Justice Ginsburg: ACLU offers "quality" legal advocacy

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discusses the success of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and it's retiring President, activist and attorney Nadine Strossen. (0:54)
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ACLU makes Guantanamo top priority

ACLU executive director Anthony Romero delivered the keynote speech at the annual membership conference saying that Guantanamo Bay was the top priority for the ACLU, calling it the John Adams project. He explains this project as an effort to eliminate Guantanamo Bay and the "illegal" torture and trial practices being implemented at the prison. (1:29)
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ACLU director Anthony Romero praises gay marriage

In this clip from his keynote speech at the annual membership conference, Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU says that because of the ACLU he can finally be recognized across the country in his gay marriage. He goes on to criticize bush and highlight some of his mistakes, specifically corruption within the administration. (1:27)
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ACLU policy counsel advocates immigrant detainee medical care

Joanne Lin, policy counsel for American Civil Liberties Union on immigration matters, discusses Rep. Zoe Lofgren's (D-CA) Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008. The legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security to provide basic medical care for immigrants held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and requires the ICE to report deaths of detainees. Lin stresses the importance of passing the bill to ensuring basic care for detainees in order to prevent future cases like that of Francisco Castaneda, a detainee who died of metastatic penile cancer as a result of failing to receive a biopsy and prompt treatment while in ICE custody. (6:06)
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ACLU says even Congress doesn't know details of surveillance programs

ACLU's director of the Washington Legislative Office, Caroline Frederickson, says that some provisions in the new House FISA bill suggest that even Congress does not know the full details of the warrantless surveillance programs, and she says Congress should investigate the programs fully. (0:38)
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ACLU describes the immunity provisions in the FISA revision passed by the Senate

Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the Washington Legislative Office of the ACLU, explains that the new law provides immunity to companies who provided call information even if they knew the requests by the government were illegal. (0:44)
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ACLU says Senate passage of new FISA law is a "bad deal for America"

Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the Washington Legislative Office of the ACLU, says that the FISA bill passed by the Senate removes court oversight from decisions by the president about who to monitor as well as giving immunity to companies that illegally turned over call information. (0:35)
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ACLU says administration attempt to keep warrantless wiretapping out of court is "extremely dangerous for democracy"

Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the Washington Legislative Office of the ACLU, reacts to Attorney General Mukasey's comments yesterday before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the telecommunications companies should be granted immunity in order to keep the president's warrantless wiretapping program out of the courts. Frederickson says insulating these kinds of activity from accountability would damage us as a nation. Moreover, courts are equipped to handle sensitive and classified information. (1:46)
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