Subject: American Civil Liberties Union

• Valley Park: Still In Limbo

  August 21, 2007

• St. Louis Weekend Round-Up, November 30 - December 2

  November 30, 2007

• Ballpark Village: A Heads-Up About Cordish's Rep for Draconian Dress Codes

  July 29, 2008

• Latest Score In World Series Ticket Scandal: Public 1, Cops 0

  John Chasnoff has won a small but significant victory in his spat with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department over the World Series ticket scandal. Chasnoff got word Tuesday that St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Philip Heagney has ordered police to make public the report that initiated investigations into officers' misuse of baseball tickets seized from scalpers during the 2006 baseball championship. "I'm happy with this first step and optimistic about the next one," says Chasnoff, a St. Loui

  January 8, 2009

• Unwise Men

  December 16, 1998

• News Real

  February 17, 1999

• ACLU Decries Conditions in St. Louis City Jails; Sends Report to Justice Department

  kwamebuildinggroup.comThe Justice Center on Tucker Blvd. was completed in 2002 at a cost of around $80 million.The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri released a report today condemning conditions at two St. Louis City jails -- the City Justice Center and the Medium Security Institute. In interviews with a half-dozen corrections officers, the ACLU heard stories of squalor, cover-up, violence and intimidation at the jails. The civil rights group has forwarded its findings to federa

  March 24, 2009

• Friday, March 27: Morning's Newz

  Oh, baby! How 'bout those Mizzou Tigers?! My grad-school alma mater (thank you!) heads to the Elite 8 after knocking off No. 2 seed Memphis in a thrilling victory last night in Arizona. Up 24 points early in the second half, the MU Tigers held off a late rally by those other Tigers, Memphis, to win 102-91. Mizzou next plays UConn on Saturday at 4:40 p.m. St. Louis officials are on the offensive after the ACLU released a report earlier this week lambasting the city for conditions at its jails. Tu

  March 27, 2009

• Jail Hanging Provides ACLU a Pawn In Its Spat with City

  flickr.com/photos/sin_aguaSomeone's credibility hangs in the balance. Question is: Is it the city's or the ACLU's? The cynic in me can't help thinking that the ACLU of Eastern Missouri must be at least a little pleased that an inmate hanged himself this week at the St. Louis City Justice Center. After all, the ACLU itself has also been on the ropes -- so to speak -- since soon after it issued a 74-page report last week lambasting conditions in the city's jails. The ACLU's claims of mistreatment,

  April 1, 2009

• Readers speculate on the ongoing Christian Ferguson case, red-light cameras and a so-so show

  April 8, 2009

• The Gospel of Troy

  February 18, 2009

• Showcase Short Cuts

  July 16, 2008

• You Have the Right to Have Fun

  November 21, 2007

• Happy Hour, Engaged

  June 28, 2006

• Don't Censor My Underpants

  September 27, 2006

• Back to the Bolozone

  March 28, 2007

• "Can the staff of the RFT please come to Novak’s and have a Novak Burger and sing a song?"

  Week of October 12, 2006

  October 11, 2006

• Against the Ropes

  The state says female fighters can’t throw a punch without a pregnancy test

  June 28, 2006

• Mysterious Departure

  Why did the ACLU's legal director hit the road?

  July 20, 2005

• Our Man Flynt

  He's a fire-starter

  August 11, 2004

• Road Rules

  When a checkpoint isn't really a checkpoint, the constitutional forecast is cloudy

  June 16, 2004

• Egregious E-mail

  The Secret Service comes calling after a St. Louisan pens a message wishing bin Laden would eliminate Bush

  June 9, 2004

• Same As It Ever F**king Was

  When it comes to censorship, the song remains the same

  May 12, 2004

• Peeping Bob

  Soulard residents worry Big Brother will come knocking with Kraiberg's camera plan

  April 21, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  Week of February 25, 2004

  February 25, 2004

• Making the List

  What does the National Rifle Association have against the St. Louis Cardinals?

