Aclu Videos

12:00 p.m. Microsoft and State Taxes Is Microsoft dodging state taxes? Former employee Jeff Reifman thinks so. He says Microsoft may be violating the law by recording its estimated $18 billion in licensing revenue through a corporate office in Reno, Nevada. Dealing with Nuisance Properties The Seattle City Council is poised to get tough on businesses or motels where there have been many cases of drug dealing, prostitution and weapons violations. Under the proposed law they would be designated "chronic nuisance properties," and subject to tougher sanctions. The ACLU objects to the ordinance. We hear from both sides. Dashing Through the Snow? Seattle's Department of Transportation unveiled its new plan to deal with snow removal to the city council this morning. Councilman Tim Burgess will fill us in. 12:20 p.m. New U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan is the new U.S. Attorney for Western Washington. She will lead an Attorney General's subcommittee on cybercrimes and intellectual property. We'll hear from Jenny Durkan about her priorities as the top federal prosecutor for 78 percent of Washingtonians. 12:40 p.m. 'Scroogenomics' Economist Joel Waldfogel sees Christmas as a large and organized institution for value destruction. He purports to show that the satisfaction we get from holiday gifts is much less than the money spent. Waldfogel outlines his theory in a new book called Scroogenomics. He also offers solutions he thinks can make gift giving a force for good. Tell Scrooge what you think.

A new video released by the American Civil Liberties Union this week features family members of 9/11 victims calling for federal trials of terrorism suspects. The families were interviewed before the Obama administration announced today that certain Guant namo detainees will be transferred to the U.S. for trial in federal court. The administration also said other detainees will be tried in the illegitimate military commissions. to view Multimedia News Release go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/aclu/39478/

A new video released by the American Civil Liberties Union this week features family members of 9/11 victims calling for federal trials of terrorism suspects. The families were interviewed before the Obama administration announced today that certain Guantánamo detainees will be transferred to the U.S. for trial in federal court. The administration also said other detainees will be tried in the illegitimate military commissions. to view Multimedia News Release go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/aclu/39478/Author: multivu Tags: 911 family members victims federal trials terrorism suspects Guantánamo detainees court ACLU American Civil Liberties Union MultiVu 39478 Posted: 16 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Most Americans have only seen Guant namo detainees as one-dimensional caricatures. But a new American Civil Liberties Union video shows the full range of their lives before, during and after their captivity. The video, "Justice Denied: Voices from Guant namo," is part of an ACLU initiative against the practice of detention without due process that violates fundamental principles of American justice. Despite plans to close Guant namo, the Obama administration has continued this unconstitutional practice. To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/aclu/39477/

In their first show of 2009, the Krewe reviews their New Year's Revelry after 20 minutes of bickering. NOLA Trey thinks his TV is gay but that notwithstanding, they break the news that Hornet's Superstar Chris Paul is decidedly not, given his girl is having a 'CP3' in the near future. Finally, they exchange their Christmas gifts. NOLA gets meat, they get tongue acid.