Word: aclu
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...prospect of implementing the SmartCheck nationwide should sound great to most rational people, but the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) disagrees. The ACLU has wasted little time in rallying its lawyers to persuade Congress to ban the use of such technology for routine security screening. Because X-rays pass through clothing, an ACLU officer, quoted in the New York Times, dubbed the scan a “virtual strip search,” claiming that the additional security of the scan is not worth the loss of passenger privacy...
...ACLU, however, has acted rashly in declaring that this promising new technology infringes on our inalienable right to remain clothed...
...Court declines to hear Lowe's case, others less fraught with taboo could take its place in seeking to define the reach of Lawrence. The ACLU has filed suit in several states to challenge the few remaining statutes that prohibit unmarried couples from living together. This is the sort of case that may have a better chance of expanding Lawrence's reach, said Katine...
...just because of their possible lethality, but also because of their potential for abuse. In November of last year, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) student Mostafa Tabatabainejad was repeatedly shocked by a Taser by campus police in an incident that drew wide condemnation from students, faculty, and the ACLU. Videos of the incident received over 2 million views on YouTube. But Sullivan, the city councillor, said that he knew of an instance where Tasers could have prevented the use of firearms. He said that Cambridge Police Commissioner Ronnie Watson told him of an incident in which an officer attempted...
...requirement that your possession have anything to do with the fact that a school is nearby,” she says. “Your actions don’t have to relate to the students or the staff or anything to do with the school. The ACLU has been opposed to that kind of a law, and more generally, mandatory minimum sentencing for a long time...