BORDC News Releases
2010
March 1, 2010, Grassroots Constitutionalists Distressed by PATRIOT Extension
February 22, 2010, BORDC Decries DOJ’s Derogation of International Human Rights
November 30, 2009, Supreme Court Lets Obama Administration Hide Evidence of Crime
November 24, 2009, Diverse Voices Call for Transparency and Accountability on Torture
October 14, 2009, Ordinances Offer City Councils Opportunity to Help Restore the Rule of Law
September 8, 2009, Privacy Report Card for the Obama Administration
June 23, 2009, Thousands Demand Accountability for Torture
June 17, 2009, Grassroots Voices Demand Accountability for Torture as AG Testifies before Senate Committee
May 14, 2009, BORDC Disappointed by Obama’s Reversal on Detainee Photos
April 22, 2009, BORDC Announces New Executive Director: Shahid Buttar, Requester of Secret FBI Policy Mandating Ethnic Profiling
September 17, 2008, BORDC Issues The "War on Terror" and the Constitution
July 3, 2008, New Declaration Highlighting Government Abuses Printed in New York Times
June 30, 2008, BORDC Issues New Declaration for Independence Day
September 6, 2007, BORDC Releases Video on FBI National Security Letters
August 8, 2007, BORDC Tells Congress: End Warrantless Wiretapping and Restore The Fourth Amendment
September 13, 2006, The Senate Judiciary Committee caved in, but the people will not!
August 1, 2006, BORDC Voter Guide Cuts Through Election-Year Babble
March 2, 2006, BORDC Calls on Congress to Fix PATRIOT Act
February 17, 2006, California Adopts Resolution Critical of PATRIOT Act
February 10, 2006, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Calls for PATRIOT Act Filibuster
January 23, 2006, Tens of thousands to tell Congress, "Repair the PATRIOT Act!"
December 14, 2005, 400th Resolution Challenges PATRIOT Act Reauthorization
November 4, 2005, Organizations, Local Governments, Veterans, and the Public Urge End to U.S. Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
October 17, 2005, Organizations Urge Rumsfeld to Shelve Controversial Recruiting Database
August 15, 2005, PATRIOT Act resolutions affect Congressional votes
June 30, 2005, On Independence Day, Communities to Renew Opposition to USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Days of Action July 2-8)
April 12, 2005, Eugene (OR) and Amherst (MA) Take Strong Stands Against U.S. Use of Torture
December 9, 2004, Open Society Institute Awards $50,000 to The Bill of Rights Defense Committee
October 26, 2004, On USA PATRIOT Act's third anniversary, volume of anti-PATRIOT Act resolutions dwarfs the Act itself
July 26, 2004, Total Information Awareness & Beyond: Threats to Privacy in a Post 9-11 America
July 19, 2004, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Wants Voters to Know Candidates' Stance on Civil Liberties Issues
June 7, 2004, New Legislation to be Introduced June 8 to Restore Civil Liberties Undermined by 9/11
April 29, 2004, More than 300 cities and states denounce the Patriot Act
February 4, 2004, New York City Joins 250 Communities Upholding Civil Rights and Liberties, Denouncing Parts of Patriot Act
October 23, 2003, 200 Communities and States Take Aim at the Patriot Act; Critics Offer Substitutes for its Misleading Name
October 23, 2003, As Grassroots Movement Surges, Civil Liberties Activists Convene to Restore Rights; Congressional Support Grows Stronger
October 6, 2003, Bill of Rights Defense Movement to Launch Next Phase at D.C. Conference; Left and Right to Gather
September 29, 2003, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Announces Contest to Re-Name the U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act
September 25, 2003, Justice Department Refuses to Inform Public of Attorney General John Ashcroft's PR Tour Destinations
September 19, 2003, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Challenges Ashcroft to Publicize His Appearances and to Engage in Open Debate With Critics
August 19, 2003, Astoria, Oregon, City Council is 150th Local Government to Resist the Patriot Act
February 27, 2003, Fifty "Civil Liberties Safe Zones" Uphold Bill of Rights