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Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Legislation to eliminate the law's language that prohibits gay marriage is pending, but a vote isn't expected.

Friday, December 30, 2011  Appeals court OKs law giving telecom companies immunity for government's surveillance program

Thursday, May 26, 2011  Supreme Court upholds Arizona law punishing employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants

Friday, April 22, 2011  The New Jersey Transit employee gets his job back and $25,000 for pain and suffering

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  House rejects bill to extend Patriot Act surveillance provisions put in place after Sept. 11

Thursday, July 29, 2010  States that had been watching Arizona's immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010  A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona's immigration law on Wednesday when she put most of the crackdown on hold just hours before it was to take effect.

Thursday, July 22, 2010  The American Civil Liberties Union and other opponents of the law want Bolton to grant an injunction to block implementation of the law before it takes effect next Thursday. The judge has not said when she might issue a ruling.

Monday, February 08, 2010  Tattnall County officials say they didn't know they were running afoul of state law when they let members of a Baptist church hang a framed copy of the Ten Commandments inside the county courthouse last week.

Monday, October 12, 2009  A civil liberties group is releasing a report critical of a program in Cobb County that gives the sheriff's office power to enforce federal immigration laws.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009  ACLU says terrorism finance laws have created fear among Muslims over charitable giving