ACLU Lens: Wall Street Protest Enters Second Week
For the past 10 days, scores of demonstrators have occupied Zuccotti Park near Wall Street to protest what they believe are entrenched inequities in the nation’s financial system. In response to the peaceful demonstration, the NYPD has flooded...
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Is it Legal to Photograph or Videotape Police?
Since 9/11, a disturbing pattern of innocent individuals being harassed by the police for taking still and video photographs in public places has emerged across the country. The ACLU, photographers' groups, and others have been complaining about su...
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Wedding Planning: New York-Style
Weddings raise a lot of questions: Who should we invite? Do we want an outdoorindoor ceremony? Do we hire a DJa band for the reception? With New York State's new law giving lesbian and gay couples the freedom to marry set to take effect on July 24,...
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Wedding Planning: New York-Style
Weddings raise a lot of questions: Who should we invite? Do we want an outdoorindoor ceremony? Do we hire a DJa band for the reception? With New York State's new law giving lesbian and gay couples the freedom to marry set to take effect on July 24...
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