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This Week in Civil Liberties (05/03/2013)

05/03/2013 – Which city's police department has taken it upon itself to determine who does and does not belong on the property of commercial businesses? A Tulsa police officer was suspended for ...

"Ag-Gag" Not Just About Animal Welfare

05/03/2013 – A story out of Utah this week neatly showcased the rising concerns among civil liberties and press freedom groups around so-called "ag-gag" laws, which, in various ways, make it illegal ...

In Florida, High School Student Kiera Wilmot’s Curiosity Is a Crime?!

05/03/2013 – Fed up with the school-to-prison pipeline? Take action! Earlier this week, the well-oiled school-to-prison pipeline once again moved swiftly and fiercely to criminalize kids. This time, ...

Mother’s Day Comes Early for Iowa’s Married Same-Sex Couples

05/03/2013 – Same-sex couples have had the freedom to marry in Iowa since 2009. Melissa and Heather Gartner are among the thousands of same-sex couples who have married there. But when Heather gave ...

Shaking Off the Shackles of State-Sponsored Killing

05/02/2013 – Hooray for Maryland! Expressing concerns about the risk of deadly error, the exorbitant and ever-increasing cost, racial bias and the unending torment of murder victims' family members, ...