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Terrorists Using 1960s Legal Precedent

By |2020-04-23T21:58:21-04:00June 12th, 2008|

Terrorists Using 1960s Legal Precedent to Escape Punishment

New Study Exposes the “Terrorist Get Out of Jail Free Card”

In a report released today by the American Civil Rights Union, best-selling author and terrorism expert Richard Miniter demonstrates how a 1969 Supreme Court ruling is being used to get terrorists off scot-free–an extremely pertinent issue, given today’s ruling by the Supreme Court that Guantanamo Bay detainees are allowed access to civilian courts.

The case, Brandenburg v. Ohio, effectively safeguards suspected terrorists from prosecution by categorizing their fatwas–or calls to terrorism–as protected free speech if the threat does not designate a specific date and […]

Religous Freedom Case Heard in California

By |2008-05-27T20:02:31-04:00May 27th, 2008|

On May 27th, the California Supreme Court heard a case which could have a drastic effect on religious freedom in that state.

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

The issue is whether fertility physicians at North Coast Women’s Care in Vista discriminated against a lesbian couple from Oceanside when they cited religious beliefs in refusing to perform artificial insemination….

…That group says this is a “potentially landmark, historic case” that will decide the scope of religious freedom in the state constitution.

The ACRU filed an amicus brief on this case, arguing that a doctor has the right to refuse […]

In Re Rachel, L.

By |2008-05-26T13:41:05-04:00May 26th, 2008|

The ACRU joins other organizations supporting homeschooling to file this brief in a California state appellate court arguing for a constitutional right for parents to choose homeschooling for their children. The argument is based on Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech, relying in particular on precedents holding that parents have a constitutional right to choose private rather than public schools for their children, and that Amish parents can choose the alternative of working at home within the Amish culture rather than attending public high schools.

On August 8, 2008 the Second Appellate District in a 3-0 decision, ruled that homeschooling is a legitimate form of […]

Congressional Research Service Report for Congress: Presidential Claims of Executive Authority: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments

By |2008-05-13T12:31:22-04:00May 13th, 2008|

“Presidential claims of a right to preserve the confidentiality of information and documents in the face of legislative demands have figured prominently, though intermittently, in executive-congressional relations since at least 1792. Few such interbranch disputes over access to information have reached the courts for substantive resolution, the vast majority achieving resolution through political negotiation and accommodation. In fact, it was not until the Watergate-related lawsuits in the 1970’s seeking access to President Nixon’s tapes that the existence of a presidential confidentiality Authority was judicially established as a necessary derivative of the President’s status in our constitutional scheme of separated powers. Of the eight court decisions involving interbranch […]

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS INDIANA VOTER ID LAW

By |2008-04-29T21:21:45-04:00April 29th, 2008|

The Supreme Court ruled today 6-3 in favor of the Indiana Voter ID law which requires registered voters to present a valid form of identification when they go to the polls.

Horace Cooper: Child Rapists

By |2008-04-25T17:09:29-04:00April 25th, 2008|

The United States Supreme Court last week heard oral arguments about an issue which for many Americans shouldn't be too complicated. The question is: who should decide the punishment for a crime, the legislature or the courts? In particular, when determining what crimes merit the death penalty, should state governments have a say or should this power be left to judges? According to the Death Penalty Information Center (as of February of this year) there are more than 3,200 persons on death row. As the result of the execrable actions of Louisiana resident Patrick Kennedy (one of only two on death row awaiting execution for crimes that don't involve murder), the court will issue a ruling this summer in a case called Kennedy v. Louisiana.

Ken Blackwell: You Don't Have a Prayer

By |2008-04-24T17:06:29-04:00April 24th, 2008|

One issue that is not being discussed much at the moment is what's at stake with our federal courts. Some federal judges are now telling pastors and priests what they can and cannot say during prayers. And some of it is happening in Indiana -- the May 6 primary state.

ACLU Aiding America's Enemies, Again

By |2008-04-08T13:37:21-04:00April 8th, 2008|

The ACLU, the Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Janet Reno (former Clinton Attorney General) have joined forces to turn the military trials of some of America’s most dedicated enemies, into media circuses with a maximum of delays.

The facts for this article, but not the legal conclusions, come from an article published by military.com, from the Miami Herald on 8 April, 2006.

The ACLU has launched a $8.5 million dollar effort to provide what are supposed to be “top notch” private counsel for the illegal enemy combatants facing military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay. Among those to be provided this assistance is the man who has, […]

ACRU Gets 2 great write-ups.

By |2008-03-31T22:04:54-04:00March 31st, 2008|

March 31st, the ACRU had two great write-ups online.

The first being on America Family Association’s OneNewsNow.com. Hans Zeiger talked to Chad Groening about the problems the Cradle of Liberty Council in Philadelphia is facing. You can read that story here.

The second was on Human Events Online. Chris Fields, the managing editor of Human Events wrote about the ACRU in general in his “Conservative Spotlight.” You can read that article here.

"Nearly all House GOPers back Pence's discharge petition on Fairness Doctrine", by Jackie Kucinich for The Hill

By |2008-03-25T02:16:31-04:00March 25th, 2008|

“One hundred ninety-four out of 200 House Republicans are backing the effort to block the anticipated revival of the Fairness Doctrine, which they believe is a tool Democrats will use to cut down on the number of conservative radio talk shows. The Fairness Doctrine was discarded by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) during the Reagan administration in 1985. Not one Democrat has signed the petition, which requires 218 signatures to trigger a vote…”

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