse' Library of Worship

By |2023-05-20T09:38:10-04:00April 11th, 2007|

The facts, but not the legal conclusions, for this post come from an article on 23 March in the Washington Examiner by Quin Hilyer. It recited that the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco had just reversed a federal trial court in Contra Costa County in favor of a religious group that wanted to meet on occasion in a public library. (Keeping religion out of public libraries, and pornography in them have long been ACLU goals.)

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Can't We All Just Get Along?

By |2023-05-20T09:38:10-04:00April 11th, 2007|

Much note has been taken, and understandably so, of the 5,000 mile trip by the Speaker of the House to visit and provide photo-ops for President Assad — the dictator of a country that both the Bush and Clinton administrations have found to be a state sponsor of terror. But for whatever might be made of that journey, it seems ironic that the Speaker and her counterpart in the Senate are unwilling to travel a few blocks down Pennsylvania Avenue to meet with President Bush. This unwillingness shows itself, moreover, after the Speaker said only last week that the President should be willing […]

ACLU Displays its Paranoia

By |2023-05-20T09:38:11-04:00April 11th, 2007|

ACLU Displays its Paranoia

The facts, but not the legal conclusions, for this article come from an article in the Boston Globe on 26 March. The title of the article is, “Inhumane raid was just one of many (Endgame).” It begins with a reference to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on illegal alien employees in New Bedford, Mass.

What makes the article interesting, however, is its display of paranoia on the part of the Massachusetts ACLU, plus its direct quoting of factually false charges made by the ACLU about this and other efforts to find and deport illegal aliens. The […]

National Review: ACRU's Ferrara Weighs in on DC Gun Ban Case

By |2023-05-20T09:38:11-04:00April 6th, 2007|

Over at National Review Online, Jennifer Rubin has a great article in her Opening Shots column on the Parker v. District of Columbia case and the consequent prospects for the Second Amendment. Peter Ferrara, general counsel of the ACRU, is quoted extensively. Click here to read.

Be sure also to read Ferrara’s excellent article, “Conservative Win: Second Amendment victory in D.C.,” published at National Review Online right after our victory in the Parker case.

Welcome to the ACRU Blog

By |2023-05-20T09:38:12-04:00April 5th, 2007|

Welcome to the blog of the American Civil Rights Union. Here we will provide commentary to important news of the day concerning the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the civil rights of all Americans. We will also comment on the latest outrages perpetuated by the ACLU and other so-called civil liberties organizations that seek to undermine the Constitution and traditional American values. And we’ll inform our readers and supporters of our work and successes.

The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) is dedicated to protecting our fundamental rights and liberties across the board. The ACRU focuses, in particular, on those areas of our […]

Peter Ferrara, Legal Director

By |2023-05-20T09:38:12-04:00April 1st, 2007|

Peter Ferrara is Legal Director and serves as General Counsel for The American Civil Rights Union ACRU). He also is currently the Director of Entitlement and Budget Policy at the Institute for Policy Innovation and is a Senior Fellow at the Free Enterprise Fund. In addition to various speaking engagements throughout the United States, he writes and produces studies and media presentations on a wide range of domestic policy issues, including tax reform, budget issues, government spending, health care, and a personal account option for Social Security.

From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Ferrara served as General Counsel and Chief Economist at Americans for Tax […]

John Armor, Legal Counsel to the ACRU

By |2023-05-20T09:38:13-04:00April 1st, 2007|

John Armor is Legal Counsel to The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU).

A graduate of Yale University (1964) and Maryland Law School (1970), John has practiced law in the United States Supreme Court since 1974. He has also completed course work, but not yet the dissertation, for a Ph.D. in Public Policy at American University.

As the author of seven books and more than 650 articles in the print media, John has been a fixture on national radio and TV since 1976.

In the past few years, John has made his presence known in blogosphere, being published widely on leading blogs such as NewsBusters, […]

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