  January 14, 2004

• Letters

  Week of October 29, 2003

  October 29, 2003

• Two-Steppin'

  The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a Missouri cop could justifiably dance around Miranda

  October 29, 2003

• Dying to Get Out

  Some inmates tell horror stories about healthcare at the women's prison in Vandalia. Some didn't live to tell their tales.

  October 15, 2003

• It Goes Without Saying

  Our mom always told us not to complain, but even she would give us permission when it comes to apathetic politicians, rights-abusing mega-stores and itsy-bitsy cups of custard

  September 17, 2003

• Legal Loopholes

  Vandalism isn't a crime in St. Louis. Just ask the police.

  August 13, 2003

• Meet the Anarchists

  The brouhaha surrounding this year's World Agricultural Forum said a lot about St. Louis. And a lot of what it said wasn't very good.

  June 25, 2003

• Dem Blues

  The left, turning right, was plain wrong to attack pop culture

  May 28, 2003

• Draught-Dodger

  Week of May 14, 2003

  May 14, 2003

• Hell No, They Won't Go

  Protesters say pens are for sheep, not Bush critics

  April 23, 2003

• Slaphappy

  The mayor of tony Creve Coeur and her husband found a novel way of handling political disputes -- they sue critics

  November 20, 2002

• Sucker-Punched

  Jefferson County nailed them in an adult-business raid. Like it or not, they're poster boys in a fight to fix Missouri's sex laws.

  September 18, 2002

• Smokin' Groove

  September 19, 2001

• Joint Effort

  September 19, 2001

• Raving Mad

  July 25, 2001

• Letters

  February 14, 2001

• Dress Rehearsal

  December 6, 2000

• Fox Schools Prepare for Holy War

  September 13, 2000

• HEAVEN HELP US: THE NATIVITY FLAP IS BACK

  August 18, 1999

• Jesus on the Go

  December 23, 1998

• Oh, My GOD. Funeral Protests By Westboro Baptist Church Right-wingers Can Go On While America Goes to Hell

  www.godhatesfags.comOn Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by the state of Missouri, which has a law banning protesters from funerals. Missouri passed the law in 2006 in order to banish the Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church from disturbing the peace at military funerals. Westboro's members like to spout off about totally unrelated events and U.S. policies -- gay rights, mainly, hence the church's "godhatesfags" domain name -- while the caskets carrying the m

  July 1, 2009

• St. Louis Veterans' Group Calls For Obama Administration to Release Photos of Torture

  St. Louis-based Veterans for Peace is circulating a letter it plans to to send President Barack Obama demanding that the White House release photos of abusive treatment of detainees at the hands of U.S. troops. Obama had supported the release of the pictures to the public, but changed his mind in May, saying that he would try to block the court-ordered release of the photos. Obama's reversal came after U.S. commanders feared that the pictures depicting abusive treatment of detainees would cause

  July 2, 2009

• Java Enabled: How Do You Store Your Beans?

  The only time I've ever had something remotely close to an argument with another coffee drinker was over how beans should be stored at home. How often have you heard of someone storing their beans one way and thinking, "Oh god, they're ruining that coffee"?For me, the greater question is why there's no standard storage method. It's the same product sold around the world, but there are so many passionately differing opinions on how to store it properly.Where's the Scopes Monkey Trial for coffee s

  August 5, 2009

• St. Louis Police Apologize to "Anarchists"

  Dan Green, owner of the home, called "Bolozone", where many of the protesters were rounded up by police.​The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has reached a settlement with four would-be protesters arrested prior to the 2003 World Agriculture Forum held in St. Louis. The demonstrators -- who the police dubbed "anarchists" -- claimed the police unlawfully detained them prior to the forum and violated their civil rights. Among the allegations made were that the police illegally searched t

  August 25, 2009

• TSA Changes Policies After Detaining Ron Paul Follower at Lambert Field

  campaignforliberty.comBierfeldt​Remember the case of Steve Bierfeldt? If you answered no, you're not reading enough Libertarian blogs. Let us quickly recap...Bierfeldt is the development director for presidential candidate Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty. He was in the St. Louis airport back in April when Transportation and Safety Administration officials found $4,700 in cash in his luggage and detained him for questioning. When Bierfeldt refused to answer their inquiries, TSA officials respon

  November 13, 2009