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...Department of Justice official who assembled the USA PATRIOT Act said in an Institute of Politics debate with an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) leader yesterday that the legislation continues to offer protection without infringing on rights...
...Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, argued the legislation threatened rights by upping executive power without increasing security...
Asked by Juliette N. Kayyem ’91, who moderated the talk, whether she thought that the lack of a second major terrorist act was evidence of the legislation’s success, Rose said that she—and the ACLU chapter she represents—was not opposed to all of the PATRIOT Act’s recommendations. Many, though, overstepped the boundary of constitutionality based on their infringement of rights, she said...
...ministry. Davey could have changed his major to a non-religious field, but he chose to stick to his instincts. He contacted the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a conservative law firm founded by Pat Robertson, one that has been called the right-wing answer to the ACLU. “I thought maybe they could just send a letter to the state or something. I didn’t know it had anything to do with constitutional law,” Davey said...
...called “designated protest zones”—out of sight of the motorcade route or event; those demonstrating in support of the president are not. Protestors who refuse to move have been arrested, and a South Carolina man is currently facing federal charges. The ACLU is seeking a federal court injunction to force the Secret Service to discontinue this unconstitutional practice...