Sen. Specter, Others Kick Off ACLU Annual Summit
Members of the American Civil Liberties Union from around the country flocked to the Washington Convention Center on Monday for the watchdog group's annual conference. As you can see by the photo above, the annual event is a popular one (more than 1,500 attendees).
Senate Judiciary ranking member Arlen Specter will speak to the group later in the day about legislation he and Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy have championed to protect reporters from being forced to reveal confidential sources in federal court. The Pennsylvania Republican's keynote will open a panel discussion titled "The War on Terror: An Exchange About Censorship, Surveillance and Guantanamo."
On Tuesday, Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and David Souter will attend a luncheon honoring ACLU President Nadine Strossen who will leave the organization later this year.
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