Student’s First Amendment Rights Violated
Posted on April 18, 2006 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, Illegal Activities, News | 1 Comment
John Martin, Vikram Buddhi’s lawyer is appalled at the blatant trampling of his client’s First Amendment right to free speech. Buddhi is a graduate student and teaching assistant at Purdue University who has been here for the past ten years on a student visa. Martin hopes that everything can be cleared up by Wednesday so [...]
Read More..>>Pray As They Say, Or Else
Posted on April 18, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News | 3 Comments
Bunkey Morgan, of the Chatham County Commissioners, received notice from the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina that the prayers he delivers before each county meeting are possibly offensive and could be alienating those who attend.
The issue seems to be not the prayer itself, but rather the name “Jesus Christ.” The ACLU requested that [...]
