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Posts tagged "ACLU"

At last, Illinois supreme court agrees to hear arguments in long-stymied parental notification law

Sixteen years ago, the Illinois Legislature enacted a law requiring a parent or guardian to be notified 48 hours before a child under 18 has an abortion. This reasonable requirement still hasn’t been enforced because pro-choice radicals like the American Civil Liberties Union have for years tied the law up in the courts, defying the... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 30, 2011 at 3:03 pm
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What harm is Catholic Charities really doing?

The standard guardians of political correctness are all over Catholic Charities because they are using a religious exemption in the disposition of foster children. (The story is here.)Reflecting the tenets of its faith, Catholic Charities licenses only married couples and single parents living alone as foster parents, while referring couples in civil unions to other... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
August 17, 2011 at 3:46 pm
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Arizona, immigration and flawed ACLU lawsuit

Not surprisingly, the American Civil Liberties Union was quick out of the gate with a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s new anti-illegal immigration law.  Unfortunately, one of the plaintiffs raises a red herring in the suit, according to the Times: Ten individual plaintiffs have joined with the groups in suing. They range from two Jane Doe plaintiffs... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 18, 2010 at 5:02 pm
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Smile, you're on a full body scan

Are you ready to show off your body like these models (below)?  The body scan machines, which reveal you in foggy sans-clothes portraiture, are coming to O’Hare Airport in the hope they will intercept terrorists from sneaking weapons and explosives aboard your airline flight. Authorities speculate that if the body scanners were in use at Amsterdam’s Schiphol... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
December 30, 2009 at 1:34 pm
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Another stupid Illinois tax

In an effort to mine every source of revenue, the desperate and financially collapsing state of is comes up with some real doozies. This one, to take effect on Jan. 1, imposes a big jump in the fee imposed on non-profit organizations for registering with the state.  For the American Civil Liberties Union, the cost jumps... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
December 13, 2009 at 11:52 am
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Illinois Parental Notice Law Again Endangered

No sooner does the 1995 Illinois law requiring parental notification look like it is finally going into effect than an obscure state panel of bureaucrats and ideologues makes a last ditch attempt to further delay the law’s implementation. The state Medical Disciplinary Board has decided it needs another 90 days to review the law’s provisions... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 3, 2009 at 7:13 pm
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Appeals court activates long-dormant abortion parental notification law in Illinois

“A  victory for Illinois parents and children” Overshadowed by the Senate hearings on pro-choice Sonia Sotomayor’s suitability to be a Supreme Court justice, a U.S. appeals court in Chicago on Tuesday gave new life to a long-dormant law that requires Illinois parents be notified when their minor daughter seeks an abortion. The three-judge federal appeals... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
July 14, 2009 at 3:42 pm
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