heralded as a landmark agreement, hammered out between the chicago police department and the american civil liberties union which had threatened to sue the city over its stop-and-frisk policy. >> it's the first agreement that is not a court mandated agreement with the aclu. >> rahm emanuel says it will help boost community confidence in the police force. >> we have a real agreement going forward of how to monitor how to make sure that the reporting and the recording of these events are consistent with a philosophy that i think is essential. >> former federal magistrate arlanders keyes will oversee. who was stopped and why. a report in march by the aclu suggested minorities were disproportionately targeted by police. according to a report of stops between may and august of 2014, blacks made up 72% of all police stops yet only one-third of the entire population and 250,000 of those stops did not lead to an arrest. the report also found that people in chicago were stopped more than four times as often as new yorkers at the height of new york city's stop-and-frisk practice in 2011. >> we think this is going to

. >> there still more questions than answers on the shooting of 14-year-old about the american civil liberties union and the acu called upon the attorney general's office to release the names of those who were involved in the shooting. one trooper and one sheriffs ofc. doesn't look like it will happen. remember congresswoman, she said this about the attorney general's investigation into the herm shooting last week. >> that's what were asking for, were asking for justice, were asking for the information and what needs to happen. >> she had multiple phone calls and finally got herself a meeting to his office here on thursday. we stop by and try to ask a few questions, turns out she was unable to attend. they're facing weapons charges, this whole thing is moving in the course pretty fast pretty the families planning the civil lawsuit in the attorney general's is deciding whether the shooting was justified. giving you more as this moves forward. >> is this a religious weight. >> this marijuana activist wants to be the hype point. >> i don't think i'm bothering anybody. >> check out his new church. >> fo

>> a school staff member recorded this video in november, but the american civil liberties union just released. that two sheriff's deputies handcuffed the child because of what his parents blame on ptsd. >> he stands 3.5 feet tall and weighed 54 pounds and at no time has been a danger to himself or anyone else. >> the sheriff's department in kentucky is not commenting until they review the lawsuit. >>> two department stores will start same day livery in the philadelphia region, reports of the service at macy's and bloomingdales. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections. some serious infections require hospitalization. before starting stelara® your doctor should test for tuberculosis. stelara® may increase your risk of cancer. always tell your doctor if you have any sign of inf

. >>> from the nbc 10 trenton news bureau, the american civil liberties union wants the names of the officers who shot a 14-year-old boy earlier this month. the group says the august 7 shooting raises concerns of excessive force by police. investigators tell us the boy pointed a gun at police. he was shot seven times as he want e.r.a. the attorney general's office says it does not release the names of people under investigation who are not charged with a crime. >>> two bridgeton, new jersey police officers will not face charges for shooting and killing a man. it happened during a traffic stop last december. a grand jury decided not to indict the officers for killing 36-year-old jerome reed. the grand jury believed the officers knew reed had once fired on law enforcement and police said they found a gun in the glove box in the car. reed was not holding a gun when the officers shot him. the shooting led to protests in the community. one local activist says the grand jury got it wrong. >> we are outraged about it. it's disappointing but not surprising. >> in a statement, bridgeton's pol

. >> this is a group that includes tanks,f privacy think the american civil liberties union, access groups like that. they somewhat famously work sending faxes to members of congress -- were sending faxes to members of congress right before the august recess, and they turn their attention to large data service providers saying that they stand to share a lot of information with the government if this bill passes. there could be personally identifiable information in error about their customers and want the dozens, and they them to -- about citizens, and they want them to get off the sidelines. morris: on the other side is a coalition called protecting america's cyber networks, and they want lawmakers to finish the bill. who are they, and what steps have they taken? >> this group defends a lot of major business associations a are essentially keeping pressure on congress, telling them a want them to pass this in september as promised, and they also want to take this away from privacy groups. they say it's not about sharing personal information but about sharing threat indicators. they are say

the video was filmed by a school staff member and released on monday by the american civil liberties unions part of a new federal lawsuit filed again the sheriff. the sheriff moves report stated the girl was put in handcuffs after she act out. the two mothers in the lawsuit of asking for a judge to ban the school from doing this again and for money to comment for trauma and attorney fees. >> handcuffs have no place in schools with little children who is discipline issues. >> the sheriff department said they not comment until they have reviewed the lawsuit. an attorney for the deputy said he acted appropriately. matt keller for abc7 news. >> meteorologist meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast. >> hello from the broadcast center, i am watching rain clouds coming in. i will show you what is going on with live doppler hd and another chance in the back half of the seven-day forecast. >> clearing customs, buzz aldrin shares the documents from his 1969 moon mission. >> the popular work out clothes that promise to burn more calories. are they shrinking the i've had moderate to severe plaque p

