american civil liberty union has questions about the plan, tisha had a lewis is following the development. >> reporter: the aclu has confirmed about the bomb detection plan and how impacts the constitutional rate to privacy. they're calling for transparency about how the detection equipment will operate. >> arlington county. restaurants, the pentagon and potentially an explosive detection device if the feds have their way. >> what exactly devices are they putting on there and do any of them have constitutional implications microphones? we should have assurances. >> the department of defense would like to install an explosive detection device in arlington county in an undisclosed location as early as august. it's no surprise privacy advocate says the american civil liberty union is ready to battle any plan resembling big brother watching out the public's consent. >> does safety trump privacy. >> everyone wants to keep safe. and this is important, the dod should be kept open. >> it would minority air pressure, radiation light and more to determine the size, location and al attitude of an ex

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. >> the incidence in louisiana -- the new york times quotes the american civil liberties union which says the killing in minnesota was the 123rd killing of a black person by law enforcement officials in america this year. you can see the editorial here. "when will the killing stop? " major reform to make law enforcement officers more professional and more respectful of the citizens. this editorial focuses on one very important thing. the rise of social media and smartphones have delivered video evidence too much of the nation of what black communities have been living for a long time. >> these incidents were caught on tape. >> lots of articles focusing on the importance of that. an interesting piece on the website focuses on the increase of the number of cameras, the reach of social media, all of this leading to an increased awareness and judgment of police shootings, particularly shootings involving african-american men. in minnesota, philando castile was shot after being stopped for a traffic violation. an article in usa today focuses on things black men tell their sons when they a

start catering to the welfare of the american citizen and not to the welfare of the american civil liberties union and other leftist groups that don't really necessarily have american interests at heart. not necessarily. sometimes they do. we have got to be honest and truthful and not make ourselves like ostriches. >> jonathan? >> and there's a fine line between that and creating a situation like during world war ii where we had japanese internment camps. >> that is so inflammatory to compare one to the other. we're talking about increased vigilance on people who are exuding the kind of threats killing people, not taking people preemptively and throwing them in cells. >> no -- but it's in keeping with following the constitution and standard of laws we have where justice is supposed to be blind -- >> i'll just say -- >> can you -- >> let me -- >> one at a time. >> i want to bring jonathan in. >> should we just chop off the heads of the fbi agents and look -- >> jonathan, you had a comment you wanted to bring in. >> just i just think that's the point. why we need to discredit these ideas. why everyo

the american civil liberties union is blasting the police in baton rouge.he aclu said officers used violent military tactics on peaceful protesters there. in minnesota, prosecutors will be filing riot charges against protesters who stormed on to a highway in st. paul over the weekend. the police killing of a black man there ignited that demonstration. >>> how to create peace and cooperation between police and the communities they serve. a camden county man thinks he has the answer. ahead, hear about his pics for peace program and how it works. >>> preparing for the dnc, in less than two weeks, philadelphia will host the democrats. ahead, hear why they're taking out a million dollar insurance policy. >>> 4:37. 67 degrees. looking live from center city. we're in for sunshine today. there are changes ahead. your hour by hour forecast just ahead. when it's summer you can just feel it. but it also leaves your feet feeling rough. amopé keeps you sandal-ready with the pedi perfect. it buffs away hard skin to reveal salon pedicure smoothness. feel the difference fo

well, today the america civil liberties union sued the police there over their treatment of protestorserling's 15-year-old son cameron urged marchers to protest, as he put it, "the right way." david begnaud sat down with him. >> i'll never forget that image of you wailing on the side of your mom. >> when i put my arm around her, it's like somebody else's hand touched me, like i had another hand laying on top of my hand. when i looked over, nobody else was touching me. and it was like at that moment, i knew. my daddy's here. he's right on the side of us. he's standing here as our family together once again. i really want everyone to know, alton sterling was a good man, no matter what anyone else has to say about him. truly in my heart, i know he was a good dad. >> reporter: what is your opinion of police in general these days? >> all police aren't bad. they all aren't bad. there are some that are bad, but all aren't bad. how i feel, i feel all police shouldn't be punished for other polices' crimes. the police in dallas, texas, they didn't deserve that, because nobody knew if they had ki

well, today the american civil liberties union sued the police there over their treatment of protesters. sterling's 15-year-old son cameron urged marchers to protest the right way. >> i'll never forget that image of you wailing on the side of your mom. >> when i put my arm around her it's like somebody else's hand touched me. like i had another hand laying on top of my hand. and when i looked over, wasn't nobody else touching me. nobody else was touching me. and it was like at that moment i knew. my daddy here. he right here beside us. we're standing here as a family once again. i really want everyone to know, alton sterling was a good man, no matter what anyone else has to say about him. truly in my heart, i know he was a good dad. >> reporter: what is your opinion of police in general these days? >> all police aren't bad. they all aren't bad. there are some that are bad. but all aren't bad. how i feel, i feel all police shouldn't be punished for other police's crimes. the police in dallas, texas, they didn't deserve that. because you didn't, nobody knew if they had kids to go home to.

