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Civil liberties are simply defined as individual legal and constitutional protections from entities more powerful than an individual, for example, parts of the government, other individuals, or corporations. The explicitly defined liberties make up the Bill of Rights, including freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and the right to privacy ...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has been involved in the following legal cases, either by representing a party, or filing an amicus brief, or otherwise significantly involved. 1920s [ edit ]
Cases dealing with civil and administrative regulatory procedures aimed at suppressing or restricting obscenity, such as film-licensing boards or zoning regulations. Mutual Film Corp. v. Industrial Commission of Ohio (1915) Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson (1952) Kingsley Books, Inc. v. Brown (1957)
The American Civil Liberties Union will spend more than $25 million on down-ballot races across the country in this year's election, aiming to “go on offense” on issues like abortion rights.
An internal war has erupted in the American Civil Liberties Union as the organization that once defended the First Amendment rights of Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan is being sued by ousted members of ...
In authoritarian regimes in which government censorship impedes on perceived civil liberties, some civil liberty advocates argue for the use of anonymity tools to allow for free speech, privacy, and anonymity. [5] The degree to which societies acknowledge civil liberties is affected by the influence of terrorism and war.
A privacy and civil liberties nonprofit is asking a federal judge to order the post office to suspend its Internet Covert Operations Program, which surveils Americans’ social media posts.
In 2016 and 2017, the United States is classified as a "Flawed Democracy" by Democracy Index and received a score of 8.24 out of 10.00 with respect to civil liberties. [314] This is the first time the United States has been downgraded from a "Full Democracy" to a "Flawed Democracy" since The Economist began publishing the Democracy Index report.