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ACLU Wants the US to Lose the War on Terrorism

By |2008-03-17T06:00:00-04:00March 17th, 2008|

The ACLU is continuing its efforts to shield terrorists in

US hands from the consequences of their actions. It seeks to prevent their

trial and execution, which the Supreme Court has ruled legal. It seeks to

prevent their interrogation for the purpose of saving American lives in the

future.

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The facts for this ACLU Outrage, but not the legal conclusions, come from an

article in the Jurist, a publication of the Law School of the University of

Pittsburgh, on 15 March.

The ACLU has been consistently […]

Horace Cooper to talk to Zeb Bell

By |2008-03-16T14:23:14-04:00March 16th, 2008|

On March 17th at 12:06PM EDT, Horace Cooper will be talking to Zeb Bell and the “Zeb at the Ranch” show. They will be talking about FISA and the president’s call to action. You can hear him on KBAR out of Murtaugh, ID or listen live on the internet here.

Evans v. City of Berkeley

By |2008-03-13T20:49:20-04:00March 13th, 2008|

Denial of the Sea Scouts’ right to free berthing of its vessels as accorded other non-profit groups. Decided by California State Supreme Court on March 9, 2006, against ACRU’s position. Plaintiffs and the ACRU petitioned the United States Supreme Court to take the case. On October 16, 2006, the Supreme Court denied the petition to hear the appeal of the California State’s Supreme Court decision.

Cover page | Table of Contents | Brief

McConnell v. FEC

By |2020-04-23T21:53:05-04:00March 12th, 2008|

McConnell v. FEC concerned the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance "Reform" Act. The ACRU filed a brief arguing that restrictions on citizen advertising before primary and general elections were a gross and facial violation of the First Amendment. On DATE, the US Supreme Court upheld those restrictions in a bitterly divided, 5-4 decision, rejecting the ACRU position.

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Paulson v. City of San Diego

By |2008-03-11T23:02:10-04:00March 11th, 2008|

ACRU filed a brief in support of the City of San Diego in California state appellate court on appeal from a state judge’s order prohibiting the City from transferring the Mt. Soledad Memorial and its cross to the Federal government, as approved in a city referendum with 76% in support. The Federal government intervened to safeguard the monument by its powers of eminent domain; plaintiff Paulson is recently deceased. ACLU may file another suit challenging the Federal action.

On January 12, 2007, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the lawsuit to remove the memorial as moot and said a district court order to remove the […]

Paulson v. City of San Diego

By |2008-03-10T23:01:16-04:00March 10th, 2008|

ACRU filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the private association which had bought the Mt. Soledad property in the sale invalidated by the Ninth circuit. But the Supreme Court denied the petition because the Ninth Circuit had invalidated the sale based on the California state constitution.

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Paulson v. City of San Diego

By |2008-03-09T22:58:31-04:00March 9th, 2008|

ACRU filed a brief in support of the City of San Diego in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on an appeal by Paulson from a Federal judge’s order approving the sale of the Mt. Soledad property including the cross to a private association. The three judge Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the sale as valid, as the ACRU brief urged. But Plaintiff won a rehearing en banc by the entire 9th circuit which reversed and invalidated the sale on the grounds that it amounted to an unconstitutional establishment of religion under the California constitution.

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Rumsfeld vs. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights

By |2008-03-09T13:09:22-04:00March 9th, 2008|

Decided by the United States Supreme Court on March 6, 2006, in favor of ACRU’s position. In this case the Supreme Court held that the Federal government has the power to condition Federal educational aid on maintenance of equal access to the campus for military recruiters as compared to other recruiters.

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Winkler v. Rumsfeld

By |2008-03-07T20:51:01-05:00March 7th, 2008|

This case involves whether use by the Scouts of a military base for their national Jamboree involves an unconstitutional establishment of religion. The District Court held that it does. Oral arguments were heard on the case in April of 2006, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh District, in Illinois. On April 12, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed the case finding that the ACLU did not have standing..

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Ken Blackwell and Sandy Froman: Judging Gun Rights: Are They Inalienable?

By |2020-04-23T21:53:48-04:00March 6th, 2008|

As a historic Supreme Court case on the Second Amendment looms, District of Columbia v. Heller, two unexpected perspectives show what is at stake in this case for all Americans. Between the two of us as authors, our commitment to the Second Amendment, coupled with our real-life experiences, explodes the stereotypical images of gun owners in America. We are living proof that the Second Amendment is a blessing for all Americans, and that all Americans have a vested interest in the pending court case.

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