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A Marriage Moment (and Another One to Come)
By James Esseks, Director, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project at 11:56am
Your Voting Rights Checklist
Your vote is your voice and your right. That is why the ACLU of Maryland Election Protection Campaign is working hard to ensure all Marylanders are heard this November. In addition to distributing over 20,000 Voter Empowerment Cards across Maryland, we have also created a Voter Empowerment Checklist of basics to ensure you, and everyone you know, are empowered voters!
Maryland is on the verge of history
We at the ACLU of Maryland, with the broader statewide coalition of Marylanders for Marriage Equality, have been working hard for a marriage equality victory at the polls this November. Now with less than 100 days until Election Day, those of us who support fairness for all Maryland families are ramping up our efforts even more. That is why the ACLU of Maryland, with over 100 coalition partners in the campaign Marylanders for Marriage Equality, are so excited about the August Coalition Day of Action and we want you to join us! Together we can help the Free State become the first in the country to win and protect marriage equality. With the polls and momentum with us, we can win. But it can only happen with your help.
I'VE ASKED FOR MY DATA - WHAT ABOUT YOU?
Today at the ACLU of Maryland, we are taking our data back and we want you to join us.
By David Rocah
You Have the Right to Record Police Actions
The news is filled with reports of citizen journalists being arrested or having their cell phones taken after recording police encounters. Now, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has weighed in and the message to law enforcement is clear: the First Amendment protects the right to record police performing their duties in public.
Bi-Partisan Criminal Reform Efforts Take Root in Maryland
Cross posted from the Just Policy Blog
Maryland Passes Nation's First Social Media Privacy Protection Bill
Cross-posted from the ACLU Blog of Rights
ACLU thrilled by historic House vote for marriage equality bill
On Friday, the Maryland House of Delegates voted in favor of House Bill 438, the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which allows committed gay and lesbian couples to marry in the state. The measure, which is a cornerstone of Governor Martin O'Malley's legislative agenda this year, now moves to the Senate, where it cleared the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee late last month.
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