Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tell us in our poll or in comments if English should be the official language of Carroll County government.
The Board of Carroll County Commissioners will discuss a proposed ordinance to make English the official language in Carroll County this Thursday. Commissioner Haven Shoemaker said he has patterned the proposed ordinance after a similar measure passed in Frederick County in February. "Unfortunately today, many immigrants don't embrace our language or culture," Shoemaker said. "This, in the future, will have a deleterious effect on America from a social standpoint, and for our ability to compete economically." David Rocah, staff attorney for the ACLU of Maryland, said the Carroll County proposed ordinance is "a pointless, mean-spirited, and self-contradictory law that seeks to address a non-existent problem." The Board of Commissioners …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Civil liberties group says it supports the technology but has privacy concerns about how long the collected information is stored.
Information collected by police through the use of automatic license plate readers could lead to violations of privacy, according to lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union. The civil liberties group Monday said in a statement that it had filed a public information request with local and state law enforcement agencies in 35 states seeking details on how long the data is stored. "Automatic license plate readers make it possible for the police to track our location whenever we drive our cars and to store that information forever," said Catherine Crump, staff attorney with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy & Technology Project, in a statement. "The American people have a right to know whether our police departments are using these tools in a …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Maryland would be the first in the nation with such legislation.
Maryland might become the first state in the country to ban employers from asking employees and applicants for their Facebook passwords and other private social media information, according to the Baltimore Sun. The Sun is reporting that a bill protecting the privacy of workers and applicants from employers asking for electronic passwords has passed both the House and Senate and is awaiting signature from Gov. Martin O’Malley. The ACLU of Maryland is among the groups that pushed for the state law barring employers from asking for Facebook passwords or to access private accounts. This year, the group highlighted an incident that occurred last year when former correctional officer Robert Collins said he was asked to give his Facebook …
Friday, June 17, 2011
The American Civil Liberties Union argues the electronic petition form invites fraud.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland has sent a letter to the State Board of Elections, voicing its concerns about the electronic petition form currently being used to solicit signatures by a group that is attempting to overturn the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act was passed by the Maryland State Legislature by a narrow margin earlier this year and will allow certain undocumented immigrants to attended Maryland state colleges at the discounted in-state tuition rate. State Del. Neil Parrott is spearheading the effort to overturn the legislation, which is set to go into effect on July 1. The group is collecting signatures in a traditional way – sending out volunteers and canvassing the public. It has also built a website that allows …
aveteran
5:23 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Commissioner, how many of Carroll County's laws contain Latin legal terms? Looks like your plan will void a number of laws and contracts. Are you prepared to explain the expense of correcting that to county residents? more ›