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NYCLU Study Examines Rise of Anti-Mosque Activities in New York State

Posted on August 28, 2011 by iwilder

The New York Civil Liberties Union today released a briefing paper examining the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment and anti-mosque activities throughout New York State. The briefing paper, Religious Freedom Under Attack: the Rise of Anti-Mosque Activities in New York State, explores the legal and cultural background against which mosque controversies have unfolded across the state over the past […]

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NYCLU: Suffolk PD Must Train Officers to Respect Right to Videotape in Public

Posted on August 9, 2011 by iwilder

Following the dismissal of charges today against a news cameraman who was unlawfully arrested after filming the aftermath of a car chase in Bohemia last month, the New York Civil Liberties Union is calling on the Suffolk County Police Department to ensure that its officers understand and respect people’s constitutional right to videotape police interactions with civilians […]

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NYCLU Releases Guide on New NY Marriage Law

Posted on July 6, 2011 by iwilder

NYCLU Releases “Know Your Rights” FAQ on New York’s Marriage Fairness Law  The New York Civil Liberties Union today released a “Know Your Rights” guide that answers frequently asked questions concerning the Marriage Equality Act – the new law granting lesbian and gay couples the freedom to marry in New York State. The guide, written […]

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DOE Must Do More to Encourage Positive, not Punitive, Discipline in the City’s Schools

Posted on June 21, 2011 by iwilder

In testimony tonight on the disciple code for New York City public schools, the New York Civil Liberties Union will encourage the Department of Education’s ongoing efforts to include positive-discipline practices in the city’s schools – but will caution that the DOE’s disciplinary code and zero-tolerance policies criminalize student discipline and discriminate unfairly against students of color […]

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Broad Coalition Urges Suffolk County Legislators to Oppose Prepaid Cell Phone Registry

Posted on June 20, 2011 by iwilder

A coalition more than 30 civil rights, immigrants’ rights, labor, social justice, community and interfaith organizations today urged members of the Suffolk County Legislature to oppose a bill that would mandate the creation and maintenance of a prepaid cell phone registry in Suffolk County. I.R. 1266, which is scheduled to be voted on tomorrow, would […]

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Coalition of Community and Religious Groups to Protest Rep. King’s ‘Muslim Radicalization’ Hearing with Counter-Hearing on Religious Freedom

Posted on June 13, 2011 by iwilder

On Tuesday in Westbury, a coalition of civil rights, religious and interfaith groups, will protest U.S. Rep. Peter T. King’s upcoming congressional “radicalization” hearing targeting the American Muslim community by hosting a counter-hearing on religious freedom. The coalition, Long Island Neighbors for American Values recently formed to promote diversity and tolerance and to counter attempts to […]

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NYPD Stopped and Frisked Record Number of Innocent People during First Quarter of 2011

Posted on June 4, 2011 by iwilder

The NYPD stopped and interrogated more than 161,000 completely innocent New Yorkers in the first quarter of 2011, the highest number over a three-month period since the Police Department began reporting data on its troubling stop-and-frisk program. About 88 percent of the 183,326 stop-and-frisk encounters recorded from January through March resulted in neither an arrest […]

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NYCLU Challenges Illegal Stop & Frisk of Livery Cab Passengers

Posted on June 3, 2011 by iwilder

The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the NYPD’s unlawful practice of detaining, questioning and searching innocent New Yorkers – particularly blacks, Latinos and other non-whites – who are riding in livery cars. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, maintains that the NYPD is using its […]

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ICE Statistics Reinforce Advocates’ Call for Immediate End to NY Deportation Program

Posted on May 26, 2011 by iwilder

A wide coalition of advocacy groups intensified its demand today that Governor Andrew Cuomo immediately terminate the state’s involvement in Secure Communities (S-Comm), Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) mass deportation program, in light of mounting evidence of the program’s problems. Recently released federal data shows that, in New York, more than 70 percent of immigrants transferred into […]

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NYCLU Supports NYC Law that Balances First Amendment and Women’s Right to Health Care

Posted on May 25, 2011 by iwilder

The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed an amicus brief in federal court in support of a New York City law that requires pregnancy service centers to disclose whether they have a licensed medical provider on staff and whether they do or do not provide prenatal care, emergency contraception, or abortion services or referrals. […]

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NYCLU & Community Advocates Demand Gov. Cuomo Withdraw from Unjust Deportation Program

Posted on May 24, 2011 by iwilder

 The New York Civil Liberties Union today joined immigrants’ rights and civil rights advocates at a rally at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan office to urge the governor to withdraw New York from Secure Communities (S-Comm), a federal program that threatens civil rights and weakens public safety by targeting immigrant residents for detention and deportation. “Governor Cuomo should demonstrate […]

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NYCLU Advocacy: DOJ Affirms Immigrant Children’s Right to Attend Schools

Posted on May 10, 2011 by iwilder

IW:  The government should be putting school officials in jail who break this law, just like the school officials try to put parents in jail for trying to get their children a good education. The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education have issued guidance <http://www.nyclu.org/files/releases/DOJ%20DOE%20guidance.pdf> to all the nation’s school districts clarifying […]

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Fed Appeals Ct Upholds Injunction Against Unconstitutional Oyster Bay Anti-Day Laborers Law

Posted on April 26, 2011 by iwilder

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today upheld a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of an ordinance in Oyster Bay, Long Island that violates day laborers’ core constitutional right to free speech. As a result of the ruling, day laborers whose livelihoods were threatened because of the ordinance can continue to exercise their First Amendment rights […]

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NYCLU: State Ban on Prison-Based Gerrymandering Helps Ensure Equal Representation

Posted on April 8, 2011 by iwilder

IW: The use of prisoners for a body count for election districts in which they are imprisoned while they did not have the right to vote always reminded me of the 3/5 person count of slaves  in the Constitution. Nine Republican state senators are among plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed this week challenging New York […]

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