the american civil liberties union said it also happened to a 9-year-old girl. the group calls it unnecessary. >> and investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly tent collapse in new hampshire. more than 100 spectators were trapped in a tent when it came down, this was in a severe storm. hail pummeled the tent, a young girl and boy were killed in that collapse. we had a similar scene in chicago, where people went into the tent to seek shelter and then that tent collapsed. >>> this morning, there's a new push to put a hitchhiking robot back together. >>> hidden in the waves, not a shark, but something else lurking on the shore. you're watching "today in new york." >>> so there are two cute new attractions. >> oh. >> at six flags great adventure. yep, the new jersey park just released photos of its two north california sea lion cubs. piper was born june 5th. ridley was born june 18th. the playful pups are expected to reach 110 to 220 pounds when fully grown. >> good. >> adorable. adorable. adorable. >> i'm expected to reach 220 pounds -- >> in that

the american civil liberties union, which posted the video, says it was taken by staff at an elementary school in covington, kentucky. according to the aclu, the 8-year-old boy who has adhd, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, was shackled last november for disability-related difficulties obeying his teacher. >> you can either behave the way you know you're supposed to or you suffer the consequences. >> reporter: the lawsuit charges the third-grader's constitutional rights were violated. >> for an 8-year-old kid to get handcuffed behind your back by a big man like that, it was a terrifying experience and it stayed with him. >> reporter: the lawsuit also alleges at another school the same deputy sheriff handcuffed a 9-year-old girl who has adhd. tonight the sheriff issued a statement saying the deputy acted in conformity with the law and all the facts have not yet been presented. he went on to say i steadfastly stand behind deputy sumner. >> are you surprised by what happened in kentucky? >> i am not surprised by what happened in kentucky. this is a rather well-kept secret, especia

the american civil liberties union is suing. there's the video. the suit claims a kentucky sheriff's deputy who is also a school resource officer admitted to handcuffing the 8-year-old. he says it's because the child with special needs tried to hit him. this isn't the first time he's been accused of doing something like this. >> children are exhibiting behaviors related to their disabilities. both of them have adhd. >> the school district is not named in the lawsuit and it does not ask for the officer to be fired. in addition to monetary damage from the county that it does seek, the parents say they want all deputies trained in how to handle children with disabilities. an attorney for the sheriff's office says it is reviewing the case but refused to comment. >>> former president jimmy carter is expected to mack a full recovery from elective surgery. doctors in atlanta removed a small mass from carter's liver yesterday. a hospital spokesperson would not release details on the procedure or say what led to it. carter is 90 years old. he served one te

the non-joined up thinking that has civil libertarians and others perplexed. do you want them out or don't you? the other issue is if these detainees end up on the mainland and the aclu, the american civil liberties union says it's in president obama's purview of his ability to bypass congressional restrictions and get them on the mainland, then what? there are legal questions. what will be the stat stop sign of these people, and is it somebody exporting the guantanamo model to the mainland. some are tortured with due process. there are questions and we're not clear what this administration is doing with guantanamo bay and whether there's a huge rift and whether president obama will step in and show leadership. >> we will con for to monitor the story from washington, thank you. >>> in egypt a military court sentenced 26 officers on charges attempting to overthrow the government. they were charged with spreading muslim brotherhood yads within the army. they've been sentenced between 10 to 25 years in prison. two senior muslim brotherhood leaders have been sentenced to 25 years in absentia. >>> ten people including palestinian protesters and far right jewish activists have been arrested after clashes in

. >>> settlement today between the state and the american civil liberties union has guaranteed voting rights for tens of thousands of former felons. it affects nearly 60,000 people now in the country run programs created by the state's criminal justice realignment law. it does not include people with convictions for violent crimes. >>> and state investigators in new hampshire are trying to figure out what went wrong during when a -- yesterday when a powerful storm killed two people and injuring more than 30 others. cbs reporter marlie hall has the very latest from lancaster, new hampshire. >> reporter: new hampshire -- inspecting what's left of the circus tent that came down yesterday in a fierce storm. killing a father and his daughter. authorities say a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the region. just before the show began. >> we don't know why they -- they were going on at that time. and what they knew. >> reporter: about 100 people were attending a late afternoon circus performance when the storm hit. packing 60-mile-per-hour winds. brandon usham was inside the tent wit

