ACLU

ACLU notices archive

6/30/2009 - NEW: Five new case summaries have been posted in the ACLU in the Supreme Court section:

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Yeskey (1998)
Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Correction, et al. v. Martinez-Villareal (1998)
Federal Election Commission (FEC) v. Akins, et al. (1998)
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v. Scott (1998)
Sadin, Unit Team Manager, Halawa Correctional Facility v. Conner (1995)

6/24/2009 - NEW: Five new case summaries have been posted in the ACLU in the Supreme Court section:

National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) v. R.M. Smith (1999)
Lamb’s Chapel and John Steigerwald v. Center Moriches Union Free School (1993)
Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. City of New York (1986)
Bender et al. v. Williamsport Area School District (1986)
Smalis v. Pennsylvania (1986)

6/17/2009  - NEW: Five new case summaries have been posted in the ACLU in the Supreme Court section:

Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) v. Doherty (1992)
Rufo, Sheriff of Suffolk County, et al. v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail (1992)
Simon & Shuster v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims (1991)
Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati (1986)
Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers of Vincent (1984)

6/11/2009 - NEW: Six new case summaries have been posted in the ACLU in the Supreme Court section:

Federal Election Commission (FEC) v. National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC) (1985)
Pulliam v. Allen (1984)
Hishon v. King & Spaulding (1984)
Seattle Times Company v. Rhinehart (1984)
Welsh v. Wisconsin (1984)
Bose Corporation v. Consumers Union of US, Inc. (1984)

Born Gay

Born Gay notices archive

6/15/2009 - UPDATED:  Are children who are raised by gay parents more likely to be gay themselves?

Death Penalty

Death Penalty notices archive

6/26/2009 - UPDATED: Forms of Execution in the United States, 1977 - 2007 - Read detailed execution statistics such as how 84.5% of executions over a 30-year period were by lethal injection, of which 57.4% were performed on white prisoners.

Euthanasia

Euthanasia notices archive

6/5/2009 - UPDATED: Glossary: Read the definitions of terms related to euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, such as right to die, slippery slope, and mercy killing.

Israeli-Palestinian

Israeli-Palestinian notices archive

6/29/2009 - UPDATED: Is a two-state solution (Israel and Palestine) an acceptable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? - Read Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent position statement regarding a two-state solution to the conflict.

Prostitution

Prostitution notices archive

6/30/2009 - UPDATED: Prostitution Historical Timeline – Read our updated timeline with Taiwan's recent legalization of prostitution on June 24, 2009.

6/18/2009 - UPDATED: 72 Countries and Their Prostitution Policies - Read the legal status of prostitution, brothels, and pimping in 72 countries, of which 66.7% currently have legal or limitedly legal prostitution.

Under God

Under God notices archive

6/9/2009 - UPDATED: Summary and court filings for Newdow v. Carey, Michael Newdow’s latest lawsuit challenging the words “under God” in the US Pledge of Allegiance.

US - Iraq

US - Iraq notices archive

6/30/2009 - UPDATED: Timeline, 1990-2009 - The Iraqi government declares a national holiday as US troops withdraw and a major oil and gas auction begins.

6/22/2009 - UPDATED: Was the Iraqi government cooperative with the UN weapons inspectors in 2002 and 2003?

6/18/2009 - UPDATED: What UN weapon inspections occurred in Iraq between 1991 and Mar. 19, 2003?

6/11/2009 - UPDATED: Timeline, 1990-2009: The major events of 2009 from the Iraq War have been added, including the opening of the US Embassy in Iraq and President Obama announcing that the US combat mission in Iraq will end by Aug. 31, 2010.

6/10/2009 - UPDATED: 1-Minute Overview: Read our brief but thorough summary of the main arguments surrounding the core question: Should the US have attacked Iraq?