Archive for January, 2010

Fetal “rights” — Newsweek article raises core issues

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Vermont is not the only state to see a push for the establishment of rights for fetuses. An online Newsweek article looks at efforts in a number of states to shift the ground for approaching reproductive freedom issues.

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FBI Broke Law For Years In Phone Record Searches

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

That’s the title of a story in Monday’s Washington Post. Nice to finally know what the government claimed was a “state secret,” and what Congress provided immunity to phone companies to help conceal, was true after all.

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ACLU-Vt Sues on Behalf of Arrested Protesters

Monday, January 18th, 2010

MONTPELIER – The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont has filed suit against the Brattleboro police officers who arrested four individuals for silently holding signs during a speech given by Governor James Douglas at a public event last spring.

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Health Care, Yankee, Marijuana Decrim

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The second week of the Legislature is showing that there are some other big issues bubbling in Montpelier under all the talk of the state’s fiscal situation.

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Legislature Opens

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

The 2010 Legislature began its work Tuesday. There were some opening flourishes, but none of the pomp that characterizes the first year of a biennium. Lawmakers got down to business quickly, with full schedules of meetings for most committees for the rest of the week. You can keep up with civil liberties issues through our Legislative Report.