a momentous change in our society. |
American citizens of all faiths have a right to attend religious conferences without having the government detaining and interrogating them and without the government putting their fingerprints and photographs in a database. What the government is doing is wrong and unconstitutional, and our lawsuit aims to stop this practice. |
I got sucker-punched totally out of the blue... wham! and that messed up my neck again, and that's when I went on leave for 10 months. |
I've seen a marked increase over the last two, three years of violence directed toward staff. |
If the Police Department were to stop searching the contents of subway riders' bags, that would be a substantial step toward curbing the privacy violations that have concerned us, |
It is simply difficult to understand that anyone could believe that sophisticated terrorists trying to attack the subway system are going to be deterred. The only people being searched are innocent New Yorkers. |
It's not saying they can't be treated like everyone else. It's saying they can't be singled out. |
Muslims, like anyone else, should be able to obtain government licenses without sacrificing their religious beliefs. |
Obviously, we're disappointed with the ruling. |
Our position is that the police should aggressively investigate anyone whom they suspect of bringing explosives into the system, ... But police searches of subway riders without any suspicions are presumptively unconstitutional. |
Our position is that the police should aggressively investigate anyone whom they suspect of bringing explosives into the system. But police searches of subway riders without any suspicions are presumptively unconstitutional. |
People have said they thought Tulane could start back in the spring semester, |
This is the future in New York City as far as the police department is concerned. They now believe that in the name of terrorism they can search anyone without suspicion. |
We are concerned that false police statements may have tainted hundreds of cases of people arrested at the two largest mass arrests during the convention. |
We fully respect the government's concerns about terrorism. That does not mean, however, that the constitution disappears at the border. |