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Mar 07, 2005
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Medical Marijuana

By overwhelming margins, the legislature approved a bill to allow people with specific serious and terminal illnesses to possess small amounts of marijuana for medical purposes, if authorized by a physician.
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Mar 07, 2005
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Driving Licenses

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National Security

Two bills promoted by the Affiliate in response to the government’s continuing “war on terrorism” died in committee.
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Mar 07, 2005
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A Miscellany of Bills That Died This Session

A number of bills with civil liberties implications died in the General Assembly this session.
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Mar 07, 2005
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Legislation, the ACLU and Open Government: 
An In-Depth Look

In order to give members a more in-depth sense of the Affiliate’s legislative work, we have picked one topic – open government – and briefly summarize how the ACLU helped shape a variety of pieces of legislation, both large and small, on the issue this session.
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Mar 07, 2005
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Legislation
Mar 07, 2005

Medical Marijuana

By overwhelming margins, the legislature approved a bill to allow people with specific serious and terminal illnesses to possess small amounts of marijuana for medical purposes, if authorized by a physician.
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Mar 07, 2005
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Mar 07, 2005
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Driving Licenses

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Mar 07, 2005
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National Security

Two bills promoted by the Affiliate in response to the government’s continuing “war on terrorism” died in committee.
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Mar 07, 2005
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Mar 07, 2005

A Miscellany of Bills That Died This Session

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Mar 07, 2005
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Legislation, the ACLU and Open Government: 
An In-Depth Look

In order to give members a more in-depth sense of the Affiliate’s legislative work, we have picked one topic – open government – and briefly summarize how the ACLU helped shape a variety of pieces of legislation, both large and small, on the issue this session.
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