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NJ Town Must Pay ACLU Legal Fees In Prayer Dispute

The $11,200 that Point Pleasant Beach will pay out is much less than the nearly $38,000 in fees sought by the ACLU.

2011/02/19

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Feds Looking Into Claims Against Newark Police

The ACLU’s New Jersey chapter asked the government in September to provide federal oversight of Newark’s 1,300-officer department.

2011/01/20

Point Pleasant Beach City Council meeting (Photo/CBS 2)

Judge Voids NJ Town’s Policy On Council Prayers

Point Pleasant Beach will have to cease its practice of allowing individual borough council members to say a prayer before meetings, a judge ruled Friday.

2010/12/17

A full-body scanner is demonstrated by a woman at Fuhlsbuettel airport - Hamburg, Germany - Sep 27, 2010 - Photo: FABIAN BIMMER/AFP/Getty Images

Bill To Limit Full-Body Scan Use To Be Introduced

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is seeking to make it illegal for anyone to distribute or record the revealing images produced by full-body scanners at airports.

2010/12/05

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Lord’s Prayer Dispute In NJ Town Could Continue

A dispute in Point Pleasant Beach over the saying of the Lord’s Prayer at public meetings could take on a new life.

2010/10/23

A Jail Cell - File / Photo: JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images

Should Prisoners Get To Read Violent Books?

The CT Dept. of Correction is revising its library policy in the wake of an investigation that found inmates had unrestricted access to works depicting graphic violence.

2010/10/07

Police Headquarters - Newark, NJ - File Photo

A.C.L.U. Alleges Abuses At Newark Police Dept.

There are allegations of excessive force and improper arrests.

2010/09/24

A Newark Police Department cruiser. (Credit: CBS 2)

N.J. ACLU Petitions For Oversight Of Newark Police

The ACLU has filed a formal complaint with the federal government, saying the Newark Police Department has shown a pattern of excessive force and police brutality.

2010/09/09

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