Is being poor a crime? Maybe in the 1700s and early 1800s, when not paying your debts could land you in a dingy workhouse or worse. But not in the enlightened 21st century, so we believe. Then comes word via ...
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The New York Civil Liberties Union and the New York City Police Department often go toe to toe over actions taken by officers pursuant to NYPD policy. But sometimes, the NYCLU will support an officer who protests a NYPD policy, ...
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Quick quiz. What do a stingray, a triggerfish, a kingfish and a hailstorm have in common? They are (a) Inhabitants of the deep blue sea (b) nicknames of popular Southern politicians (c) acts of God or (d) trade names of ...
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Nationwide Insurance Company has been getting a lot of attention lately. All fall we listened to Peyton Manning hum its stupid jingle. During the Super Bowl it ran the darkest ad, about how accidents snuff out the lives of children. ...
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Read More »DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this column are the author’s and do not reflect necessarily the views of the NYCLU. I make this disclaimer because I am going to comment on last October’s settlement in Hurrell-Harring v. New York, No. ...
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Read More »Did you get the recent invitation to attend a fundraiser for four persons running for New York State Supreme Court in the Seventh Judicial District? Other than featuring four candidates at a single event, the invitation was standard. Do not ...
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Read More »A “resounding victory for women’s equality (that) should send a message to all employers everywhere they cannot use religion to justify discrimination,” so trumpeted the ACLU about the $1.9 million verdict in Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Inc., ...
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Read More »Following the deadly police-civilian encounters in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City, more and more persons are calling for police to be outfitted with and use body cameras. To the ACLU, “cameras have the potential to be a win-win, ...
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Read More »Our immigration system is broken. Unfortunately, the folks in Washington cannot agree on how to fix it. Consequently, we have President Obama bravely issuing executive orders deferring the deportation of certain undocumented aliens and ending the Secure Communities program. Not ...
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Read More »Last week 3.6 million New Yorkers voted, out of a total registration of 10.9 million. In previous gubernatorial election years, 4.7 million New Yorkers voted. The percentage slid to 32.5 percent. That is atrocious! There are many reasons for the ...
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Read More »Public nuisance ordinances are becoming the rage among municipalities. The City of Rochester has one. The Borough of Norristown, just outside Philadelphia, had one. Hopefully, Rochester does not follow the example of Norristown. In the words of the Rochester ordinance, ...
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Read More »On Tuesday, the trial in Hurrell-Haring v. New York was to begin. In the case, the NYCLU is challenging the adequacy of the public defense system for the poor in New York. Commenced in 2007, the case really goes back ...
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