ACLU Membership Conference, Rule of Law Panel
This portion of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) membership conference included a panel discussion focusing on the rule of law. Speakers included the ACLU’s David Cole, former White…
869 viewsThis portion of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) membership conference included a panel discussion focusing on the rule of law. Speakers included the ACLU’s David Cole, former White…
869 viewsThis portion of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) membership conference included a panel discussion on the state of the news media during the Trump presidency. Speakers included Wash…
312 viewsSenator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) gave keynote remarks at the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) membership conference. She said “the foundations of our democracy are under attack every s…
433 viewsThis American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California film is a response to the 1960 House Un-American Activities Committee film titled Operation Abolition. The narrator and host…
689 viewsBeth Leech talked about her book, Lobbyists at Work, in which she profiles various lobbyists working in Washington, DC, to highlight the role they play in our political system. During this e…
679 viewsJonathan Mayer outlined tracking of Internet users by third-party Web trackers, focusing on a Stanford University study on the various ways people are tracked unknowingly online. After his s…
476 viewsJon Leibowitz talked about the Federal Trade Commission’s new framework for protecting consumer Internet privacy. The proposal includes a “Do Not Track” option in which consumers may opt out…
434 viewsPanelists talked about threats online users unknowingly face, including the listing of personal information on Web sites, Web browsing being tracked to create a profile of behavior, and gove…
439 viewsMr. Wexler tells the tale of crossing the country to visit communities once involved in Supreme Court cases relating to church/state First Amendment law. The event was in Albuquerque, New Me…
593 viewsFrom Cooper Union in New York City, a panel discussion on issues facing Muslims in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States featuring Oxford University professor Tariq Ramadan. This w…
809 viewsThe author assailed the war on drugs by demonstrating why he belives addiction is a social/medical issue and should not be a legal one. The event was at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
4,298 viewsParticipants focused on the disparity in crack cocaine sentences to powder cocaine sentences, and ways to change the 100 to 1 ratio. Panelists examined some of the consequences of the crack …
1,663 viewsJustices Antonin Scalia, David Souter, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paid tribute to retiring American Civil Liberties Union President Nadine Strossen as she planned to retire after serving as pre…
1,045 viewsLenora Lapidus moderated a panel on the increase of sex-segregated education in public schools. Panelists responded to questions from the audience. “The New Segregationists: The Rise of S…
2,913 viewsCivil Liberties activists and leaders spoke about capital punishment and the judicial process for capital crimes. Reggie Shuford moderated a panel discussion on criminal justice and capital …
737 viewsAnthony Romero delivered remarks on the civil liberties issues of the year, including the trials currently going on at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After his speech he answered questions from audi…
479 viewsMike German moderated a panel on electronic surveillance and privacy rights. Among the issues addressed were increased surveillance of private citizens by the government as part of counterte…
688 viewsSenator Arlen Specter delivered remarks about the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, that would shield reporters withholding information, and about the Free Speech Protection Act of 2008,…
375 viewsMike German talked about his book, Thinking Like a Terrorist: Insights of a Former FBI Undercover Agent. He described the mindset of the terrorists he encountered as an undercover counterter…
527 viewsJustice Scalia and Professor Strossen discussed civil liberties and the original meaning of the U.S. Constitution. Topics included the flag-burning case, police use of infrared detection, ho…
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