Over the past 12 years there have been 284 flags—from LGBTQ rainbow flags, a Turkish flag with the Islamic star, to Communist China flags—raised on a public flagpole owned by the city of Boston. But when a local civic organization proposed a Christian flag, officials from the city—known as the Cradle of Liberty—said “no”, making…
ACLU Condemns FBI Raid on Project Veritas Founder
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has publicly criticized the FBI’s raid on Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe in a statement that also denounces the media outlet for allegedly deceptive journalism. The ACLU said Nov. 15 that the FBI’s Nov. 6 raid on O’Keefe’s home “could have serious consequences for press freedom.” Government has been…
Oregon School Board Takes Fire for Banning Educators’ Political Imagery on Campus
As fights over ideology poison school board agendas around the country, the Newberg School Board, which recently adopted a policy prohibiting educators from displaying political or controversial symbols or imagery on school property, has been under siege since August. The board has been threatened by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), admonished by state legislators…
Biden Denies ‘Garbage’ Reports of $450,000 Payments to Illegal Immigrants
President Joe Biden on Wednesday denied reports that his administration is planning to pay $450,000 to families of illegal aliens separated under the Trump administration. “If you guys keep sending that garbage out, yeah. But it’s not true,” Biden told a reporter who asked a question about the matter on Nov. 3. “That’s not going…
ACLU Warning: ‘There’s a Lot That Can Go Wrong With Vaccine Passports’
One of the largest and oldest civil liberties groups panned proposals by governments and corporations to introduce so-called “vaccine passports,” or documentation that shows people they are vaccinated. “There is a difference between a standardized system for presenting proof of vaccination, and a digital system for doing so,” the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wrote….
Group Urges Supreme Court not to Hear Challenge to Military Draft
A military-readiness group is urging the Supreme Court not to take up a petition from a men’s rights group that asks the court to strike down the law that authorizes military conscription solely for men as unconstitutional. The case is National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System, court file 20-928. Based in San Diego,…
Orange County Judge Says He’s Satisfied with Sheriff’s COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts
More than two months after ordering Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes to reduce its prison population by half, a judge says he’s “satisfied” with his COVID-19 mitigation efforts. However, the ongoing lawsuit is not over. “Just to be clear in what I’m saying today: This does not moot the lawsuit or moot the issues, but what it does…
Orange County Board Drops Rule Restricting Commenters From Addressing Individuals
Southern California residents who want to make public comments during meetings of the Orange County Board of Supervisors can now address individual members by name, instead of having to address the board as a whole. The rule requiring all public remarks to be addressed to the entire board had stood since being adopted in 1971,…
Suspected Killer Becomes Second Inmate to Die From COVID-19 Related Complications
Orange County’s second inmate to die from COVID-19 related complications was awaiting trial for attempted homicide and suspicion of homicide charges. Ah Le Fang, 37, was arrested and booked August 2017 by the Fullerton Police Department after he was suspected of stabbing his mother and her boyfriend with a knife inside the apartment where they lived together with his older…
Inmate Ordered Released Due to COVID-19 Concerns Removes Tracking Device, Escapes
An Orange County inmate released early due to an ongoing American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit escaped mandatory electronic monitoring by removing her device, police said Jan. 19. The 28-year-old woman was released following a Dec. 11, 2020, court order from Judge Peter Wilson—who is overseeing a lawsuit from the ACLU—to release half of Orange…
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