“New York has continued to violate the rights of the people it arrests even after the Court of Appeals ruled that arrestees must see a judge within 24 hours of their arrests. The city is failing to comply with the law, and it's up to the City Council to set things right.”
“In many other cases materials are involved in the case under seal. But here it's classified. It's impossible for a defendant to have a fair trial when the courts are acting without input, and there's no way for a defense counsel to have input if he doesn't know what the other side is saying.”
“This government can't figure out the difference between legal First Amendment rights to criticize the government and terrorism. So we have cause for concern.”
“We intend to ask the Department of Education a series of questions to clarify exactly what this program entails and what measures are in place to minimize the intrusions on student privacy. Schools teach by example. It would indeed be unfortunate for us to raise future generations to expect that they have no expectation of privacy.”
