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Technology & Civil Liberties News Roundup - March 12th, 2010

March 12, 2010 PST

Daily compilation of links to articles related to technology and civil liberties.

SB 1331: The Racial Justice Act

March 12, 2010 PST

The Racial Justice Act (SB 1331) was introduced on February 19th, 2010 by California Senator Gil Cedillo in the Senate Committee on Public Safety. An important measure to combat racial bias in our state’s capital sentencing scheme, this bill calls for the support of all those who desire fairness and equality in our criminal justice system.

Technology & Civil Liberties News Roundup - March 11th, 2010

March 11, 2010 PST

Daily compilation of links to articles related to technology and civil liberties.

ACLU's Digital Privacy Team to Take SXSW by Storm

March 10, 2010 PST

The ACLU of Northern California’s dotRights digital privacy team will be out in force at the 2010 South by Southwest Interactive Conference. If you're there, come visit us at Booth #105 and check out our presentations on "Big Brother on the Big Screen: Fact/Fiction?" and "My Life, Take Two: The Right to Delete." Hope to see you there!

Technology & Civil Liberties News Roundup - March 10th, 2010

March 10, 2010 PST

Daily compilation of links to articles related to technology and civil liberties.

Technology & Civil Liberties News Roundup - March 9th, 2010

March 9, 2010 PST

Daily compilation of links to articles related to technology and civil liberties.

Quon v. Arch Wireless Forum: Tuesday, March 30, 2010

March 9, 2010 PST

The Ninth Circuit's ruling in Quon v. Arch Wireless will be reviewed by the Supreme Court this Term. At stake in this case is whether public employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy for the text messages they send on devices owned by their employers. But at stake more broadly is the balance between employer access and employee privacy in a world where communications via computers, emails and text messages play a crucial and rapidly expanding role. An ACS panel on March 30th will bring together experts on electronic privacy law and employment law to discuss the case and what the Supreme Court's decision may mean for the law and for many of us who carry work-owned devices.

About this Guide

March 9, 2010 PST

Demonstrators Guide: About this Guide

ACLU and Asian Law Caucus Seek Records on FBI Surveillance of Mosques and Use of Informants in Northern California

March 9, 2010 PST

The ACLU of Northern California, The Asian Law Caucus, and the SF Bay Guardian filed a Freedom of Information Act request March 9, seeking records relating to federal government activity in connection to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) investigation of Muslim communities. The groups seek records related to domestic intelligence practices including the use of informants and infiltrators (such as those reportedly used in gyms, community centers and mosques), the FBI Junior Agent Program's recruitment of Muslim and Arab American children, and investigations of Muslim leaders and imams in northern California.

Can you say that?

March 9, 2010 PST

Demonstrators Guide: Can you say that?

Location

March 9, 2010 PST

Demonstrators Guide: Location

Media Advisory - ACLU's Digital Privacy Team to take SXSW by Storm

March 9, 2010 PST

The ACLU of Northern California's dotRights digital privacy team will be out in force at the 2010 South by Southwest Interactive Conference. Technology and civil liberties experts Nicole Ozer and Chris Conley from ACLU-NC will lead a riveting core conversation and a panel during the conference. Ozer and Conley will be available throughout the event for digital privacy analysis. For more information about ACLU-NC's digital privacy campaign, visit www.dotrights.org.

One page cheat-sheet of tips and legal resources

March 9, 2010 PST

Demonstrators Guide: One page cheat-sheet of tips and legal resources

Red Tape: navigating the permit process

March 9, 2010 PST

Demonstrators Guide: Red Tape: navigating the permit process

Restrictions in Shopping Centers

March 9, 2010 PST

Demonstrators Guide: Restrictions in Shopping Centers

Sit-Ins to Handcuffs: Brushes with the law

March 9, 2010 PST

Demonstrators Guide: Sit-Ins to Handcuffs: Brushes with the law

Speech Plus: Beyond the spoken word

March 9, 2010 PST

Demonstrators Guide: Speech Plus: Beyond the spoken word

Three Principles to Remember

March 9, 2010 PST

Demonstrators Guide: Three Principles to Remember

Civil Rights Attorney Kelli Evans Named Associate Director

March 8, 2010 PST

"While threats to civil liberties and basic equality continue, there are also significant opportunities to make a real and lasting impact. The ACLU does this every single day and I feel enormously privileged to join it in the fight." – Kelli Evans, civil rights attorney and ACLU-NC's new Associate Director. Evans' career includes serving as federal court-appointed Monitor of the Oakland Police Department and as a senior trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. She also previously served as staff attorney here at ACLU-NC.

Conference and Lobby Day

March 6, 2010 PST

Join the ACLU of Northern California for our 2010 Conference and Lobby Day, March 6 - 8 in downtown Sacramento!

Participants will mingle with ACLU staff and meet fellow social justice and civil liberties enthusiasts. All who are interested in becoming active participants in the struggle for freedom and justice are welcome to attend. The Conference and Lobby Day are free of charge, but space is limited. Register today!