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Let Them Eat Cake: Read Scott Forsyth's report on a freedom of speech case in the village of Caledonia. From The Daily Record. (pdf) (doc)

The Constitutionality of Border Searches. Scott Forsyth discusses the constitutionality of border searches. Citizens returning from a religious conference in Canada were stopped at the border and detained for six hours. Read Scott Forsyth's account of their case, reprinted from The Daily Record. (pdf) (Word)

The Healthy Teens Act. In the Fall GVCLU Newsletter, Executive Director Barbara de Leeuw discusses this proposed law and urges readers to support it. To get county by county information about pregnancy rates and occurrences of sexually transmitted diseases, click here. This link will take you to the website of  "Get the Facts NY". Here is a link to their home page: Get the Facts NY.

A Flag Desecration Amendment? Read an article by Scott Forsyth. (Word) (pdf).

Annual Meeting  a Great Success.  A very large turnout, interesting talks about the chapter's history. To see some photos (taken by Al Loeb), click here.

Read City Newspaper's profile of Barbara de Leeuw. Click here.

Does the FBI have a file on you? Find out, using the Maine Civil Liberty Union's Freedom of Information page. Click here.

Does the Patriot Act allow excessive secrecy? Melissa Goodman, an attorney with the ACLU, spoke at our meeting on May 4. Here is an article she has written for the Daily record on the topic. (Word), (pdf).

Benefits for same-sex partners at MCC? Read a press release about this case here: Press Release. 

Teaching Creationsim:  Read an article by Scott Forsyth.(Word), (pdf).

Check out our Cases and Issues Page for material on national identity cards, students' right to engage in political satire,  the efforts of a pagan group to hold a festival, the "do not procreate" case, and more.

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