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February 2021

CLDC Amends Civil Rights Suit After New Details About Police Misconduct Uncovered

By CLDC|2021-02-22T15:30:51-08:00February 22nd, 2021|Categories: Articles, Cases, Current Cases, Featured, News|Tags: activist rights, Featured, first amendment, fourteenth amendment, fourth amendment, News, police brutality, police misconduct|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 22, 2021

Contacts:

Lauren Regan, Executive Director and Senior Staff Attorney
info@cldc.org or (541) 687-9810

Marianne Dugan, Senior Staff Attorney
mdugan@cldc.org or (541) 687-9810

CLDC Amends Civil Rights Suit After New Details About Police Misconduct Uncovered

Eugene, OR — Today, attorneys with the Civil Liberties Defense Center amended their federal […]

FCC Caps Prison Phone Rates
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FCC Caps Prison Phone Rates

By Cooper Brinson|2022-04-20T11:08:07-07:00October 26th, 2015|Categories: Articles, Info|Tags: first amendment, fourteenth amendment, prisoner rights|

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued sweeping reforms to jail phone-call rates. In many states, prior to the reforms, the cost of a 15-minute in-state call could cost upwards of $5.

Federal appeals court allows lawsuit against NYPD for Muslim spying
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Federal appeals court allows lawsuit against NYPD for Muslim spying

By Rebecca K. Smith|2015-10-21T10:41:41-07:00October 21st, 2015|Categories: Articles, News|Tags: first amendment, fourteenth amendment, surveillance|

Last week, in Hassan v. New York, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court and held that a lawsuit may move forward against the NYPD for spying on Muslims. The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit against the NYPD for discriminating against them as Muslims.