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Arizona Anti-solicitation Ordinance Stopped in its Tracks!
June 2, 2008 – Today a district court judge in Arizona granted an order to stop the enforcement of a discriminatory anti-solicitation ordinance in the town of Cave Creek, Arizona because it violated the constitutional right of free speech.
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Urgent Action
February 8, 2008 – Contact your local legislators and let them know that -to require that all
persons who receive licenses from the county must inform about their workers status or lose their licenses and suffer other sanctions- it is wrong and should not be passed.
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NYCLU: Suffolk Employment Proposal is Discriminatory, Unnecessary
January 31, 2008 – A proposal by Suffolk County lawmakers that would require that all 15,000 licensed contractors in the county prove their employees' working status is political posturing that promotes discrimination, according to the leadership of the New York Civil Liberties Union.
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Adult course on creation set for Northport school
October 8, 2007 – The latest session of an adult continuing education course called What is Creation Science? that is scheduled to begin in Northport this month may be violating the separation of church and state, S. Muraskin Executive Director of the Suffolk chapter of NYCLU said.
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Federal Court Strikes Down National Security Letter Provision of Patriot Act
September 6, 2007 – A federal court today struck down the amended Patriot Act's National Security Letter (NSL) provision. The law has permitted the FBI to issue NSLs demanding private information about people within the United States without court approval, and to gag those who receive NSLs from discussing them. The court found that the gag power was unconstitutional and that because the statute prevented courts from engaging in meaningful judicial review of gags, it violated the First Amendment and the principle of separation of powers. |
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your rights on your sleeve. Our new online shop has a growing number
of products including coffee mugs, T-shirts and stickers bearing
our Chapter's logo, and our Reproductive and Health Rights Committee's
"You Don't Own Me" slogan.
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Upcoming Events
Monthly Meeting
Monday, July 14th
7:00 p.m.
Touro Law Center
Public Advocacy Clinic
Central Islip, NY
Click here for directions
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Essay Contest
What does Freedom of Speech Mean to Me?
Participants discuss why they think freedom of speech is important and the impact in their lives
We announce the
Winners of the Second Annual Essay
Contest
The Suffolk NYCLU and the Suffolk
County Library Association congratulate
the winners. |
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There has never been a more urgent time for us to preserve our fundamental
privacy protections and our system of checks and balances than today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the Patriot Act and
government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law and our most
treasured values in the name of national security.
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