That good ol’ double standard again

Posted on March 20, 2007 - Filed Under ACLU | 2 Comments

AutoAdmit Untouchable?
There is an extraordinary site called AutoAdmit that has up every sort of abuse you can imagine. It refers for instance to “Kike sluts” (an abusive term for Jewish women).
It is a discussion board for law students, much used, apparently, by students at some Ivy League schools. According [...]

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ADF attorney Mike Johnson to debate ACLU President Nadine Strossen on pornography

Posted on March 20, 2007 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, Child Exploitation, News | Comments Off

Susquehanna University hosts debate on government regulation of sexually-explicit materials to prevent exposure to minors
WHO: ADF Senior Legal Counsel Mike Johnson
WHAT: “Bare it or Bar It: Should the Government Regulate Adult Pornography to Prevent Exposure to Minors?” debate with ACLU President Nadine Strossen
WHEN: Wednesday, March 21, 8 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. EDT
WHERE: [...]

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Bill would halt legal fees for ACLU in establishment cases

Posted on March 20, 2007 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, Boyscouts, Church And State, News | 3 Comments

Mar 19, 2007
Dustin McNab
WASHINGTON (BP)–
It’s not fair for taxpayers to pay the legal bills for organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), says Sen. Sam Brownback.
The Kansas Republican has reintroduced the Public Expression of Religion Act (PERA), which seeks to change how attorneys’ fees are granted in cases involving the Establishment Clause of [...]

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Hazleton update

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Immigration status complex, ACLU expert says
“Federal immigration law is so complex that it can take years for the government to determine whether a person is in the country legally or illegally, an expert witness testified yesterday in the trial over Hazleton’s crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration lawyer and co-author of a 20-volume [...]

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Australia’s “hurricane” and New Orleans

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Australia had a big "hurricane" (We call them "cyclones") and flooding not long after the New Orleans event. The town affected (Innisfail, my birthplace) was quite small so not comparable to NO in size. What was VERY different was the self-help response from the people living there. Contrast the report below with the endless whining [...]

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