BORDC News Releases
2013
April 8, 2013, BORDC releases model legislation to combat drones in your neighborhood
February 27, 2013, San Francisco Board of Supervisors passes Due Process resolution to challenge NDAA
February 26, 2013, Supreme Court Places National Security Agency Above the Law
February 6, 2013, Hedges v. Obama, NDAA Panel: Wednesday, February 6 at 5 p.m. Eastern (2 p.m. Pacific)
2012
November 1, 2012, Berkeley, CA, Enacts Historic Policing Policies to Protect Civil Rights
August 15, 2012, BORDC Responds to Fazaga v. FBI Ruling: Eroding democracy, in two dimensions at once
March 19, 2012, Reporter Briefing on the NDAA: TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 20 at 1 p.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific)
March 16, 2012, Reporter Briefing on the NDAA: Tuesday, March 20 at 1 p.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific)
March 8, 2012, Over 80 civil rights organizations call on FBI to end facilitation of ICE’s “Secure Communities” deportation program
February 21, 2012, Leaders unite across party lines to defend Constitution from NDAA
2011
December 16, 2011, Constitutional experts explain dangers of indefinite detention powers
December 15, 2011, Dozens of Bill of Rights Day events oppose the NDAA
December 13, 2011, NDAA v. the Constitution: Military detention for US citizens
September 27, 2011, Not Without a Warrant: Left/Right Coalition Launches Campaign to Enhance Privacy
July 13, 2011, US and UK continue ignoring torture
July 12, 2011, America calls on Congress to reject extension of FBI director’s term
June 28, 2011, A Civil Write-In in Northampton, Hosted by the Preserving Our Civil Rights Campaign
May 19, 2011, Congressional leaders sell out the Constitution
May 4, 2011, BORDC receives FBI letter admitting violations
March 8, 2011, Coalition to Challenge Misinformation in King Hearings
February 10, 2011, Bill of Rights Defense Committee calls for reintroduction and passage of JUSTICE Act
2010
November 22, 2010, 45 Groups Seek Congressional Investigation of FBI
November 11, 2010, Local Coalition Rallies in Support of Civil Rights Ordinance
July 6, 2010, Civil Rights Coalition: TSA Violates Travelers' Rights
June 9, 2010, Groups File Federal Complaint Against CIA Based on New Evidence Indicating Human Experimentation on Men in Detention
April 21, 2010, Broad Coalition Urges Homeland Security to Suspend Airport Body Scanner Program
March 1, 2010, Grassroots Constitutionalists Distressed by PATRIOT Extension
February 22, 2010, BORDC Decries DOJ’s Derogation of International Human Rights
November 30, 2009, Supreme Court Lets Obama Administration Hide Evidence of Crime
November 24, 2009, Diverse Voices Call for Transparency and Accountability on Torture
October 14, 2009, Ordinances Offer City Councils Opportunity to Help Restore the Rule of Law
September 8, 2009, Privacy Report Card for the Obama Administration
June 23, 2009, Thousands Demand Accountability for Torture
June 17, 2009, Grassroots Voices Demand Accountability for Torture as AG Testifies before Senate Committee
May 14, 2009, BORDC Disappointed by Obama’s Reversal on Detainee Photos
April 22, 2009, BORDC Announces New Executive Director: Shahid Buttar, Requester of Secret FBI Policy Mandating Ethnic Profiling
September 17, 2008, BORDC Issues The "War on Terror" and the Constitution
July 3, 2008, New Declaration Highlighting Government Abuses Printed in New York Times
June 30, 2008, BORDC Issues New Declaration for Independence Day
September 6, 2007, BORDC Releases Video on FBI National Security Letters
August 8, 2007, BORDC Tells Congress: End Warrantless Wiretapping and Restore The Fourth Amendment
September 13, 2006, The Senate Judiciary Committee caved in, but the people will not!
August 1, 2006, BORDC Voter Guide Cuts Through Election-Year Babble
March 2, 2006, BORDC Calls on Congress to Fix PATRIOT Act
February 17, 2006, California Adopts Resolution Critical of PATRIOT Act
February 10, 2006, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Calls for PATRIOT Act Filibuster
January 23, 2006, Tens of thousands to tell Congress, "Repair the PATRIOT Act!"
December 14, 2005, 400th Resolution Challenges PATRIOT Act Reauthorization
November 4, 2005, Organizations, Local Governments, Veterans, and the Public Urge End to U.S. Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
October 17, 2005, Organizations Urge Rumsfeld to Shelve Controversial Recruiting Database
August 15, 2005, PATRIOT Act resolutions affect Congressional votes
June 30, 2005, On Independence Day, Communities to Renew Opposition to USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Days of Action July 2-8)
April 12, 2005, Eugene (OR) and Amherst (MA) Take Strong Stands Against U.S. Use of Torture
December 9, 2004, Open Society Institute Awards $50,000 to The Bill of Rights Defense Committee
October 26, 2004, On USA PATRIOT Act's third anniversary, volume of anti-PATRIOT Act resolutions dwarfs the Act itself
July 26, 2004, Total Information Awareness & Beyond: Threats to Privacy in a Post 9-11 America
July 19, 2004, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Wants Voters to Know Candidates' Stance on Civil Liberties Issues
June 7, 2004, New Legislation to be Introduced June 8 to Restore Civil Liberties Undermined by 9/11
April 29, 2004, More than 300 cities and states denounce the Patriot Act
February 4, 2004, New York City Joins 250 Communities Upholding Civil Rights and Liberties, Denouncing Parts of Patriot Act
October 23, 2003, 200 Communities and States Take Aim at the Patriot Act; Critics Offer Substitutes for its Misleading Name
October 23, 2003, As Grassroots Movement Surges, Civil Liberties Activists Convene to Restore Rights; Congressional Support Grows Stronger
October 6, 2003, Bill of Rights Defense Movement to Launch Next Phase at D.C. Conference; Left and Right to Gather
September 29, 2003, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Announces Contest to Re-Name the U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act
September 25, 2003, Justice Department Refuses to Inform Public of Attorney General John Ashcroft's PR Tour Destinations
September 19, 2003, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Challenges Ashcroft to Publicize His Appearances and to Engage in Open Debate With Critics
August 19, 2003, Astoria, Oregon, City Council is 150th Local Government to Resist the Patriot Act
February 27, 2003, Fifty "Civil Liberties Safe Zones" Uphold Bill of Rights