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Protest Bush or Get Rich Trying

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2007 Nicole and Jeff Rank, who were arrested in 2004 for refusing to remove or cover their anti-Bush T-shirts at a presidential rally, have just won an $80,000 settlement from the federal government. In prosecuting the case, the ACLU learned that the president's advance manual has little tolerance for free speech, saying: "As a last resort security should remove the demonstrators from the event." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For Civilian Casualties, America Pays Cash

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2007 The American Civil Liberties Union obtained 500 claims for compensation filed by civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq. The claim descriptions paint a picture of the confusion, chaos, and the seeming randomness of violence which has shaped life and death in Iraq and Afghanistan during the last four years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Judge OK’s Student Gay Rights Club

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2007 A federal judge has ruled that Florida's Okeechobee High School must grant the same privileges to the Gay-Straight Alliance that it grants to other student clubs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Danny Goldberg on Antiwar Artistry

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2007 The former Air America CEO and music mogul discusses the significance of the Dixie Chicks' Grammy win; Al Gore's prospects for 2008; and the liberals' responsibility to "blow the wind" of change. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Dixie Chicks Honored by ACLU

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2007 The Dixie Chicks were honored in December by the ACLU for defending liberty and the right to free speech in the face of overwhelming pressure. Lead vocalist Natalie Maines said she's proud to be a card-carrying member and "It hasn't taken courage to stand strong, just a first-grade education." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Pseudo-Watchdog Takes a Beating

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2006 President Bush's puppet Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board held its first public meeting on Tuesday, getting an earful from civil liberty advocates and experts, including the ACLU's Caroline Fredrickson, who remarked: "Clearly, you've been fiddling while Rome burns." The group, though conceived by the 9/11 Commission and created by Congress, holds little power and its members serve at the pleasure of the president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore, ACLU and NYT Come out Swinging on Spying

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2006 The former VP, hot and bothered, says a special prosecutor should investigate Bush's spy program | story or transcriptThe NYT reports that even the former FBI director had qualms about the legality of the spying | story Meanwhile, the ACLU and another group sue Bush over his wiretappingcom/2006/01/17/politics/17nsahtml?hp&ex=1137474000&en=9aa4386db9bb10f6&ei=5094&partner=homepage" title="story">story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )