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Free Speech : Legislative Documents

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Support of the Bennett Amendment to Senate Bill 1 (01/17/2007)

ACLU Urges Senate to Vote Down Flag Desecration Amendment (06/26/2006)
WASHINGTON - As the Senate began debate today on the Flag Desecration Amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union urged Senators to stand up for the First Amendment, warning that passage of the proposal would have a lasting and dramatic effect on free speech. The Senate is expected to vote on the amendment as early as tomorrow.

ACLU Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding Reporters’ Shield Legislation (06/21/2006)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee Demanding the Withdrawl of the Subpoena of Donor Records of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) (06/21/2006)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Strongly Opposing the Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Ban Flag Desecration (06/14/2006)

Veterans Defending the Bill of Rights' Letter to the Senate Strongly Urging Opposition to the Proposed Flag Desecration Amendment (05/06/2006)

ACLU Letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee Urging Support of the Support the Markey Amendment on Network Neutrality to Be Attached to the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement (COPE) Act of 2006 (04/25/2006)

ACLU Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations Regarding Censorship At the Borders (03/28/2006)
Statement of Caroline Fredrickson Director, Washington Legislative Office American Civil Liberties Union Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations Committee on Government Reform, United States House of Representatives Concerning Setting Post-9/11 Investigative Priorities at the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, March 28, 2006

ACLU Letter to the House Administration Committee Regarding H.R. 1606, The Online Freedom of Speech Act (03/08/2006)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Opposing Expansions of Post-employment Bans and Regulations on Grassroots Lobbying (03/07/2006)

ACLU Letter to Congress Urging Opposition to the Animal Enterprise Act, S. 1926 and H.R. 4239 (03/06/2006)

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