Daily Archives: 02/24/2009

ACLU Marks Anniversary of Landmark Student Free Speech Decision

Posted on February 24 2009 by Cheryl Phelps

To mark today’s anniversary of Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District, the American Civil Liberties Union has released a video about one of the latest of many cases in which Tinker was relied upon to uphold…

ACLU Wins Release of Tortured Refuegee

Posted on February 24 2009 by Cheryl Phelps

SAN DIEGO –In response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU and other groups, the Department of Homeland Security agreed to release an HIV-positive torture victim from Mexico who was detained by immigration officials for nearly two years despite a…