2009 General Election Voter Information
The right of every person to vote is one of the most fundamental pillars of our democracy. Here is everything you need to know to protect your right to vote.


Join us on Thursday, October 29 for an evening of thoughtful, engaging discussion on the injustice of capital punishment at the 11th annual Schwarzschild Lecture Against the Death Penalty.
This year's lecture will be delivered by best-selling author Thomas Cahill. His latest book, A Saint on Death Row: The Story of Dominique Green, was published this spring and is about his relationship with a Texas death row inmate. The author joined the unsuccessful fight to save Mr. Green’s life, and in the process enlisted the help of his good friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Banned Books Week emphasizes the freedom to express one's opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular. It also honors the importance of ensuring the availability of controversial viewpoints to anyone who wishes to read them.
This year, the 28th annual Banned Books Week ran from Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
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The right of every person to vote is one of the most fundamental pillars of our democracy. Here is everything you need to know to protect your right to vote.
A federal court today ruled that the government can continue to enforce a five-year-old gag order on an Internet service provider (ISP) that the FBI served with a national security letter (NSL) many years ago.