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Friday April 01, 2011

Durbin’s Hearings Send an Important Message

On Tuesday, Democratic Party Whip Senator Dick Durbin (IL) convened a hearing on the civil rights of American Muslims. Viewed widely as a counterweight to Representative Peter King's (R-NY) hearings on "radicalization" in the American Muslim community, Durbin's hearing did not garner nearly as much attention from the media. Despite the relative lack of coverage, the message Senator Durbin's hearings sent to the American Muslim community and to the general American public at large was an extremely important and positive one.  Read More »

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Tuesday January 11, 2011

ACLU’s Laura Murphy Discusses Controversial Anti-Terror Law

Laura Muphy, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office appeared on the latest Viewpoint with James Zogby to discuss a wide-range of civil rights issues including the controversial material support terror law. Read More »

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