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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Will The Charleston Church Shooter Face The Death Penalty?

Comments (0) | ACLU, Charleston, Charleston massacre, Charleston shooting, Cleveland County, court, criminal court, death, death penalty, death penalty debate, Downtown Charleston, Dylann Roof, Dylann Storm Roof, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, insanity plea, life sentence, massacre, mentally ill, Methodist Church, National, North Carolina, prosecution, Shelby, shooting, South Carolina, South Carolina ACLU, South Carolina Solicitor

(Via Dylann Roof's Facebook)

Sara Tiano, Celeste Alvarez
News Editors

Another community devastated by violence. How will South Carolina respond?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Bystanders Struggle With Legality Of Filming Police

Comments (0) | Abie Kyle Ikhinmwin, ACLU, First Circuit Court of Appeals. Police Filming, Gericke V Begin, hawthorne police department, House Bill 2918, Illinois Supreme Court, jail, John W. Bussman, Leon Rosby, Opinion, Rep. Jason Villalba, U.S. Supreme Court

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Jonathan Tolliver
Staff Reporter

States struggle to come to grips with Federal court rulings.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

L.A. County Argues Right To Keep Billing Records From Public

Comments (1) | ACLU, american civil liberties union, appeal, billing records, Eric Preven, excessive force, Gloria Molina, L.A. County, LA County Sheriff's Department, legal fees, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles county, timothy coates

Sophia Li
Web Producer

The Sheriff's Department spent $20 million on excessive force cases last year. Where did the money go?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Ferguson Grand Juror Sues For Right To Speak Out

Comments (0) | ACLU, american civil liberties union, darren wilson, ferguson, ferguson grand juror sues, ferguson grand jury, Ferguson MO, michael brown, Mike Brown, National, robert mcculloch, St Louis, st louis county prosecutor

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Ashley Yang
Associate News Editor

The public may soon learn the truth about what happened during deliberations. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

The Future Of Voiceprints

Comments (0) | ACLU, AGNITiO, biometrics, EFF, future, Jay Stanley, Jeremy Gillula, Jesus Aragon, privacy, security, Shri Narayanan, Technology, voice identification, voice verification, voiceprints

Shri Narayanan is a professor at USC who specializes in voice biometrics, Dec. 3, 2014. (Taylor Haney/Neon Tommy)

Taylor Haney
Staff Reporter

The technology has tremendous potential for growth, but it worries some privacy advocates.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Power To The Protester: A Suggested Primer On Civil Unrest

Comments (3) | ACLU, black, brutality, community, darren wilson, demonstrations, ferguson, indictment, Justice, LA, law enforcement, Los Angeles, michael brown, Mike Brown, nation, non-violent, Opinion, photgrapher, police, Protests, race, Rights, riots, safety, solidarity, United States, violence, white

Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

Give thanks for your freedom of assembly by exercising it.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Ebola Quarantines Spread Across States

Comments (0) | ACLU, Alex Capron, andrew cuomo, California, cdc, Chris Christie, civil rights, Craig Spencer, ebola, Health, Health, Kaci Hickox, los angeles county department of public health, monitoring, New Jersey, new york, Obama, quarantine

Rachel Cohrs
Staff Reporter

Do these harsher measures interfere with the civil rights of citizens?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

MiSiS Issues Continue To Challenge Teachers, Students, Parents Across LAUSD

Comments (0) | ACLU, american civil liberties union, Education, failure, glitch, high school, jefferson high school, john deasy, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, manual arts, Misis, school, United Teachers Los Angeles, UTLA

The Al-Alim family voices their concern in front of LAUSD headquarters. (Matthew Tinoco/Neon Tommy)

Matthew Tinoco
Senior Reporter

LAUSD's new scheduling system is very very tardy. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Turbans Don't Mean Terrorists

Comments (0) | ACLU, Artesia, California, columbia university, Gurdwara, hate crimes, Hindu, Indian, Jagjeet Singh, L.A. Commission on Human Relations, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Manjusha Kulkarni, miss america, muslims, new york, Prabjot Singh, Sikh, Sikhism, Sikhs, South Asian Network, UCLA, USC, Wade Michael Page

Sikh Tabla Players

Chhaya Nene
Staff Reporter

Outside of the Gurdwara, in a post 9/11 era, Sikhs face discrimination on a daily basis.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Insane Clown Posse Files Suit Against FBI

Comments (0) | ACLU, Entertainment News, FBI, Hatchetman, Insane Clown Posse, Juggalos, lawsuit, Psychopathic Records, Shaggy 2 Dope, U.S. Justice department, Violent J

Jeremy Fuster
Executive Producer

The band doesn't appreciate the feds calling their fans a gang. 

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