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Bill of Rights Defense Committee

Type: Organization

Name: Bill of Rights Defense Committee

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

IRS Internal Revenue Service

The press fails yet again

Important criticism of the Justice Department’s suppression of press freedom remains inadequate. Finally finding its voice after five years of relative silence, the mainstream establishment press finally woke up this week to criticize the Obama ... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 16 2013]

Entities: Whistle-Blower, First Amendment, Obama Administration, IRS Internal Revenue Service, Glenn Greenwald

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

American Civil Liberties Union

Eroding Freedom in America

US democracy is illusory. America never was beautiful. It's not the land of the free and home of the brave. It wasn't created that way. More than ever, it's not now.Freedom is a four-letter word. It's fast disappearing. It's an endangered species. Wealth, ... [Published Boston IMC - May 12 2013]

Entities: Erosion, War On Terror, Dictatorship, American Civil Liberties Union, Democracy

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

United For Peace And Justice

Historical Briefs / By: Bruce G. Richardson

A Question of War Crimes:Human rights lawyers in the United Kingdom and Pakistan are seeking arrest warrants for a former CIA Legal Director for approving drone strikes that killed hundreds of non-combatants. John Rizzo, who served as the Acting General ... [Published Dawat Independent Media Center - May 08 2013]

Entities: United For Peace And Justice, Torture, Drone, John Rizzo

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Google Inc

Privacy Rights and Corporate Accountability in the Age of "Big Data"

The American Library Association’s current celebration of “Choose Privacy Week” highlights the diminishing scope – yet increased importance – of this choice. After all, privacy is a fundamental human right, preserving space for thinking, reading, writing, ... [Published Common Dreams - May 03 2013]

Entities: Big Data, Google Inc, Human Rights, Jared Cohen

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Heavy-handed SWAT drill motivates new coalition to confront police power

A diverse coalition of Albany residents have outlined a list of demands in the wake of a hostage rescue drill the Albany Special Weapons and Tactical Unit (SWAT) conducted in the Ida Yarbrough Public Housing Complex that around 400 people call their ... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 01 2013]

Entities: Police, Coalition, Hostage

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Alameda County passes resolution against Secure Communities policy

In Alameda County, the local Board of Supervisors recently voted 3-1 in passing a proposal requesting Sheriff Greg Ahern to withdraw from the federal Secure Communities program. Implemented in 2008, the voluntary Secure Communities program is an ... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Communities, Alameda County, Immigration, Wilma Chan, S-Comm

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

10 protest on campus in support of Guantanamo Bay hunger strike

A group of about 10 activists protested on campus Monday in solidarity with the 100 prisoners who are on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay detention camp.Protesters donning orange jumpsuits to resemble the Guantanamo Bay prisoners knelt silently with bags ... [Published Daily Californian - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: John Yoo, Guantánamo Bay, protest, Bush Administration, Bill of Rights Defense Committee

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Heavy toll of drone killings illuminated at Senate hearing

On April 23, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, held a hearing entitled “ Drone Wars: The Constitutional and Counterterrorism Implications of Targeted Killing .” The Bill of Rights Defense Committee ... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Drone, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Testimony

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

EPCA updates pass Senate Judiciary Committee

An updated version of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act ( EPCA ) of 1986 has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The EPCA governs privacy regulations for nearly everything on the internet, and has not been updated in 27 years, ... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: CISPA, Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Reformism, Patrick Leahy

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Montana Governor vetoes anti-NDAA bill, House fails to override

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed a bill that would have banned Montanan officials from cooperating with and “providing material support for” federal agents who attempt indefinite detention. Known as HB 522, this bill would have provided some ... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Steve Bullock, DUE PROCESS, Custody, Montana House of Representatives, Bill of Rights Defense Committee

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

'We Don't Cower in Fear': Reconsidering the Boston Lockdown

What does it say if Americans further cut back on basic freedoms in response to last week's bombings? And do any of us seriously think we won't?MoreAt a vigil for bomb victims outside the Cambridge City Hall, April 17 (Adrees Latif/Reuters)Some of the ... [Published Atlantic Monthly - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Wendy Kaminer, Barack Obama, Bombing

First reported Feb 27 2013 - Updated Feb 27 2013 - 1 reports

Montana House Votes 97-1 to approve anti-NDAA bill

The following commentary was written by Nick Sibilla , a former BORDC Summer of 2012 intern. In a huge win for the Bill of Rights, the Montana House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill to ban indefinite detention in Montana by a vote ... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Feb 27 2013]

Entities: Montana House of Representatives, Bill of Rights Defense Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Quotes

"As a civil libertarian, I'm opposed to drones," one speaker added. "But as a journalist, I can't wait to get my own drone so I can spy on city politicians and monitor and record police operations in Berkeley."

