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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
FBI's Authority To Track And Map "Behaviors" And "Lifestyle Characteristics" Of American Communities Raises Alarm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 27, 2010
LITTLE ROCK -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas today asked the FBI to turn over records related to the agency's collection and use of race and ethnicity data in local communities. According to a 2008 FBI operations guide, FBI agents have the authority to collect information about and map so-called "ethnic-oriented" businesses, behaviors, lifestyle characteristics, and cultural traditions in communities with concentrated ethnic populations. |
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
Former Practice of City Violated Rights of Citizens
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 22, 2010
LITTLE ROCK, July 19, 2010 -- The City of North Little Rock has responded to concerns raised by North Little Rock residents and the Arkansas Civil Liberties Union concerning prayer before city council meetings. The Arkansas Civil Liberties Union, in response to concerns expressed by North Little Rock residents about the city council's practice of offering a sectarian prayer to open council meetings, contacted the city attorney and urged the city to end this unconstitutional practice.
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 |
The Arkansas Civil Liberties Union Foundation alerts Arkansas residents to potential threats to the constitutional rights and civil liberties of individuals planning to travel or stay in Arizona.
June 30, 2010
On April 23, 2010, Arizona enacted a state racial profiling law, SB 1070, that has generated fear and confusion among the public about the treatment and rights of Americans in the State of Arizona. Although the law is not scheduled to go into effect until July 29, 2010, and multiple lawsuits have already been filed to prevent it from taking effect at all, a history of rampant racial profiling by law enforcement officials in Maricopa County, Arizona (which includes the cities of Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa, and Scottsdale) and a stated policy of "attrition through enforcement" adopted by lawmakers in the state give credible reason to be concerned even before the date SB 1070 is supposed to go into effect. |
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