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This US State Will Display Ten Commandments From The Bible In Classrooms
The governor of Louisiana signed a bill Wednesday requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in the conservative US state, reigniting the debate over separation of church and state.
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Court Upholds Asylum Ban At Southern US Border To Stop Migrant Influx
Biden Administration said claims would still be accepted if made in a migrant's home country or the country via which they reached the US. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) charged the provision was illegal, and went to court to challenge it.
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Amazon Extends Ban on Police Use of Facial Recognition Software
Amazon said it is extending until further notice a moratorium it imposed last year on police use of its facial recognition software.
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In A First, US Air Force Allows Sikh Man To Keep Turban, Beard On Duty
A Sikh airman has been allowed by the United States Air Force to serve with a beard, turban and unshorn hair, making him the first active-duty airman to be granted such a religious accommodation.
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Facebook Encryption Case: US Judge Quashes Bid to Make Documents Public
Rights groups including the American Civil Liberties Union argued that the public's right to know the state of the law on encryption outweighed US Justice Department ‘s concerns.
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CIA Sought "Truth Serum" To Force September 11 Attack Suspects To Talk
CIA interrogators sought a truth serum to use on Al-Qaeda prisoners in addition to waterboarding and other torture techniques after the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to formerly top secret documents released Tuesday.
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Employers Use Facebook To Target Job Ads Only For Men, Alleges Complaint
Three female job hunters, a large worker coalition and the American Civil Liberties Union lodged a legal complaint against Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the company of enabling discriminatory job postings with its ad targeting tools.
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Migrant Families Separated By US Are Refusing Reunification: Rights Group
Immigrant parents separated from their children by the Trump administration and returned to their homes are refusing to be reunited with their children because their countries are so dangerous, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union told a court on Friday.
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US Government Responsible For Immigrant Families' Reunification: Court
The federal judge who ordered the reunification of families separated at the southern US border said Friday it was the government's responsibility to locate parents deported without their children.
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Amazon's Face-Recognition Identifies US Leaders As Criminals: Watchdog
Amazon.com's facial recognition tools incorrectly identified Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and 27 other members of Congress as people arrested for a crime during a test commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the watchdog said Thursday.
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Bulk Of Families Separated At US-Mexico Border Remain Apart
With one week left on a court-ordered deadline to reunite children and parents separated by US immigration officials, government lawyers reported on Thursday that 364 of some 2,500 families with children aged 5 and older have been brought back together.It was unclear from the status report, filed as part of an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit...
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Indian Immigrants At US Detention Centre To Get Access To Meet Attorneys
A US judge has ordered that 120 immigrants, including 52 Indians, be given immediate access to legal aid by allowing attorneys to meet them at the federal prison in Oregon, according to a media report.
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US Judge Says May Rule Next Week On Reuniting Migrant Children
While U.S. President Donald Trump bowed to political pressure on Wednesday and issued an executive order ending the separations, the administration has been silent on plans to reunite parents split from their children.
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Detained Asylum Seeker Released After Suing Donald Trump Administration
Federal authorities have released a Congolese woman seeking asylum with her daughter in the US after she accused the Trump administration of unfairly separating immigrants like herself from their children, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
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Rights Group Tries To Fight White House Effort To Obtain Anti-Trump Protesters' Facebook Data
A civil rights group on Thursday launched a bid to prevent White House lawyers from obtaining private data of possibly thousands of Facebook users via search warrants linked to anti-Trump protests.
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This US State Will Display Ten Commandments From The Bible In Classrooms
The governor of Louisiana signed a bill Wednesday requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in the conservative US state, reigniting the debate over separation of church and state.
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Court Upholds Asylum Ban At Southern US Border To Stop Migrant Influx
Biden Administration said claims would still be accepted if made in a migrant's home country or the country via which they reached the US. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) charged the provision was illegal, and went to court to challenge it.
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Amazon Extends Ban on Police Use of Facial Recognition Software
Amazon said it is extending until further notice a moratorium it imposed last year on police use of its facial recognition software.
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In A First, US Air Force Allows Sikh Man To Keep Turban, Beard On Duty
A Sikh airman has been allowed by the United States Air Force to serve with a beard, turban and unshorn hair, making him the first active-duty airman to be granted such a religious accommodation.
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Facebook Encryption Case: US Judge Quashes Bid to Make Documents Public
Rights groups including the American Civil Liberties Union argued that the public's right to know the state of the law on encryption outweighed US Justice Department ‘s concerns.
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CIA Sought "Truth Serum" To Force September 11 Attack Suspects To Talk
CIA interrogators sought a truth serum to use on Al-Qaeda prisoners in addition to waterboarding and other torture techniques after the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to formerly top secret documents released Tuesday.
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Employers Use Facebook To Target Job Ads Only For Men, Alleges Complaint
Three female job hunters, a large worker coalition and the American Civil Liberties Union lodged a legal complaint against Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the company of enabling discriminatory job postings with its ad targeting tools.
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Migrant Families Separated By US Are Refusing Reunification: Rights Group
Immigrant parents separated from their children by the Trump administration and returned to their homes are refusing to be reunited with their children because their countries are so dangerous, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union told a court on Friday.
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US Government Responsible For Immigrant Families' Reunification: Court
The federal judge who ordered the reunification of families separated at the southern US border said Friday it was the government's responsibility to locate parents deported without their children.
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Amazon's Face-Recognition Identifies US Leaders As Criminals: Watchdog
Amazon.com's facial recognition tools incorrectly identified Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and 27 other members of Congress as people arrested for a crime during a test commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the watchdog said Thursday.
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Bulk Of Families Separated At US-Mexico Border Remain Apart
With one week left on a court-ordered deadline to reunite children and parents separated by US immigration officials, government lawyers reported on Thursday that 364 of some 2,500 families with children aged 5 and older have been brought back together.It was unclear from the status report, filed as part of an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit...
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Indian Immigrants At US Detention Centre To Get Access To Meet Attorneys
A US judge has ordered that 120 immigrants, including 52 Indians, be given immediate access to legal aid by allowing attorneys to meet them at the federal prison in Oregon, according to a media report.
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US Judge Says May Rule Next Week On Reuniting Migrant Children
While U.S. President Donald Trump bowed to political pressure on Wednesday and issued an executive order ending the separations, the administration has been silent on plans to reunite parents split from their children.
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Detained Asylum Seeker Released After Suing Donald Trump Administration
Federal authorities have released a Congolese woman seeking asylum with her daughter in the US after she accused the Trump administration of unfairly separating immigrants like herself from their children, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
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Rights Group Tries To Fight White House Effort To Obtain Anti-Trump Protesters' Facebook Data
A civil rights group on Thursday launched a bid to prevent White House lawyers from obtaining private data of possibly thousands of Facebook users via search warrants linked to anti-Trump protests.
