ACLU challenges Mo. public prayer measure

07/07/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union are challenging the ballot wording for a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution on public prayer. A measure referred by lawmakers to the 2012 ballot would state that people can pray in public places, so long as they do not disturb the peace. It also says students can express ...

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Saratoga Springs could pay thousands in FOIL lawsuit

07/10/11 ALBANY -- Saratoga Springs could be forced to pay over $20,000 to the New York American Civil Liberties Union after the city's police department refused to release its records of how often officers used Taser guns.

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John Dingfelder joins ACLU legal staff

07/19/11 Former Tampa City Council member John Dingfelder has joined the legal staff of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida. A Tampa native who served two terms on the council, Dingfelder will work on religious freedom and other civil liberties issues in the ACLU's Tampa office, the organization said. A graduate of the University of Florida College of Law, Dingfelder left the City Council in ...

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