The Civil Liberties Minute

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Taking on injustices, 90 seconds at a time! The Civil Liberties Minute™ podcasts--with attorney Bill Newman, director of the ACLU's western Massachusetts office--highlight threats to our civil liberties and what you can do to protect our freedoms.

Episodes

What are we to make of Julian Assange hiding out in Ecuador's embassy? 11.09.2012

Breaking news! The male bastion Augusta National Golf Club, where the Masters Golf Tournament is played, has admitted its first two women members. 10.09.2012

Can police in America torture people in custody...and get away with it? 09.08.2012

Today for you friends and lovers of Google, some fun facts... 09.08.2012

Should Boston's mayor keep the homophobic Chick-fil-A restaurant chain out of Beantown? 09.08.2012

Skype: They're easy-going tech good-guys... right? 03.08.2012

Do prisoners have the right to read about their rights? 03.08.2012

Happy birthday, Woody Guthrie. You would have been 100 years old in July. 21.07.2012

If you think you remember the presumption of innocence, you may be suffering from...a flashback. 21.07.2012

Seek shelter immediately. This is not a test. The cell phone you are carrying is not a phone. It is something else. I repeat - this is not a test. 21.07.2012

Will the Supreme Court strike down or uphold the Federal Defense of Marriage Act? 21.07.2012

The interesting question about Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank's marriage is not why the national press is all atwitter, but rather, why it isn't. 21.07.2012

Here's why the ACLU legal challenge to the new Arizona Anti-Abortion Law is so very important. 21.07.2012

Daily Prayer in Schools, and Beyond 06.07.2012

WTF, Middleborough? 06.07.2012

The Loch Ness Monster 05.07.2012

The Prison Rape Elimination Act 05.07.2012

No Means No 05.07.2012

Terrell McCullum is serving big time at Big Sandy, a high security penitentiary in Eastern Kentucky for having committed...no crime. 19.06.2012

Happy Birthday, FBI! 19.06.2012

Today, a quick quiz to see if you were paying attention in your elementary school social studies class! 19.06.2012

How often are innocent people convicted of serious crimes and shipped off to prison? 19.06.2012

Is the Fourth Amendment going to the dogs? 19.06.2012

U.S.A! We're # 1! U.S.A! We're # 1! U.S.A! We're # 1! 19.06.2012