The Civil Liberties Minute http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ Taking on injustices, 90 seconds at a time! The Civil Liberties Minute™ podcasts--with attorney Bill Newman, director of the ACLU's western Massachusetts office--highlight threats to our civil liberties and what you can do to protect our freedoms. en-us Is the news of the weird getting better or worse? Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/BIGFOOT.ogg Why is the ACLU making a federal case out of panhandling? Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/PANHANDLING.ogg Waiting to be executed for a crime he didn't commit (the new Florida Death Penalty bill). Thu, 16 May 2013 13:20:48 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/FLORIDA_DEATH_PENALTY.ogg A City and Country of Immigrants Sat, 11 May 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/IMMIGRANT_MAY_9.ogg Sanford: A Sitcom Continues in the U.S. House of Representatives Thu, 09 May 2013 15:26:46 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/SANFORD.ogg Update: the hunger strike at GTMO Sat, 04 May 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/GUANTANAMO.ogg The story on gays in the boy scouts: the next chapter. Thu, 02 May 2013 18:16:43 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/BOY_SCOUTS.ogg Dateline: Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/GUANTAN.ogg High School Sex Ed. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:11:41 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/HIGH_SCHOOL_SEX.ogg A quick quiz on drugs and crime. #2 pencils ready? Set, go. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/QUIZ_ON_CRIME_DRUG.ogg Happily smoking a joint with some friends at a Hemp Fest in a state where possession is not a crime. What happened!? Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ONE_TOKE_FINAL.ogg The bombings in Boston: heartsick at the carnage; heartened by bravery and compassion. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:30:08 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/MARATHON.ogg Can distributing condoms get you thrown out of college? Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/CONDOMS.ogg Deporting immigrants to torture. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/DEPORTING_IMMIGRANTS.ogg Kids teach high school administrators a lesson. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:20:02 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/KENTUCKY_TEXTING.ogg The crime of walking while black. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/DRIVING_BLACK_FINAL.ogg An open letter to Brian Brown, President of the National Organization for Marriage. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/GAY_MARRIAGE_BRIAN_BROWN.ogg Solitary confinement in ICE. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:20:54 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ICE_SOLITARY_FINAL.ogg Windsor v. the United States aka the ACLU v. DOMA Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/WINDSOR.ogg When an American state wrongfully convicts and imprisons… Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:05:37 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/DEWEY.ogg Did you friend the police on Facebook? Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/FACEBOOK.ogg A quiz: which liberal said this? (Spoiler alert: not a liberal). Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:42:31 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/SOLITARY_CONFINEMENT.ogg One of the dirty, not-so-secret secrets of the criminal justice system. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/WHY_POLICE_LIE_FEB_21.ogg Should women be subject to the military draft? Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/DRAFT_FEB_21.ogg Want to hear the lie that judges tell jurors every day? Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:53:32 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/JURY_NUL_FEB_21.ogg Censoring license plates? Let’s ask…Spinal Tap. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/SPINAL_TAP_REVISED.ogg Look up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a…drone! Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:23:45 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/SUPERMAN_DRONE.ogg I was accused of the most brutal murder in Maryland’s history. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/DEATH_PENALTY_FEB_7_FINAL.ogg Once upon a time, in our mother’s house… Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/IN_OUR_MOHTERS_HOUSE.ogg The law would be a great profession if it weren’t for clients…like Barack Obama. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:40:41 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/OBAMA_GAY_MARRAIGE.ogg Listen to what just happened in Vicco, Kentucky. Population: 335. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/KENTUCKY_FINAL.ogg Should the film Zero Dark Thirty, about the finding and killing of Osama bin Laden, change its content to not endorse torture? Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:38:34 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ZERO_DARK_FINAL.ogg Republicans recipe for winning the 2016 presidential election? Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ELECTORAL_REFORM.ogg Has “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” actually been abolished? Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/DONT_ASK.ogg At airports, does the TSA still need a naked picture of you? Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:57:27 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/TSA_FINAL.ogg We salute "The Middle Finger Salute." Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/BIRD_2_FINAL.ogg Paranoia and the 2016 presidential election. Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/VOTING_PARANOID.ogg Legal slavery in America in 2013. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:50:39 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/SLAVERY.ogg Can a female employee be fired because her male boss thinks she’s really hot? Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:30:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/WOMAN.ogg Women subjected to full body cavity searches in public for littering--really? Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:29:15 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/WATCHTOWER.ogg Winning the vote, but losing the election. Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/POPULAR_VOTE.ogg Police shootings Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/POLICE_GUNS.ogg What's an "auld lang syne" anyway? Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/AULD_LANG_SYNE_REVISED.ogg Would you like to know how radio commentators try to influence your opinion? Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/RADIO_COMMENTATORS_2012.ogg In memoriam: Muhammad Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/MUHAMMAD_ALI.ogg The DOJ v. Colorado and Washington on marijuana. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/MARIJUANA_PHIL_OCHS.ogg In memoriam: George McGovern Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/MCGOVERN2.ogg It's the ACLU Holiday Carolers! Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:43:37 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ACLU_HOLIDAY_CAROLERS.ogg Was Florida guilty of racist voter suppression in the last election? Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/FLORIDA_VOTING.ogg What does the recent presidential election tell us about ourselves? Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:30:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ASPIRATIONAL_OBAMA.ogg Why poor people have a chance in our legal system. In memoriam: Warren Rudman. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:45:01 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/RUDMAN.ogg Here's your choice: go to church or go to prison. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ALCU_CHURCH.ogg How could some Republicans be so sure that Mitt Romney was going to win? Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:51:49 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ACLU_VOTING_FRAUD.ogg In 2012, how did the Republicans lose the popular vote for the House of Reps, but end up with the majority of seats? Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/HOUSE_MAJORITY.ogg In Brown v. Board of Education, which law clerk believed that the segregationists should have won? Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ACLU_REHNQUIST_FINAL.ogg What happens if you flip the bird to a police officer? Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:11:52 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ACLU_BIRD_FINAL.ogg Post-election civil liberties agenda Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/CAMPAIGN_CIVIL_RIGHTS.ogg The right to vote is under attack...again. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/JIM_CROWE.ogg Dear Mr. President... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:19:12 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/OBAMA.ogg Recidivism rules...unfortunately. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:17:54 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/RECIDIVISM.ogg Don't embalm free speech. Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/FREE_SPEECH.ogg Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ? Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:31:29 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/TEXAS_nov_2012.ogg Are you sure you can vote this November? Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/10.23_VOTING.ogg The story of Osama bin Laden's driver. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/TERRORISM.ogg In memoriam: George McGovern Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:37:10 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/MCGOVERN.ogg The case of state drug lab chemist Annie Dookan. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/WAR_ON_DRUGS.ogg Can judges lose their jobs for writing a correct opinion? Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:11:51 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/RETENTION_VOTE.ogg If you believe that your vote for President doesn't matter, will you give me a minute to try to change your mind? Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/VOTE.ogg This civil liberties minute - about standing - may be easier to take sitting down. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:39:34 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/GET_UP_STAND_UP.ogg In my next life, I want to be an undecided voter in Ohio. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/VOTING_FINAL.ogg Let's consider another kind of death sentence in America. Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/PRISON_FINAL.ogg So you think the government doesn't have a file on you? Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:28:01 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/LICENSE_PLATES.ogg A lawyer you've probably never heard of - almost by herself - may select the next President of the United States. Sat, 22 Sep 2012 04:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/VOTING.ogg Has the time come for Massachusetts to enact a medical marijuana law? Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/MEDICAL_MARIJUANA.ogg "If it's legitimate rape, the female body has a way to shut that whole thing down." Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:05:50 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/ABORTION.ogg This is the story of how the war on women is now being fought in Tex Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/TEXAS.ogg Does America execute the mentally retarded? Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/MENTAL_RETARDATION.ogg What are we to make of Julian Assange hiding out in Ecuador's embassy? Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:00:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/WIKI.ogg Breaking news! The male bastion Augusta National Golf Club, where the Masters Golf Tournament is played, has admitted its first two women members. