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The Senate Rules committee heard testimony about several campaign finance reform proposals.

Representatives of civil rights organizations spoke to reporters about police brutality and unequal treatment of minorities by law enforcement. They called on the president to convene a nati…

Attorneys, government and police officials, and community activists gathered to discuss possible solutions to urban drug problems. They talked about programs and ideas that do and do not wor…

Subcommittee members heard testimony from members of Congress and, constitutional law experts and others concerning the relationship between freedom of speech and campaign finance reform. Wi…

American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Ira Glasser talked about the history of the ACLU over the past 75 years. Following prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.

Participants discussed the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the different views of restricted and liberal deconstruction of this and other amendments. Mr. Griffin talked abou…

Guests spoke on the crime initiatives put forward by the Clinton administration and congressional Republicans, including proposals to put more police on the street, to reform the criminal se…

Ira Glasser, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, and other ACLU staffers spoke about recent changes in the makeup of the Supreme Court. They also talked about the major…

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights continued to hear testimony from civil rights activists and scholars during the second day of hearings on rising racial and ethnic tensions in America. Th…

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held hearings on the tip of Racial and Ethnic Tensions in America. Commission members discussed instances of racial and ethnic tensions in the United States. …

The ACLU and the Police Executive Research Forum called a news conference to discuss the issue of police brutality and a possible means to solve the problem.

Glasser argues that there is an inherent right to not say the pledge of allegience. He states that one of the things the flag stands for is the right not to salute it. Much of his address cr…