. >> reporter: the sheriff now facing a federal lawsuit brought by the american civil liberties unionusing illegal force. >> now you can either behave the way you know you're supposed to or you suffer the consequences. >> it obviously traumatizes students and it interferes with their ability to receive an education. >> reporter: the 3rd grader crying and kicking in this video, 52 pounds, with adhd sent to the vice principal's office for misbehaving. the sheriff called in, allegedly using handcuffs twice on another student in the same school, a 9 year old girl. the lawsuit alleges the sheriff violated federal law in how he treated children with disabilities. approximately 11% of 6.4 million children have been diagnosed with adhd. what can be done to calm the situation? >> you really need to use time and communication and patience, >> reporter: according to the recent data nearly 4,000 students with disabilities were handcuffed during the school year david. >> rebecca jarvis thank you. >>> we have an update from a beloved actress after a scare. >>> and a certain kind of cheese rauld ton

the parents of both children along with the american civil liberties union now filing a federal lawsuit against deputy kevin sumner pictured here. >> they're having trouble sleeping, don't want to be alone. >> reporter: according to some estimates, each year, more than 50,000 students with disabilities are subjected to physical restraint and a disproportionate amount are minorities. one child in this case is black, the other latino. >> if you want the handcuffs off, you're going to have to behave and ask me nicely. >> reporter: this afternoon, the county sheriff says he stands behind the deputy's actions after school faculty was not able to diffuse the situation, which they said was a threat to others. david. >> thank you. >> there is more ahead of "world news" this tuesday. if you have ever considered renting out a room in your home, take a look at this. the guest caught on camera, accused of breaking into a locked room, stealing thousands of dollars of vamibles. >>> also, the actress defending her popular billion-dollar company. customers and the backlash over sun screen in summer. ke

. >>> deal in chicago, a deal on stop-and-frisk, and one of its most vocal credits, the american civil liberties union. practice that unfairly targets minorities. it's being hailed as a possible model for nation. morgan radford has that story. >> hammered out between the chicago police department and american civil liberties union, who threatened to sue chicago over police policy. >> not a court amandated agreement between the courts and the aclu. >> we have a real agreement today going forward, of how to monitor, how to make sure that the reporting and the recording of these events are consistent with a philosophy that i think is essential. >> former federal magistrate arlander keys will oversee, gathering additional information about who is stopped and why. the reforms follow a report in march by the aclu that suggested minorities were disproportionately targeted by police. according to a review of stops made between may and august of 2014, blacks made up 72% of all police stops, yet make up just one-third of the entire population. and 250,000 of those stops did not lead to an arrest. the report fou

. >> the american civil liberties union and more than a dozen other organizations called issuing summonsow a "blate an violation of constitutional rights and appalling." they asked the st. louis county office to do the right thing by dismissing the cases. st. louis' justice system is under intense scrutiny, racial bias and issuing tickets to generate revenue. they have called ferguson's court a mechanism for funding on the backs of the poor. last week, a protest marking the one-year anniversary of brown's death, hundreds more were arrested. the missouri state prosecuting attorney refused to rue some of the cases, and that's just one of the things that has people scratching their heads about this. as one st. louis university law professor put it, what's the message here? iif the case is too weak for the state, it should be too weak for anybody. >> a former university of cincinnati police officer charged with killing a man that he pulled over, ray pled guilty to manslaughter charges, after kenzie stopped him for a missing license plate. the shooting has raised questions about the proper ro

it was filmed by a school staff member and released monday by the american civil liberties union as partiff's department. a girl was also put in hand cuffs after she acted out. the two mothers are asking the school to ban them from doing this again. >> handcuffs have no place in the schools with little children who are having discipline issues. >> reporter: the sheriff's department will not comment until they review the lawsuit. an attorney for the deputy said he acted appropriately. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> that dwowill do it at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. >>> sir, take your hand out of your pocket. >> i've done nothing, sir. >> an incredible standoff. why did a north bay police officer pull a gun on a man at his own home. >> chased away by the flames. people forced out of their homes. >>> and a man who was pulled to safety seconds before a train hit his car. >>> this is abc 7 news. >> he is known as shrimp boy. tonight lawyers for the former china town gang leader have some stunning allegations against the mayor of san francisco. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings.

