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  • Appeals court says requirement to attend AA unconstitutional

    09/08/2007 3:55:50 PM PDT · by SmithL · 219 replies · 3,359+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 9/8/7 | Bob Egelko
    Alcoholics Anonymous, the renowned 12-step program that directs problem drinkers to seek help from a higher power, says it's not a religion and is open to nonbelievers. But it has enough religious overtones that a parolee can't be ordered to attend its meetings as a condition of staying out of prison, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. In fact, said the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, the constitutional dividing line between church and state in such cases is so clear that a parole officer can be sued for damages for ordering a parolee to go through...
  • Federal Judge rules NSA surveillance unconstitutional!

    08/17/2006 9:06:43 AM PDT · by sinkspur · 585 replies · 17,162+ views
    ABC Radio News | 8/17/2006 | ABC Radio News
    A federal district judge in Detroit has ruled that the Bush administration's NSA surveillance of phone conversations is unconstitutional.