Suzanne Ito, ACLU
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Posts by Suzanne Ito, ACLU
Another Victim of Ideological Exclusion?
originally posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU for Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union [click here]
July 13, 2010 - 9:58 am
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Over the weekend, it was reported that renowned Columbian journalist Hollman Morris — one of 12 international journalists selected to participate in the prestigious Nieman fellowship program at Harvard University during the 2010–11 acade…
Ban on Miami Herald Gitmo Reporter Lifted
originally posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU for Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union [click here]
July 9, 2010 - 1:45 pm
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Good news for the First Amendment! Last night, the Department of Defense (DOD) lifted its ban of Miami Herald reporter Carol Rosenberg, one week after a coalition of news organization sent a letter to the DOD raising legal objections to the ban. Th…
Plea Agreement Marks First Gitmo Conviction of Obama Administration
originally posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU for Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union [click here]
July 8, 2010 - 12:46 pm
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Last night, Guantánamo detainee Ibrahim al-Qosi pled guilty to conspiracy and material support for terrorism charges. Al-Qosi, a 50-year-old Sudanese national who has been held at Guantánamo for more than eight years, was known as Osam…
Louisiana Jail Holds Suicidal Prisoners in "Squirrel Cages"
originally posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU for Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union [click here]
July 8, 2010 - 11:06 am
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Mentally ill prisoners deserve more care and consideration while incarcerated, but time and again, the ACLU often finds the exact opposite: they’re treated even worse than the general population. Today, the ACLU of Louisiana sent a letter to the St…
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Hear Political Speech Case
originally posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU for Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union [click here]
July 7, 2010 - 1:54 pm
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Yesterday, the ACLU filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to hear our political speech case, Weise v. Casper.
Originally filed in 2005, our clients in this case are Leslie Weise and Alex Young, who were ejected from a public event in Denver at…
Conference to Address Public Health and Safety Approaches to Drug Policy
originally posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU for Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union [click here]
July 7, 2010 - 12:23 pm
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Tomorrow in Los Angeles, the ACLU is cosponsoring a conference that will gather public health and treatment professionals, academics, policy-makers and advocates to discuss a public health and safety approach to drug policy.
Allen Hopper, Litigati…
News Outlets Object to Gitmo Reporter Ban
originally posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU for Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union [click here]
July 6, 2010 - 2:51 pm
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Early this morning, a plane carrying journalists departed from Andrews Air Force Base for Guantánamo. Tomorrow, the pretrial hearings of 50-year-old Sudanese national Ibrahim al-Qosi will restart.
Muna Shikaki of al-Arabiya tweeted from Andr…
ACLU Sues Wal-Mart for Firing Employee for Medical Marijuana Use
originally posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU for Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union [click here]
June 29, 2010 - 7:27 am
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Today, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart for wrongfully firing employee Joseph Casias for using medical marijuana after work during off-duty hours in the privacy of his home.
Joseph is 30 years old, married, and the father of two young child…
Respecting the Press and Public Access During the BP Oil Spill
originally posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU for Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union [click here]
June 28, 2010 - 2:11 pm
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We’ve heard countless stories of journalists trying to cover the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico being denied access in one way or another. Whether they’re trying to fly over the spill to take photos, gain access to the oil-covered beaches, or t…
Davis Hearing Wraps Up With Stunning Admission by Witness
originally posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU for Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union [click here]
June 25, 2010 - 1:55 pm
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This week, for the first time a court heard evidence of Troy Davis’s innocence of a crime he was convicted of almost 20 years ago. Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of off-duty Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail.
Since his conviction in 1991,…