the agreement was committed after the american civil liberties union declined to sue. >>> 69 people mostly teenagers were killed when a gunman went on a rampage on latoya island. >> adrian survived the attack on uto island four summers ago. >> i was convinced i was going to die so i just sat by the water and was waiting for him to come back to shoot me again or just die because of blood loss. >> reporter: now she and a record number of labor party are back and not unlike ann anders br bravick strolled through. both attacks were aimed at tearing apart norway's multicultural democracy a. >> it's very good to come back and that the feeling i had before hasn't changed. it's just normal summer camp for me. >> you still want to be in the future perhaps a politician with the labor party in this country. why? >> because of all the values, what we do, what we believe in. so it's important to have something to fight for. >> reporter: four years on utea has come alive again. flor way's young political aspirants enjoying the sunshine, debate perhaps the occasional romantic tryst in the forest over the

he is the director of the american civil liberties union. he has formed a blueprint on how to reduce the prison population in new jersey. he worked with governor christie to pass reformations that takes place in 2017, and has reduced the population in new jersey by 8500 inmates. mr. ofer: thank you. my name is udi ofer and i am the executive director of the american civil liberties union in new jersey. it is my honor and privilege to be here on behalf of the aclu, and on behalf of our more than 1 million supporters living across the united states, including in new jersey. this hearing comes at a critical moment when there is a rare opportunity to take bold action on reform. republicans and democrats are taking a second look at the criminal justice system. republicans and democrats alike are becoming more pragmatic and less ideological in their approach to criminal justice. following decades of punitive policies that have sent millions to prison and devastated communities, particularly low income communities of color, americans are realizing t

. >> the video, filmed by a school staff member was released monday by the american civil liberties union, part of a federal lawsuit filed against the sheriff. the aclu and attorneys for the parents alleging he subjected this and another child with disabilities to unnecessary and excessive handcuffing claiming as a result, they experienced pain, fear and emotional trauma and exacerbation of their disabilities. >> handcuffs have no place in schools with little children who are having discipline issues. >> according to the department of education, students with disabilities make up 12% of school students but they make up 75% of all students subjected to physical restraint at school. >> it's your decision to behave this way. >> reporter: now the aclu is calling for an end to this kind of discipline saying it does more harm than good. >> if you want the handcuffs off you have to behave and ask me nicely. >> linsey davis reporting. using handcuffs as a disciplinary measure is illegal in kentucky and on the federal levels. authorities won't comment until they review the lawsuit. >>> a special a

. >>> what appeared to be a child handcuffed at his desk and now the american civil liberties union isuing. the suit claims a kentucky sheriff's deputy, who is also school resource officer, admitted to handcuffing an 8-year-old. he said it was because the child with special needs tried to hit him. this isn't the first time he's been accused of doing something like this. >> you don't get to -- >> children are exhibiting behaviors related to their disabilities. both of them have adhd. >> the school district is not named in the lawsuit and it does not ask for the officer to be fired. it does ask for monetary damage from the county. the parents say they also want the deputies trained in how to handle children with disabilities. an attorney for the sheriff's office says it's reviewing the case but refuses to comment. >>> president obama turns 54 today and he started his celebration a day early. yesterday he was created by 500 young african leaders who sang a rendition of "happy birthday." he became the fifth youngest president back in 2009. he says after leaving the white house in january o

now the american civil liberties union is suing. e suit claims a kentucky sheriff's deputy, who is also a cool resource officer admitted to handcuffing an 8-year-old. he says it's because the child with special needs tried to hit him. this isn't the the first time he's been accused of doing something like this. >> children are exhibiting behaviors related to their disabilities. both of them have adhd. >> the school district isn't named in the lawsuit and it doesn't ask for the officer to be fired. in addition monetary damage from the county the parents say they want all deputies trained in how to handle children with disabilities. an attorney for the sheriff's office says it is reviewing the case but refused to comment. >>> rescued, just seconds before a train slammed into this car near san jose, california. two deputies spotted the man who crossed into the crossing rail. that's when one of the deputies pulled the guy from the car. an investigation continues. >>> was it a hitchbot hoax? that's the question on the minds of many people

