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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which previously opposed the administration of a drug to chemically castrate sex offenders, is now advocating for children to be able to take the chemically castrating drugs as puberty blockers. Just one year ago, the ACLU was previously a vocal opponent of a law in Alabama that mandated chemical castration on certain convicted sex offenders. Former Executive Director of the ACLU of Alabama Randall Marshall called the practice of chemical castration “medical experimentation,” also claiming that it “has no basis in the medical community.” Dillon Nettles, a policy analyst with the ACLU of Alabama,...

The American Civil Liberties Union is beginning a chapter in Laredo. Martí Garza, associate director of the ACLU of Texas, said the organization will hold its first meeting Wednesday at the Pelican’s Wharf restaurant, 619 Chicago St., at 6:30 p.m. Garza said the Laredo chapter will be the only one in Texas south of San Antonio and the second in a border city in the state. The ACLU also has a chapter in El Paso. Garza said he has heard a lot of positive feedback from the south Texas community about bringing the organization to Laredo. “We are very excited,”...

Maine Civil Liberties Union prompts council's change MONSON - It has long been a tradition in March for residents in this small Piscataquis County town to bow their heads in prayer before they act on the town's budget for the year. That tradition is no longer. Monson selectmen voted last week to discontinue the practice of including prayer in municipal meetings. The move was prompted by a request from the Maine Civil Liberties Union for the town to cease including sectarian prayer in its public meetings. The MCLU said it had received complaints from Monson residents who felt discouraged from...