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:05:43 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/CELEBRATE.ogg Can police in America torture people in custody...and get away with it? Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:23:05 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-08-07-policetorture.ogg Today for you friends and lovers of Google, some fun facts... Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:22:43 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-08-07-google.ogg Should Boston's mayor keep the homophobic Chick-fil-A restaurant chain out of Beantown? Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:22:14 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-08-07-chickfila.ogg Skype: They're easy-going tech good-guys... right? Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:34:07 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/clm_skype.ogg Do prisoners have the right to read about their rights? Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:27:34 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/clm_prisoners_reading.ogg Happy birthday, Woody Guthrie. You would have been 100 years old in July. Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:30:51 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-07-19-woodyguthrie.ogg If you think you remember the presumption of innocence, you may be suffering from...a flashback. Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:29:56 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-07-19-innocence.ogg Seek shelter immediately. This is not a test. The cell phone you are carrying is not a phone. It is something else. I repeat - this is not a test. Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:24:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-07-19-cellphone.ogg Will the Supreme Court strike down or uphold the Federal Defense of Marriage Act? Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:23:02 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-07-13-doma.ogg The interesting question about Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank's marriage is not why the national press is all atwitter, but rather, why it isn't. Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:23:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-07-13-barneyfrank.ogg Here's why the ACLU legal challenge to the new Arizona Anti-Abortion Law is so very important. Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:21:24 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-07-13-azchallenge.ogg Daily Prayer in Schools, and Beyond Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:33:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/clm_daily_prayer.ogg WTF, Middleborough? Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:24:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/clm_middleborough.ogg The Loch Ness Monster Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:26:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/clm_polish_blacksite.ogg The Prison Rape Elimination Act Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:20:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/clm_prison_rape_act.ogg No Means No Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:05:00 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/clm_vagina.ogg Terrell McCullum is serving big time at Big Sandy, a high security penitentiary in Eastern Kentucky for having committed...no crime. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:10:19 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-06-18-terrellmccullum.ogg Happy Birthday, FBI! Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:09:44 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-06-18-fbibirthday.ogg Today, a quick quiz to see if you were paying attention in your elementary school social studies class! Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:08:41 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-06-07-socialstudies.ogg How often are innocent people convicted of serious crimes and shipped off to prison? Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:02:32 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-06-07-innocentconvicted.ogg Is the Fourth Amendment going to the dogs? Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:01:57 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-06-07-4thamendment.ogg U.S.A! We're # 1! U.S.A! We're # 1! U.S.A! We're # 1! Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:01:20 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-06-04-usanumber1.ogg The drones are coming! The drones are coming! Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:00:46 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-06-04-drones.ogg Shhhhh!!! Today we go to the U.S. House of Representatives to find out who favors domestic violence. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:00:13 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-06-04-domesticviolence.ogg If the U.S. government illegally tortures a U.S. citizen, who it alleges is a terrorist, can that person go to court to balance the scales of justice? Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:59:37 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-05-11-torture.ogg Does the Constitution give you the right to audio-visually record a police officer making a bust? Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:59:02 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-05-11-recordpolice.ogg Is there a Muslim exception to the First Amendment? Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:59:57 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-05-08-muslimexception.ogg May the police search your bedroom for telltale signs that you have committed the crime of using contraceptives? Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:58:02 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-05-08-contraceptivesearch.ogg The Dallas County Medical Examiner Earl Rose became famous due to one autopsy. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:57:27 UTC http://www.stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/2012-05-08-autopsy.ogg