written by justice felix frankfurter, a former member of the national committee of the american civil liberties union. he was jewish and had been born in austria. which of the nazis had occupied in 1938. as a jew, he was anxious to avoid practices that allowed schoolchildren to be treated differently because of their religion. the case the family said quote -- an interest in fear of your to none in the hierarchy of legal values, national unity is the basis of national security. frankfurter said his personal opinion was that the school board should allow the witnesses children their dissent. he was however as most political progressives had been for many decades, an advocate of judicial restraint regarding the actions of democratically elected bodies. and he thought the court should acknowledge that the elected school board had made a defensible, meaning reasonable, choice expressing the will of the majority of its constituents. the eight members of the majority had all been appointed to the court by president franklin roosevelt whose anger with the court's refusal to be deferential towards congress -

the american civil liberties union sues catholic hospitals for not providing contraception and abortion. other groups, national abortion rights action league, tried to undercut crisis pregnancy centers. user charities that provide free care and aid like furniture and diapers to moms who need help. still other activists tried to interview with the u.s. bishops effort to help desperate immigrants. again because the catholic church opposes abortion. the problem is you can't attack religious charities without hurting the people who the churches are trying to help. it a simple syllogism. this is true whether what's on the chopping block, adoption agencies or hospitals are refugee resettlement. all of these have become legal and public relations targets, anand in any other context, tryg to hurt people who are helping people would be seen as the farce that it is. most incredible are these efforts to shut down the emergency pregnancy centers. how is any of this neo-progressive, if you will, legal activism in the interest of real life people, pregnant women, refugees, babies, children looking fo

approximately half of you have previously worked for the aclu, which is an affiliate, of course, at the civil liberty union and we believe we can get a fair hearing from the judges and so we thank you for the question, only this court, your honor, can protect the rights of winston smith and the other citizens of oceanea. >> i know, counsel, you expressed concern about surveillance. there are and cannot be any cameras here in the supreme court here. [laughter] [applause] >> i will ask you to focus on your argument about qualified immunity. i want to ask you the question key to this case. [inaudible] >> how could be a savage? [laughter] >> your honor speaks excellent you speak. your honor, that does -- [laughter] >> thank you, your honor. >> translation first. >> the principles of socialism, how could a reasonable officer possible know the meaning of that case, in other words he can't win. [laughter] >> your honor, for the benefit of the audience i will respond in english. thank you. winston smith writes to be free from wrongful arrest,ing, interrogation and the constitution is still in force despite the law

the american civil liberties union is blasting the police in baton rouge. the aclu says the officer used violent military tactics on peaceful protesters. >>> in minnesota, protesters stormed a highway in st. paul over the weekend, a police killing of a black man ignited that demonstration. >>> and new this morning, today marks the one-month anniversary of the massacre in orlando at the gay nightclub. the fountain in a nearby park has been lit in rainbow lights in honor of the 49 killed. omar mateen opened fire around 2:00 a.m. on june 12th in the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. >>> 6:06. 67 degrees outside. new from overnight, flames broke out in a two-story hume on lewis avenue around 1:45 this morning. there are no reports of any injuries. >>> pennsylvania lawmakers could be close to finalizing a new $31 billion budget. republicans in charge of the state senate said an agreement that pays for the spending plan is close but would not give details. the gop lawmakers workedov eed overnight. golfer tom wolf allowed the plan to become law at midnight

the ruling is in response to a suit filed by the american civil liberties union. office has until july 20th to comply. >>> also from the nbc 10 south jersey bureau, the hunt is on for the person responsible for murdering a burlington county man. state police responded to a home in tabernacle township around 4:30 friday afternoon. police say the suspect stole this 2016 white chevy 2500 crew cab from the victim. it has a colorado plate number 24363h2. and anyone with information is asked to contact new jersey state police. >>> from our delaware bureau, state police are searching for a woman who is accused of shoplifting from a store in wilmington. lisa smith stole more than $300 worth of merchandise from a justice store. a state trooper approached smith in her vehicle when she began to pull away, nearly hitting the trooper. smith was last seen in a black infiniti suv. she's facing shoplifting, resisting arrest and other charges. pr was memorialized today. in his classic memoir, he shared his story of surviving nazi concentration camps. it was one of the most widely

