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Gay-history lessons in state schools debated

While the courts continue to debate the legality of same-sex marriage, the battle over gay civil rights is moving into another arena: the classroom. Read More

ACLU head: 'I'm disgusted with this president'

Hope and change: Speaking at a conference of liberal activists Wednesday morning, ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero didn't mince his words about the administration's handling of civil liberties issues. Read More

ACLU head: ‘I’m disgusted with this president’

Hope and change: Speaking at a conference of liberal activists Wednesday morning, ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero didn’t mince his words about the administration’s handling of civil liberties issues. Read More

ACLU head: ‘I’m disgusted with this president’

Hope and change: Speaking at a conference of liberal activists Wednesday morning, ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero didn’t mince his words about the administration’s handling of civil liberties issues. Read More

Surveillance lawsuits could be dismissed

A federal judge will hold a hearing in San Francisco on Friday on the next steps in 38 domestic surveillance lawsuits in the wake of a new law protecting telephone companies from such suits. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker is expected to consider setting a briefing schedule and a date for a hearing, possibly in December, on the fate of the cases under the amended Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. Read More
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