ofer is with the american civil liberties union in new jersey. ugh his work at the aclu he worked on the state level to work a blueprint to reduce the prison population in new jersey. bail reform take place in 2015. and is estimated to reduce the population in new jersey by 8,500 inmates. mr. ofer. >> thank you, chairman johnson, ranking member carper. i'm the executive director of the american civil liberties union of new jersey. it is my honor and privilege to be here on behalf of the aclu and more than 1 million of our supporters living across the united states, including in new jersey. today's hearing comes at a critical moment in our nation's history when there is a rare opportunity to take bold action on criminal justice reform. republicans and democrats alike are taking a second look at our nation a's criminal justice system. and republicans and democrats alike are becoming much more pragmatic and much less ideological in their approach to criminal justice. following decades of punitive policies that sent millions to prison and devastated c

handcuffed two elementary school children with disabilities, according to a lawsuit filed by the american civil liberties union. the 8 and 9-year-old children were so small the deputy sheriff, who was working as the school's resource officer, cuffed their biceps because the handcuffs did not fit their wrists. one of the children is black and the other is latino. in news from london, a former ubs and citigroup trader has been sentenced to 14 years in jail after becoming the first person to be convicted by a jury of rigging libor, the interest rate which underpins trillions in global transactions. as he delivered the sentence, british judge jeremy cooke said quote, "a message needs to be sent to the world of banking." and a new report by amnesty international finds military police in the upcoming olympic host city of rio de janeiro, brazil have killed more than 1,500 people in the past five years. amnesty said nearly one in six homicides in rio were carried out by on-duty police as part of a quote "strategy of fear" in favela communities. more than 75 percent of victims between 2010 and 2013 were young, black me

the american civil liberty union says dozens of police departments across the u.s. use this powerful technology. but is this device violating the fourth amendment right protecting citizens from unlawful searches and seizures? let's bring in former d.c. homicide detective and fox news contributor rod wheeler -- excuse my mispronunciation, rod. thank you for joining us today. >> sure, absolutely. >> i want you to explain to us how these sting ray devices work for those of us who may not be familiar with them and also how widespread they are. >> okay. the device itself is called the sting ray. a lot of people call it a digital tracking device or digital search device. and the way it basically works in a nutshell is it's sort of like the app find my iphone. you have it on the iphone. what it does it intercepts the gps location from where that phone came from or where that signal from the phone is coming from. so real quickly here's how it works, you take the device which is about the size of a small microwave oven, elizabeth, and you put the device in between the cell p

. >> reporter: the sheriff now facing a federal lawsuit brought by the american civil liberties unionor allegedly using illegal force. >> it hurts. >> now you can either behave the way you know you're supposed to or you suffer the consequences. >> it obviously traumatizes students and it interferes with their ability to receive an education. >> reporter: the third grader crying and kicking in this video 52 pounds with adhd, sent to the vice principal's office for misbehaving. the sheriff called in, allegedly using handcuffs twice on another student in the same school. a 9-year-old girl. the lawsuit alleges the sheriff violated federal law in how he treated children with disabilities. approximately 11% or 6.4 million children have been diagnosed with adhd. what can be done to calm the situation? >> well, i think you really need to use time and communication and patience. >> reporter: the kentucky sheriff's department declining to comment, but the aclu says this happens more often than you think all across the country. according to the most recent data, 4,000 students with disabilities

he is the executive director of the american civil liberties union in new jersey. through aclu he has formed a blue print on how to reduce the prison population in new jersey. he worked close with chicago for legislation that takes place in 2015 and estimated to reduce the prison population in new jersey by 8500 inmates. mr. offer. >> thank you chairman and ranking member and my name is udi ofer and i'm from the american civil liberties union of new jersey and it is my honor and privilege to be here on behalf of the aclu and the 1 million supporters living across the united states and including in new jersey. today's hearing comes at a critical moment in the nation's history when there is a rare opportunity to take bold action in criminal justice reform. republicans and democrats alike are taking a second look at our nation's criminal justice system. and republicans and democrats alike are becoming much more pragmatic and much less ideological in their approach to criminal justice. following decades of punitive policies that have sent millions to prison and devastat

