Sentences with phrase «civil liberties advocates for»

She has also faced criticism from some activists after she refused to support extension of public housing opportunities to all people living with HIV, as opposed to only those with an AIDS diagnosis; from civil liberties advocates for supporting a requirement than any outdoor demonstration of at least 50 people obtain a police permit; and from Lower Manhattan residents angry that more was not done to save St. Vincent's Hospital.

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It also would create an advocate to the FISA court, where surveillance requests are made, to ensure civil liberties and allow for faster appeals of decisions by that secret court.

On Tuesday, a non-profit organization that advocates for the complete separation of church and state, as well as civil liberties for atheists in the U.S., announced that they are suspending president David Silverman.

In the recent book, Civil Liberties Under Attack, one of the authors mentions the case of a government official with an impeccable record who was placed under charges because unidentified informers asserted he «advocated the Communist Party line, such as favoring peace and civil liberties,» and «his convictions concerning equal rights for all races and classes extend slightly beyond the normal feelings of the average individual &laCivil Liberties Under Attack, one of the authors mentions the case of a government official with an impeccable record who was placed under charges because unidentified informers asserted he «advocated the Communist Party line, such as favoring peace and civil liberties,» and «his convictions concerning equal rights for all races and classes extend slightly beyond the normal feelings of the average individual &lacivil liberties,» and «his convictions concerning equal rights for all races and classes extend slightly beyond the normal feelings of the average individual «1

Speaking at the Indianapolis coloquium, Dean M. Kelley, the National Council of Churches» executive for religious and civil liberty, criticized advocates of school prayer.

Civil liberties advocates raised alarm over the arrest however, coming so soon after the «Twitter joke trial», where Paul Chambers was convicted for jokingly tweeting he would blow Robin Hood airport «sky high».

Meanwhile, gun advocates and libertarians say the bill would infringe on people's civil liberties and right to due process, by making it possible for the Attorney General to refuse someone a gun and deny certain information about why they'd been refused — without indicting that person or convicting them of a crime.

Civil liberties advocates responded angrily to a Home Office decision to extend 28 - day detention for another six months today, despite clear signs from the government that it would soon shorten the period.

The Green Party advocates for civil rights and liberties, participatory political and economic democracy, demilitarization and the abolition of war, and a sustainable environment.

Last year he drew howls of protest from civil liberties groups and advocates for the poor when he instituted routine warrant checks at a security post manned by deputies inside Ulster County's Department of Social Services.

The dispute has been percolating for months, as union leaders, pro-charter groups, civil liberties advocates, parent leaders, students, teachers and principals have re-framed their ongoing debate about the quality of the city's schools around the safety of the 1,800 schools run by the Department of Education.

Civil liberties advocates have been among the loudest voices pushing for restorative justice, and were sharp critics of Bloomberg's discipline policy, which they said helped create a «school to prison pipeline» of minority students across the city.

Law enforcement will presumably push for greater surveillance powers, and civil liberty advocates will resist.

My point of talking about the linkage about civil liberties and freedom, and economic growth, is to advocate for less civil rights and freedom.

Civil liberties advocates argue the increased usage of cellular surveillance and tracking raises certain constitutional questions as the legal standards for obtaining this cell phone data are generally lower and less clear than the traditional standards applied in circumstances where law enforcement attempts to wiretap or monitor traditional phone lines and conversations.

The firm also undertakes pro bono matters advocating for civil rights, human rights, civil liberties and public rights.