stop, question, question, and frisk and i would've thought that the aclu and the new york civil liberties union would've been able to find hundreds of completely clean people from people at all. the plaintiff which they have whittled down and have 11 main plaintiffs had massive criminal history. recently, one of them wb, and the lawsuit, last year he was federally for gang conspiracy for stopping a boy to death in the bronx several years ago. he was one of the plaintiffs in this suit who is complaining about being stop. i was summit, and he was well-known to people in that precinct. when they signed was the main plaintiffs i cannot believe their eyes. there there is a reason why he was stopped. because he is involved in gaining activity. >> host: to be fair, we had a police commissioner who ended up federally indicted as well. he came out of present being able to talk more concretely and the last three chapters of your book talked about incarceration and that sort of thing that it does "the war on cops". it might widely include those last chapters it has very little to do about "the war on cops

why does it have to be run based on guidelines that are influenced by the american civil liberty's union. when they shoot you in the head you lose your liberties. we need to think and unleash the powers. i believe in privacy but also survival. >> once again, there is a shooting investigation underway. we understand, we have been told that the shooting is over, but the gunman is still on the loose. and that as many as 15 casulties, injuries or deaths, we don't know took place in the the olympia shopping center in munich. 135 stores on two floors. obviously a terrifying situation and fits the hallmarks of isis. that's what isis wants to make people feel terrified in the daily lives, in shopping and businesses and places where people congregate. >> an employee called in to rueteres said a bunch of staff members are hiding out in the shopping center and they have a shooting casulty that is severely injured. and still an ongoing situation there. and transportation authorities said they halted service on multiple tram and train and bus lines due to this shooting, because a parentally the shoot

meanwhile the american civil , liberties union is suing the baton rouge police department for violatinghe first amendment rights of demonstrators there last week. there have been regular demonstrations outside baton rouge's police department since the fatal police shooting of alton sterling last week. despite the peaceful nature of the protests, police in baton rouge made more than 200 arrests last weekend. demonstrators have accused police of using excessive force, wrongful arrests, and both physical and verbal abuse to break up the protests. baton rouge police say they have arrested three people who were plotting to kill police with guns stolen from a pawn shop. police detained 17-year-old antonio thomas early saturday morning, alleging he had broken into a pawnshop to steal guns and ammunition. police say he was in possession of a handgun and a bb gun from the store at the time. police allege thomas told them he and three other people had stolen the guns and were planning to shoot police officers. but a local newspaper has raised questions about the police account. "the acadiana advo

. >> woodruff: in washington, >> the american civil liberties union sued the police in baton rouge overir treatment of protesters and president obama called in police chiefs, mayors and civil rights activists to talk about building trust between police and minorities. >> ifill: china today rejected an international court's ruling against its claims in the south china sea. chinese planes made test landings on newly built artificial islands. and in beijing, the foreign ministry said it may impose an air defense zone over the region. >> ( translated ): china firmly upholds the dignity and solemnity of international law. we will by no means agree upon the sheer fallacy that the award from an illegal arbitration tribunal is legally binding. >> ifill: taiwan also condemned the tribunal's ruling. it has similar territorial claims to those of mainland china. >> woodruff: nearly 50 more u.s. troops arrived in south sudan's capital to protect american citizens and property. that follows days of fighting between rival factions, until a cease-fire yesterday. meanwhile, u.n. peacekeepers helped evac

when president clinton signed this bill in 1993, the american civil liberties union said then that the religious freedom restoration act was the most important legislation considered by congress since the first amendment was approved. ok? when then state senator brock -- when then state senator barack obama voted for this bill in illinois, it was with broad and bipartisan support. one of the great pieces of legislative history of the religious liberty restoration act is it has been a way of bringing people together. consensus. this has been broadly supported on a bipartisan asis -- basis. i would suggest that explains the concerns that have been expressed across our state and across this nation has been mischaracterization. in a very real sense, that is why i think we need to focus specifically on this perception that this creates some license to discriminate, and that is why i am calling on the legislature to do. >> [inaudible] gov. pence: i think the language is still being worked out. what i want to make sure is that it is clear to hoosiers, which are the people i serve, and frankly

the rhetoric around stop, question, frisk, i would've thought that the aclu and the new york civil liberties union would have been able to find hundreds of completely clean people that had been stopped for no reason at all. the plaintiff which they whittled down and i think they finally got 11 main plaintiffs in that lawsuit have massive criminal histories. they recently, one of them wb he went by in the lawsuit last year was federally indicted for gang conspiracy for stomping a boy to death in the bronx several years ago. he was one of the plaintiffs in this suit who is complaining about being stopped. i was cement, and he was well known to the people in that precinct. when they saw that he was the main plaintiff they cannot believe their eyes. there is a reason why he was stopped, because he's involved in gang activity. >> but to be fair we had a police commissioner and corrections commissioner, all one person who ended up federally indicted as well and spent time in prison and he came out of prison being able to talk more concretely about the hollows of incarceration in the last three chapters