the video was released monday by the american civil liberties union and part of a federal lawsuit against the sheriff. >>> new information about the doctor from pennsylvania who is accused of killing a lion in a restricted area in zimbabwe in april. in a statement an attorney for dr. jan sesky says his client was in home in pittsburgh treating cancer patients. dr. sesky however did participate in a lawful hunt in july. his attorney says all information and paperwork required by law has been given to officials in zimbabwe. he came under fire after another doctor shot and killed cecil the lion. >>> meanwhile two u.s. airlines are now refusing to transport animal trophies for big game hunters. delta airlines which has the most flights to africa said it will not ship lion, leopards, elephants, rhinoceros and buffalo trophies. american airlines also vowed not to do it. the airline does not serve africa, united airlines, the other u.s. carriers that fly to africa has not made a decision. >>> he goes by the name 50 cent and now we are getting a clearer picture of how much he is worth. the rapper

okay, so say president obama does overcome congressional restrictions, which the aclu, the american civil liberty unionsay he could. and resettles people in the u.s. mainland, what's their status? you mentioned the legal issues there. is he simply transferring the guantanamo model to the u.s. mainland inning did he have in the detention for men who have been tour tuesday an tortured te process, so we cont know where they stand or if they are serious about can closing guantanmo down before president obama leaves office. >>> thank you. the crash site of a missing indonesian plane with 54 people on board has been found by villagers in the country's isolated region. the airplane lost contact with air traffic controllers after take off. it was carrying 49 passengers, including five children and five crew. the mountainous region is covered with defense jungle and there was bad weather at the time the plane went missing. villagers reported seeing the plane crash in to a mountain. indonesia's transport minister says the villagers have found wreckage but official confirmation is needed. >> translator: according

. >> reporter: the video was released monday by the american civil liberties union, part of a new federal lawsuit just filed against this sheriff, the aclu and attorneys for the parents alleging he subjected this and another child with disabilities to unnecessary and excessive handcuffing, claiming as a result they experienced pain, fear and emotional trauma in an exacerbation of their disabilities. >> handcuffs have no place in schools with little children who are having discipline issues. >> reporter: according to department of education, students with disabilities make up 12% of public school students but make up 75% of all students subjected to physical restraint at school. >> it was your decision to behave this way. >> reporter: now the aclu is calling for an end to this kind of discipline saying it does more harm than good. >> if you want the handcuffs off you're going to have to behave and ask me nicely. >> reporter: the sheriff's department says it will not comment until it reviews this lawsuit. shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> more news ahead including another upd

an attorney with the american civil liberties union criminal reform law project. he joins us this morning. we're seeing violent protests in and around the city of st. louis. mr. williamson, in the years since the michael brown shooting, where has the aclu tried to focus its efforts when it comes to police reform? >> well, as you may know, the aclu is a national organization that also has at least one local affiliate in every state, in addition to puerto rico. and so as a national office, there are several programs and projects within the organization that are focusing on criminal justice issues and it really runs the gamut from police encounters to what happens once you get arrested to what happens once you get to court and go to trial and are sentenced. and then our local affiliates do a lot of really important work on the local level dealing with the particular issues that may be affecting the communities where they are based. so we are both a litigation shop and organization that recognizes that a lot of these problems can't be solved simply by going to court. s

. >> the american civil liberties union and a dozen other organizations called issuing summons now a blatant violation of constitutional rights and an appalling ms. us of our overburdened court system. the group asked to help do the right thing by dismissing the cases. st. louis county's municipal justice system is already under intense scrutiny for racial bias and issuing tickets to generate revenue. the justice department has called ferguson's court a mechanism for making money on the backs of the poor. the aclu set up a web page to help people who received summons find legal representation. last week, a protest marking the one year anniversary of brown's death, hundreds nowhere were arrested. >> a teenager who has accused an elite new england prep school graduate of rape will be back on the witness stand. he was a senior at the school when prosecutors say he raped the 15-year-old girl last year. they say it was part of a ritual called senior salute where upper class man court younger students for sex p.m. he took her to a remote clothing, removed her clothing, bit her and raped her

that there are ample historical examples of presidents engaging in what we would put the american civil liberties union would call sort of intrusive violations of privacy and so forth. so there's a very long history of that activity. in fact, george washington was an advocate or mail opening. i don't know what he would think of today's national security agency, but he had no problem instructing his agents during the american revolution to open up the mail. in fact, not only did he favor mail opening, he actually provided instructions as to how to do it without being detected. so you go on from there and certainly lincoln, woodrow wilson, franklin roosevelt, harry truman and so forth, all of these guys had a security apparatus that was extremely intrusive. and i thank you for raising that question because i think we lose sight of that. now, that doesn't necessarily make it right. and we've certainly had pieces of legislation enacted in the post watergate years that have sort of changed the way we think about these kinds of things. but the historical roots of this kind of activity are very, very deep. an

