civil-liberties

Its proposals faltered due to objections from Democrats, who had no appetite for tinkering with Supreme Court precedent, and Republicans who aired civil-liberties concerns or rejected civilian custody for terror suspects.

Rights Are Curtailed for Terror Suspects Evan Perez 2011

He has since embraced many of the same policies while devising additional ones—to the disappointment of civil-liberties groups that championed his election.

Rights Are Curtailed for Terror Suspects Evan Perez 2011

Judge Goodman, who ruled in favor of the NYCLU on Friday, said the department had failed to show why the civil-liberties group was denied access to information that the NYPD had made available to the Rand Corp., which was hired following Mr. Bell's shooting to conduct a study of the department's firearms training.

NYPD Is Ordered to Release Data On Its Shootings Sean Gardiner 2011

Chamber of Commerce joined civil-liberties groups to challenge it in the U.S.

Feds Target Illegal Hires Miriam Jordan 2011

In the fight against “racism,” civil-liberties and privacy concerns are only of secondary importance.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Battle for the Internet: 2010

Lawmakers came under pressure in recent weeks as an unlikely alliance including the White House, civil-liberties groups, tea-party conservatives and the Federal Bureau of Investigation pushed for a stronger civilian-justice component.

Bill Steers Terror Suspects Toward Military Custody Evan Perez 2011

After Arizona made E-Verify mandatory for all companies operating in the state in 2008, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined civil-liberties groups to challenge it in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Immigrant-Law Ruling Irks Some Businesses Miriam Jordan 2011

"Our proposal strikes a critical balance between strengthening security, preserving privacy and civil-liberties protections, and fostering continued economic growth," said White House spokesman Nicholas Shapiro.

Cybersecurity Plan Faulted Siobhan Gorman 2011

Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street — to begin a multi-episode arc as Bayard Ellis, a formidable attorney who traded defending drug lords for taking pro bono civil-liberties cases.

Cheers & Jeers: Law & Order: SVU Books Andre Braugher 2011

"It can be challenged as just the de facto way of reaching the same result, that only Republicans and Democrats have a chance to serve on the commission," said Burt Neuborne, a civil-liberties professor at New York University Law School.

New Law on Ethics May Face Challenge Jacob Gershman 2011