Drones or No Drones? The Debate Drones On (News Analysis) [Published Berkeley Daily Planet - May 13 2013]

The National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF) includes national and local organizations. Its mission is: "To educate the public about the erosion of civil and political freedoms in the society, and the abuses of prisoners within the US criminal justice system especially after 9/11, and to advocate for the preservation of those freedoms and to defend those rights according to the US Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its related UN Conventions, and the Geneva Conventions." Civil liberties are threatened, it warns. Public safety at the expense of freedom assures neither

Eroding Freedom in America [Published Boston IMC - May 12 2013]

...In the face of terror, he claimed, "our fidelity to our way of life, to a free and open society, will only grow stronger."

'We Don't Cower in Fear': Reconsidering the Boston Lockdown [Published Atlantic Monthly - Apr 22 2013]

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Joint letter to Chuck Hagel on the force-feedin... [Published Human Rights Watch - May 14 2013]
Drones or No Drones? The Debate Drones On (News... [Published Berkeley Daily Planet - May 13 2013]
Eroding Freedom in America [Published Boston IMC - May 12 2013]
Berkeley town hall makes it clear: Berkeley wan... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 11 2013]
Historical Briefs / By: Bruce G. Richardson [Published Dawat Independent Media Center - May 08 2013]
Privacy Rights and Corporate Accountability in ... [Published Common Dreams - May 03 2013]
Heavy-handed SWAT drill motivates new coalition... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 01 2013]
Alameda County passes resolution against Secure... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 30 2013]
10 protest on campus in support of Guantanamo B... [Published Daily Californian - Apr 30 2013]
Heavy toll of drone killings illuminated at Sen... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 27 2013]
EPCA updates pass Senate Judiciary Committee [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 25 2013]
Are Muslims Always First Suspects, Ponders Comm... [Published India-West - Apr 25 2013]
Montana Governor vetoes anti-NDAA bill, House f... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 24 2013]
'We Don't Cower in Fear': Reconsidering the Bos... [Published Atlantic Monthly - Apr 22 2013]
Drone policy debated at workshop [Published John Hopkins Newsletter - Apr 19 2013]
BORDC releases model legislation to address dom... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 08 2013]
BORDC opposes E-Verify system, warns Capitol Hi... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Mar 01 2013]
San Francisco says no to indefinite military de... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Feb 28 2013]
Montana House Votes 97-1 to approve anti-NDAA bill [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Feb 27 2013]
New anti-NDAA bill would ban indefinite detenti... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Feb 17 2013]
BORDC joins in asking Supreme Court to protect ... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Feb 14 2013]
NDAA resolution introduced in San Francisco, CA [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Feb 13 2013]
San Francisco Police fail reporting requirement [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Feb 05 2013]
January 11th demonstrations against Guantanamo [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Jan 11 2013]
President Obama Signs NDAA Into Law [Published JD Journal.com - Jan 04 2013]
Get to know BORDC: New video showcases recent w... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Jan 04 2013]
New video showcases BORDC’s work across the nation [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Dec 27 2012]
Amicus briefs in Hedges v. Obama inform indefin... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Dec 21 2012]
Happy (or Indignant?) Bill of Rights Day [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Dec 15 2012]

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The press fails yet again [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 16 2013] Important criticism of the Justice Department’s suppression of press freedom remains inadequate. Finally finding its voice after five years of relative silence, the mainstream establishment press finally woke up this week to criticize the Obama ...
Berkeley town hall makes it clear: Berkeley wan... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 11 2013] On May Day, the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission (PJC) and the Berkeley Police Review Commission (PRC) held a town hall on the issue of drones in Berkeley, which is part of Alameda County. County Sheriff Greg Ahern’s plans to purchase a drone ...
Heavy-handed SWAT drill motivates new coalition... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 01 2013] A diverse coalition of Albany residents have outlined a list of demands in the wake of a hostage rescue drill the Albany Special Weapons and Tactical Unit (SWAT) conducted in the Ida Yarbrough Public Housing Complex that around 400 people call their ...
Alameda County passes resolution against Secure... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 30 2013] In Alameda County, the local Board of Supervisors recently voted 3-1 in passing a proposal requesting Sheriff Greg Ahern to withdraw from the federal Secure Communities program. Implemented in 2008, the voluntary Secure Communities program is an ...
Heavy toll of drone killings illuminated at Sen... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - Apr 27 2013] On April 23, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, held a hearing entitled “ Drone Wars: The Constitutional and Counterterrorism Implications of Targeted Killing .” The Bill of Rights Defense Committee ...