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approximately half of you previously worked for the aclu which is an affiliate of the oceania civil liberties union. we believe we could get a fair hearing. only this court can protect the rights of winston smith and other citizens of oceania. >> you expressed concern about surveillance and its intrusion on your work and i wanted to assure you there will not be any cameras in the supreme court here. [applause] >> i want to ask you to focus on your argument about qualified immunity and a question that i think is key to this case. if maryman, double plus -- how could merryman establish? you don't speak newspeak? .. is still enforced despite the laws that big brother has brought into play. no reasonable officer could have believed that it was lawful to subject winston smith to routine beatings and psychological torture. >> i really have a preliminary question here. how can you say that your clients faced a threat of irreparable harm? i mean, he can't even show standing. you read our claptrap decision. [laughter] your argument seems to rest on contingencies without any kind of risk that is certainly im

if you are not yet a member of the american civil liberties union you can join that on our website. we will be privileged to hear the panel of judges who had covered the supreme court for many years. i want to introduce them in the order of seniority. tony morrow mfr right of the national order of lawyer media since 1979 first for the service of usa today. he joined the washington after it emerged international journalism at 2009. david savage, who is next to tony he has been with the los angeles times since 1981 and covering the court since 1986. he started at the same time and in recent years he has covered reports in the chicago tribune. he recently wrote a latest edition of the guide to the u.s. supreme court which is that congressional quarterly. adam liptak on my immediate right took over the new york times about eight years ago and has a long history with the times. he first joined as a copy boy in 1984 after graduating from college and then returned with a law degree in 1992 and joined their legal department after advising the paper with litigation involving defamation and p

you protect life and limb, and if the civil liberties union wants to get in court later on, that's finestatute, as i read it in ohio, says if you cause someone to be concerned, that they're going to be -- that -- of danger, under these circumstances, i think a broad reading of this statute is in order. if somebody brings a firearm here, they should either be told to leave or they should be arrested. and detained. >> but you're talking about the open carry. then there is the issue of the concealed weapons, but for that you need a permit, you need to have gone so training. so that's different. you're saying -- you're suggesting that everybody here in the outskirts of the rnc, who brings a gun and is showing it, open carry, which is a state law, should be arrested. no questions asked. >> unequivocally. they should be told to stay away -- in this climate, post baton rouge, stay away with firearms. there is no innocent explanation why somebody would bring a firearm here. by the way, the protesters even in dallas were saying how scary it was that people were walking around with firearms. so t

and if you're not yet a member of the american civil liberties union you can join at aclu.org. we are prifflidged to hear from a panel who covered the supreme court for many years. tony has covered the court since 1979 first for gwinnett news service and u.s.a. today. he joined the washington legal times in 2000 and continued as a host correspondent after it merged into the national law journal. david next to tony has been with the los angeles times since 1981 and covering the court since 1986. he started at the same time justice scalia started. and also in recent years he covered the courts for the chicago tribune. he wrote the latest decision of he guide to the supreme court. adam on my immediate write covered the supreme court eight years ago but has a long history with the times which he first joined as a copy boy after graduating from college and then returned with a law degree in 1992 joining their legal department advising the paper and representing it in litigation. a decade later he became a reporter covering legal issues. and on my left aryan is a reporter and produce

regulation as an attack on free speech. 160,000 the other comment this is a came, the american civil liberties union, they said that, quote, the proposed rule threatens to discourage or sterilize an enormous amount of political discourse in america. the i.r.s. has plenty of do -- plenty to do. they always complain they don't have enough money. they don't need to go out and clear the air of what they messed up a few years ago. the only thing this regulation did was united liberals and conservatives. the best thing to do is leave it like it is, reject this amendment. i encourage a no vote. with that, i yield back my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion -- the gentleman from california requests a recorded vote. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california will e postponed. it's now in order to consider amendment number 4 printed in house report 114-639. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnes

