Tracked: The Supreme Court Shouldn’t Let Technology Trump the Constitution
Yesterday we filed a friend-of-the-court brief in United States v. Jones, which Adam Liptak at The New York Times called "the most important Fourth Amendment case in a decade." We are asking the Supreme Court to hold that the government...
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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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