It’s Been a Weird Day in a Good Way: Two Court Rulings Represent Hope for Privacy

by Eileen | 7:06 pm, March 15, 2013

In one day, two major court decisions have put Executive overreach on the defensive and given civil liberty advocates momentum. In California, a federal judge held that National Security Letters, with their built-in gag orders, are unconstitutional. (Decision, here.) Meanwhile, federal courts also reinstated an ACLU lawsuit challenging the CIA’s ‘Glomar’ response of targeted drone [...]

Supreme Courts Blesses Warrantless Surveillance of Citizens in a Kafkaesque Farce

by Eileen | 9:40 pm, February 26, 2013

In a 5-4 ruling with Alito writing for the majority, SCOTUS upheld warrantless wiretaps of Americans, provided the government states it has a good faith belief the citizen is speaking to a foreign national involved in terrorism. Plainly, provided they can keep a straight face while claiming they thought your pen pal was an al’Qaeda [...]

Update: School Voucher Forum Event

by Jon Caldara | 3:35 pm, October 3, 2011

Last week I wrote:
I want to alert my readers of an event happening this Wednesday, October 5th from 8 to 9:15am. The South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce will be holding a forum on the real world impact school vouchers have on education. On one side will be our Education Policy Analyst Ben DeGrow and [...]

Channel 7 Likes Us!

by Jon Caldara | 11:41 am, August 3, 2011

Along with the completely insane Lobato education case, this week marked the beginning of the legal battle over Douglas County’s school voucher program. The suit was brought by the ACLU and “concerned” parents. They are asking a Denver judge to block the program, or in legalese – grant an injunction. 7NEWS is covering the courtroom [...]

VIDEO: Douglas County School Vouchers

by Jon Caldara | 11:23 am, July 14, 2011

If you’ve got 2 minutes and want to learn about the real stories behind Douglas County’s innovative school voucher program, please watch this video. These stories are often overlooked by the mainstream media. Please share these stories with…

Ed Center’s Response to ACLU Suit

by Jon Caldara | 2:43 pm, June 21, 2011

If you haven’t heard yet, the ACLU is filing suit against the Douglas County voucher program. Our Education Policy Center’s response to this suit can be found here:

Lawsuit Against Dougco Voucher Program Draws Fire
Institute Decries Attempt to Stifle Parental Choice through Courts
Golden, Colo.- The Independence Institute, Colorado’s leading voice for free market policy, denounces a [...]

Where have all the civil libertarians gone?

by Amy Oliver | 6:05 am, March 23, 2010

They’ve gone to Boulder to weigh in on the rights of free expression for a woman who wants to garden topless in her front yard right near an elementary school. According to Westword, the Boulder Chapter of the ACLU doesn’t think the city should ban exposed female nipples in the front yard.
Judd Golden, chair of [...]

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