the american civil liberties union sued and the city came up with a slightly narrower parameter and alsoion force homeless people things like that. so the city has control there. and the secret service has controlled tighter in. and the f.b.i. has been around for quite a while stopping in on activist groups. some saw that as intimidating others saw that as comforting to feel out who is around what their plans are. host: jay johnson said he was concerned. he has concerns. and he was coming here on friday to check it out himself and then head into philly as well. guest: honestly, i would be stunned if they weren't watching that given the tenor of what's happening not only nationally but worldwide. there is no higher profile event than these two conventions so you've got to do it right. host: we're about a mile away from where this is going to take place. what is happening to downtown cleevepbled? guest: lots of employees are staying home. the one extended government operation downtown is the courts. they have cleared out jail cells, set up extended hours for the courts again anticipating l

not a member of the american civil liberties union.we will be privileged to hear the panel of journalists who discovers the supreme court for many years. i want you to spend in order of seniority. tony mauro at my far right of the national order of lawyer media since 19,791st for the service in "usa today." he joins the washington after it emerged into the national journalism at 2009. david savage who is next to tony has been that the los angeles time and covering the court in 1986. he started at the same time and in recent years chicago wrote tribune. he recently wrote a latest addition of the guide to the u.s. supreme court which is the congressional quarterly -- [inaudible] adam liptak on my immediate right took over "the new york times" but the long history when he first joined us a copy boy in 1984 after graduating from college and then returned with a law degree in 1992 join in their legal department after advising litigation involving defamation and privacy, the right to news data in similar issues. a decade later became a repor

college of criminal justice and spent several years with the american civil liberty union's washington legislative office. and mr. andrew mccarthy is a senior fellow at the national review institute and a contributing editor to national review. a graduate of columbia, he served as a federal prosecutor for 18 years and the united states attorney's office for the southern district of new york. he was the lead prosecutor in the terrorism case against the so-called blind sheik and 11 others convicted in 1995 of conspiring to wage a war of urban terrorism against the united states. mr. mccarthy is the author of several books on terrorism and national security. i would ask that each of you stand and raise your right hand. do you affirm that the testimony you're about to give before the committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? you may be seated. and you are each sworn in. and we will begin the testimony with dr. jasser. please be sure to turn your microphone off by pressing the button. thank you. [ inaudible ] >> is your microphone turned on? o

spitzer, a former member of that steering committee and for my day job i see the american civil liberties unionnd in my spare time watched the supreme court. i've got a couple of preliminaries before we begin. first, our thanks for hosting us again this year and to marsha tucker, its pro bono coordinator and its technical staff for making all the arrangements possible. thanks to c-span for covering us again this year. i understand we're being broadcast live this year on c-span 2. if you don't want the back of your head to show on tv you can shrink to the side of the room. many thanks to my former aclu colleague fritz mull jamaica plain -- mullhauser. as i mentioned, our main sponsor is on courts lawyers and administration of justice which focuses on matters involving court administration and rules, the relationship between the bench and the bar and all aspects of the profession including ethics, discipline and admission standards. the section also focuses on improving action to justice for everyone in the district of columbia. if you're not a member of the section, you're cordially invited to j

the american civil liberties union sued and the city came up with a slightly narrower parameter and alsoome accommodation force homeless people things like that. so the city has control there. and the secret service has controlled tighter in. and the f.b.i. has been around for quite a while stopping in on activist groups. some saw that as intimidating others saw that as comforting to feel out who is around what their plans are. host: jay johnson said he was concerned. he has concerns. and he was coming here on friday to check it out himself and then head into philly as well. guest: honestly, i would be stunned if they weren't watching that given the tenor of what's happening not only nationally but worldwide. there is no higher profile event than these two conventions so you've got to do it right. host: we're about a mile away from where this is going to take place. what is happening to downtown cleevepbled? guest: lots of employees are staying home. the one extended government operation downtown is the courts. they have cleared out jail cells, set up extended hours for the courts again

the american civil liberties union has taken the 10 commandment out of our schools, pictures of jesushrist out of our schools, they have been on a crusade, and if people want to blame the national rifle association for what is in people's hearts. i preach on the side, i am not an indoor -- an ordained preacher, but i can tell you that we have an obligation to the poor, to the fatherless. in the blackoblem community that needs to be addressed, and that is fatherless and this in the home. when you don't have a father in the home, sometimes, young men like it or not, they need to be -- 30's to be a father. danny's thoughts in ohio. lori in massachusetts, independent, good morning. -- lloyd in massachusetts, independent, good morning. caller: i would like to know why it is prejudiced that we don't allow anyone illegally in this country. i don't think there is anything prejudiced about that. i think it helps get more jobs for more people, including minorities, so i don't know why -- to make sure no terrorism comes to the borders. nancy in florida, we are taking your calls ahead of day one