Civil Rights

Law Enforcement: Woman Arrested Over Flour-Filled Condom Wins $180,000 in Suit Settlement

Bryn Mawr coeds apparently liked to squeeze condoms filled with flour to fend off stress over final exams, but when one student tried to take one home for the holidays, she ended in jail for three weeks charged as a drug trafficker. Now the city of Philadelphia gets to pay for its mistake.

Feature: House Votes to Require School Districts to Allow Random, Warrantless Mass Search Policies

The House voted Tuesday to force local school districts to gut student privacy protections.

Law Enforcement: Cops Used Hidden High-Tech Surveillance on Kansas Rock Festival-Goers

A hi-tech surveillance company's bragging about its secret demonstration during a music festival has drawn criticism for police about the operation.

Feature: Living on Katrina Time -- Lost in Louisiana's Gumbo Gulag

A national scandal is brewing in the Big Easy over thousands of people imprisoned without access to lawyers or the courts.

ACLU Forum: Wakarusa '07 - Privacy Rights in Public Places

Please join at the Douglas County ACLU for a panel discussion with Rick Frydman, attorney; Charles Branson, Douglas County District Attorney; DPFKS Executive Director Laura Green; Lt. Kari Wempe of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department; and an ACLU Representative. Questions from the audience will be entertained.

Sensible Colorado: Know Your Rights Training

Can the police search my house? What should I do if pulled over? Are the police allowed to lie? Answer these questions and more at two upcoming, free Know Your Rights trainings. Sensible Colorado is joining forces with national experts from the Midnight Special Law Collective to present an interactive role-playing presentation that teaches citizens how to survive common police encounters.

Legal and Know Your Rights Event

This event is free and presented by Sensible Colorado. For more information, contact 720-890-4247 or [email protected].

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