my name is udi ofer and i am the director of the american civil liberties union in new jersey. it is my privilege to be here on behalf of the acl and new jersey. his hearing comes as a critical moment -- at a critical moment when there is an opportunity to take bold action on reform. republicans and democrats are taking a second look at the criminal justice system. republicans and democrats alike are becoming more pragmatic and less ideological in their approach. following decades of punitive policies that have sent millions to prison and devastated communities, particularly low income communities of color, americans are realizing that our prisons and jails have grown too big and all too often, the people who end up in prison suffer from drug addiction and mental analyst and should not have been incarcerated in the first place. we know the story of the growth of the incarcerated population. our prisons hold almost 2.3 million people on any given day. in 1980 it has increased at an annual cost the taxpayers of tens of billions of dollars. the costs have severe -- more severe cons

. >> reporter: the video filmed by a school staff member was released monday by the american civil liberties union part of a new federal lawsuit just filed against this sheriff. the aclu and attorneys for the parents alleging he subjected this and another child with disabilities to unnecessary and excessive handcuffing claiming as a result, they experience pain, fear and emotional trauma and an exacerbation of their disabilities. >> handcuffs have no place in schools with little children who are having discipline issues. >> reporter: according to the department of education, students with disabilities make up 12% of public school students, but they make up 75% of all students subjected to physical restraint at school. >> it's your decision to behave this way. >> reporter: now the aclu is calling for an end to this kind of discipline saying it does more harm than good. >> if you want the handcuffs off you're going to have to behave and ask me fleissly. >> reporter: using handcuffs as a disciplinary mechanism is illegal both in kentucky and federally. they will not comment until they review the laws

according to a federal lawsuit filed monday by the american civil liberties union, a school resource ndcuffed two small children both with disabilities as a means of punishment in covington, kentucky. as part of its case against the kenton county sheriff's office, the aclu released a video of sumner handcuffing one of the children last year. now the video was recorded by a school staffer and later obtained by the aclu. we'll show you part of the video now. as you will see the 8-year-old is handcuffed above the elbows and sitting in a chair crying. the adult, you will see, is deputy sumner. i want to offer a warning that this content is very disturbing. >> you don't get to swing at me like that. you can do it or suffer the consequences. >> that hurts! >> now sit down in the chair like i asked you to. it is your decision to behave this way. if you want the handcuffs off you will have to behave and ask me nicely. if you behave, but if you act up you will not get them off. >> they remained on the child for 15 minutes according to the lawsuit which cited school records. the lawsuit says th

he is an attorney with the american civil liberties union. he joins us this morning. are seeing violent protests in and around st. louis. in the years since the michael brown shooting in ferguson and all of the policing issues that came from that and subsequent incidents, where has the aclu tried to focus its efforts? aclu is a national organization that also has at least one local affiliate in every state in addition to puerto rico. as a national office, there are several programs and projects within the organization that are focusing on criminal justice issues. fromally runs the gamut police encounters to what happens once you get arrested to what happens once you get to court and go to trial and are sentenced. and then our local affiliates do a lot of really important work on the local level dealing with the particular issues that may be affecting the communities they are based in. shop are both a litigation and an organization that recognizes that a lot of these problems can't be solved simply by going to court. we think it is a multifaceted approach that needs to

know what's going on. .t is mind-boggling to me also, we have an organization called the american civil liberties unionbut the first amendment says we have the right to exercise our religion. mine says that i should put my kids in a catholic school. why does the aclu say that is unconstitutional, and the supreme court has already ruled that is constitutional. who is trying to prevent kids from going to religiously affiliated schools? host: go ahead. i agree with you. i am an advocate of school choice. i think parents should be able to make the decisions, and i think federal dollars and state dollars should go towards the child. as a parent wants to send their kids a catholic school, they should be able to send their kids a catholic school. earlier point about why we're talking of school reform -- here is what is fascinating to me. think over the last century how our lives have changed and so many ways because of technology. .or 100 years we are living vastly different lives, except for how we educate our kids. we are educating our kids today, and our grandkids, in exactly the same way we educated my gr