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Take Action: Stop Indefinite Detention Without Charge or Trial
Posted 7/1/09 - A debate over the fundamental character of our democracy is heating up: whether or not we can imprison people for an indefinite amount of time without charging them with a crime and without holding trial.
Find more information and send President Obama and your members of Congress a message >>
Activists and Supporters Call for Torture Accountability at Day of Action Rally
Posted 6/26/09 - The ACLU of Utah joined with High Road for Human Rights, National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Amnesty International USA, the Wasatch Coalition for Peace and Justice, and others to demonstrate opposition to torture.
See photos from the June 25 Rally >>
Blocking Faith, Freezing Charity
Posted 6/24/09 - A report from the ACLU shows how U.S. terrorism finance laws hurt legitimate charities helping Muslims in need. Muslim Americans are intimidated from donating, which restricts their ability to freely practice their faith: one of the five pillars of Islam is Zakat, the practice of charitable giving that is a religious obligation.
Read the report and see a video >>
Utah Legislature Considers Drug Testing for Government Aid Recipients
Posted 6/22/09 - The Utah Legislature is considering suspicionless random drug testing of those people receiving government assistance. The ACLU of Utah, along with our community partners, is opposed to this as an unwarranted search and seizure as well as an invasion of a person's privacy.
Read the issue brief >>
LGBT Legal And Advocacy Groups Decry Obama Administration's Defense of DOMA
Posted 6/16/09 - The Obama administration has defended the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in a brief filed in the case Smelt v. United States, a lawsuit brought in federal court in California by a married same-sex couple asking the federal government to treat them equally with respect to federal protections and benefits. The administration is using many of the same flawed legal arguments that the Bush administration used. These arguments rightly have been rejected by several state supreme courts as legally unsound and discriminatory.
Read the full statement >>
House Passes Bill Banning Body Scanners at Airports
Posted 6/9/09 - The ACLU of Utah has opposed the use of these scanners, currently in use at the Salt Lake City International Airport, and applauds Representative Chaffetz for introducing and passing this legislation. People should be aware that they may "opt - out" of the full body scan.
Read the Salt Lake Tribune article >>
Read the ACLU resource page on "See-Through" Body Scanners >>
Posted 6/8/09 - It rained on the parade but we still had a blast joining thousands of other Utahns in celebrating our pride and walking for equality. Thank you to all of our volunteers and everyone who walked with us, stopped by our booth and became a member or renewed your membership this weekend. You are the ACLU of Utah!
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