ACLU wants foreclosure hearings to remain public (AP)

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More than 800 complaints have been filed by families of civilians killed in US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a civil rights watchdog said citing documents made public Thursday.The 13,000 pages of documents made public by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) include "more than 800 claims for damages by the family members of those killed, including many that were denied," the group said in a statement.The group obtained the documents following a September 2007 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit.

On April 16 the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission asking for injunctive relief for the major wireless carriers not bothering to issue "regular, prompt security updates" to wireless phones using 's Android operating system.

A 16-page document recently leaked to NBC details the 'legality' of drone strikes on American citizens.

'LIKE' FREE SPEECH? Attorneys for Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union want a federal appeals court to rule that clicking "Like" on the site is constitutionally protected free speech.

GUANTANAMO NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Someone else besides the judge and security officer sitting inside the maximum-security court here can impose censorship on what the public can see and hear at the Sept. 11 trial, it was disclosed Monday