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ACLU Attorney Steven Watt A Conversation About the CIA Torture Program (11/8/2006)
ACLU attorney Steven Watt and journalist and Ghost Plane author Stephen Grey discuss the CIA torture program known as extraordinary rendition.
Ann Beeson Discusses First-Ever Challenge to USA PATRIOT Act (11/18/2003)
Associate Legal Director Ann Beeson (left) discusses the lawsuit and a new ACLU report (RealOne Player required).
Anthony Romero on PATRIOT Act (11/25/2003)
Executive Director Anthony Romero (left) debunks PATRIOT Act untruths and misconceptions (RealOne Player required).


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ACLU TV Ad "Classroom" (7/15/2003)
Watch the first advertisement in the "classroom" series (RealOne Player required).
ACLU TV Ad "Constitution" (10/16/2002)
Watch the first national television advertisement highlighting Attorney General Ashcroft's attacks on civil liberties (RealOne Player required).
ACLU TV Ad "Founding Father" (7/15/2003)
Watch the second advertisement in the "classroom" series (RealOne Player required).


Freedom Files view all

The ACLU Freedom Files - Episode Synopses (4/6/2006)
The ACLU Freedom Files - Gay & Lesbian Rights (4/6/2006)
The ACLU Freedom Files TV Series Now on 2-Disc Set at Retail Outlets (7/25/2006)
The premiere season of The ACLU Freedom Files, an unprecedented new television series from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and award-winning producer/director Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films (Outfoxed, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price), will be released on DVD on Tuesday, July 25th. The 2-disc set, which will offer subtitles in Spanish, Arabic, and closed captioning for the hearing impaired, will retail for $24.95


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ACLU 100 Greatest Hits (12/1/2003)
Landmark Supreme Court decisions in which the ACLU played a major role, either as direct counsel or as a friend-of-the-court (Flash required).
Habeas Corpus Timeline (5/1/2007)
This ACLU timeline offers several key dates in the history of habeas corpus, beginning in thirteenth century England and continuing through the controversial signing of the Military Commissions Act of 2006.
Lost Liberties (10/22/2004)
This feature offers examples of lost liberties and freedoms resulting from overreaching law enforcement activities (Flash required).


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Sara Paretsky Author Sara Paretsky Speaks Out for Civil Liberties (6/8/2004)
View the latest ACLU online ad, featuring the author Sara Paretsky.


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Press Briefings view all

ACLU Press Briefing on Legal Challenge to "No-Fly" List (4/6/2004)
ACLU Files First Nationwide Challenge to ""No-Fly"" List, Saying Government List Violates Passengers' Rights.
Landmark Post- 9/11 Cases Before Supreme Court (4/12/2004)
Watch Steven R. Shapiro, ACLU Legal Director, speak at a press briefing.


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ACLU Ad: Day of Action: It's Your Country. (6/26/2007)
On June 26, 2007, activists from all 50 states gathered in a Capitol Hill rally to demand that Congress restore habeas corpus, fix the Military Commissions Act, end torture and rendition and restore our constitutional rights. Thousands gathered to hear leaders from the Senate, the House and groups including the ACLU, Amnesty International, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.
ACLU Ad: If You've Used a Telephone in the Last Five Years (5/24/2006)
Responding to reports that phone companies are turning over private details about Americans’ telephone calls to the National Security Agency, the ACLU launched a nationwide initiative to end illegal government spying.
ACLU Ad: Mr. President, the America We Believe in Is Not Your America (1/16/2006)
As part of its campaign, the ACLU ran a series of seven hard-hitting ads that put the White House on the defensive. Full-page advertisements appeared in The New York Times and half a dozen major daily newspapers, with the headline: "Mr. President, the America We Believe in Is Not Your America”




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Steve & Sekou's Unabridged: Graphics You Can Use (6/19/2007)


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2003 Inaugural Membership Conference (6/12/2003)
Watch speeches by Executive Director Anthony Romero and President Nadine Strossen, an award presentation to Muhammad Ali and more (RealOne Player required).
2004 Membership Conference Raised Issues and Debate (7/28/2004)
Watch speeches by Richard Clarke, Seymour Hersh, Howard Dean, plus a video of The History of the ACLU.
CAPPS II: Passenger Screening and Privacy Concerns (8/25/2003)
Watch Laura Murphy (left), Director of the ACLU's Washington Legislative office, speak at the National Press Club event (RealOne Player required).
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