Tag Archives: ACLU

Oct 7, VCS Mentioned in Editorial Column About Torture: Even Blind Justice Sees Through the Bush Administration

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Team VCS

October 6, 2008 – Justice may be blind, sometimes deaf and too often dumb, but every once in a while it still gets something right. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ordered the government to … Continue reading →

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ACLU Seeks Data About Government Spying Upon 32 Groups in U.S.

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Team VCS

October 1, 2008 – The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland yesterday demanded that the state police disclose under public information laws whether 32 grass-roots advocacy and political activist groups that have held large public protests in recent years have … Continue reading →

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News Analysis: Exposing President Bush’s Historic Consolidation and Abuse of Power

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Team VCS

July 23, 2008 – The last several years have brought a parade of dark revelations about the George W. Bush administration, from the manipulation of intelligence to torture to extrajudicial spying inside the United States. But there are growing indications … Continue reading →

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ACLU Seeks Answers on Torture from Former Attorney General Ashcroft

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Team VCS

July 17, 2008, Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union calls on former Attorney General John Ashcroft, in today’s House Judiciary hearing, to provide Congress and the American people with answers to questions about when, why and how the … Continue reading →

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Anti-War Soldier Jonathan Hutto: People, Not Politicians, Will End the War in Iraq

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Team VCS

June 25, 2008 – Active-duty sailor Jonathan Hutto signed up to join the Navy in December 2003, at the age of 26. Previously a college activist fighting police brutality in Washington, D.C., and later an organizer with the ACLU, he … Continue reading →

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ACLU Urges Congress to Examine White House National Security Council as Central Decision-Maker on Torture

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Team VCS

June 9, 2008, Washington, DC – On the eve of two important congressional hearings tomorrow, Caroline Fredrickson, director of the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office said, “It is time to get to the bottom of this administration’s torture regime Congress and … Continue reading →

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ACLU At Guantánamo For Arraignment Of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Today

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Team VCS

June 5, 2008, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – As part of a $15 million commitment to provide adequate legal defense for several Guantánamo detainees, attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union are present for the arraignment today of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed … Continue reading →

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ACLU Obtains Heavily Redacted CIA Documents Regarding Waterboarding Torture

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Team VCS

May 27, 2008, New York, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union today obtained several heavily redacted documents concerning the CIA’s use of waterboarding as well as a CIA Office of Inspector General report on the CIA’s interrogation and detention … Continue reading →

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Canadian Supreme Court Rules Guantánamo Detention And Prosecution Of Prisoner Violated U.S. And International Law

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Team VCS

May 23, 2008 – The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled today that Canadian officials violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – analogous to the U.S. Bill of Rights – by turning over interrogation records of Canadian citizen … Continue reading →

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May 14 VCS Torture Lawsuit Update: Military Releases Documents About Prisoner Torture and Deaths

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

May 14, 2008, New York – The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained previously withheld documents from the Defense Department, including internal investigations into the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody overseas. Uncensored documents released as a result of the ACLU’s … Continue reading →

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