civil liberties

ACORN sues U.S. gov’t over ban on funds

November 14, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

"The problem for us is, this month it's ACORN, next month it's the NAACP, the month after that it's the ACLU," civil liberties attorney Bill Quigley said, explaining why the Center for Constituional Rights has filed...

400,000 on ‘terrorist’ list

November 9, 2009

The Washington Post reported last week that 1,600 names are being added to the list of 400,000 people who are suspected of being "terrorists."

San Francisco Board set to overturn mayor’s veto on immigrant youth

November 5, 2009

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is expected to overturn the mayor's veto of an immigrant rights bill that would preserve the city's sanctuary tradition.

Stores pull immigrant-slurring Halloween costume after protests

October 21, 2009

After a nationwide campaign by immigrant advocacy groups calling an "illegal alien" Halloween costume tasteless and offensive, several major retail stores and Web sites have pulled it from their racks.