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Fact Sheet on U.S. "Constitution Free Zone" (10/22/2008)

Medical Privacy and Electronic Records (07/22/2008)
Legislation aimed at pushing doctors and reluctant health care providers toward a conversion from paper to electronic health records stored in searchable web-based databases is moving through Congress. A key House panel is voting tomorrow on its proposal.

E-Verify Backgrounder (06/20/2008)
Proposals are making their way through Congress, including the SAVE Act (H.R. 4088), that would dramatically expand the government’s flawed “E-Verify” program – ensuring that millions of Americans will be barred from working. If passed, every employer in the United States will be required to verify the eligibility to work of every current and prospective employee, including U.S. citizens.

ACLU Backgrounder on Body Scanners and “Virtual Strip Searches” (06/06/2008)

ACLU Real ID Scorecard (01/17/2008)
Real ID regulations earn a failing grade. Find out why.

Fuzzy Math and the Real Cost of Real ID (01/16/2008)
A persistent criticism of the Real ID Act since its enactment in 2005 has been the charge that the law is a massive unfunded mandate. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initially estimated that nationwide implementation would cost over $23 billion, roughly in line with estimates from independent groups like the National Governors Association and National Conference of State Legislators.

Fact Sheet: Final Real ID Regulations (01/11/2008)
Compliance Deadlines. States need to do almost nothing to comply with Real ID before 2014 (or 2017 for those over the age of 50)DHS will grant an extension until Dec 31, 2009 to any state which requests one.Citizens of states who become “materially compliant” will be able to use their license for all federal purposes until 2014 (or 2017 for those over the age of 50). Material compliance under the regulations is essentially what states are already doing in the issuance of licenses (and only a fraction of what the Real ID statute requires).

Why a Surveillance Society Clock? (09/04/2007)

Surveillance Cameras and the Attempted London Attacks (07/05/2007)

ACLU Legislative Priorities for 2007 (03/21/2007)

Airline Security (08/24/2006)

Fact Sheet: Why BellSouth Stockholders Should Be Cautious (07/21/2006)
Considerations for BellSouth shareholders with regard to the AT&T merger and the NSA spying controversy