ACLU: Grassroots Groups May Have Been Spied On
 Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 by Connie T.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) believes that
32 grass-roots advocacy groups may have been spied on by Maryland State Police.
On Tuesday,
the state's Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing on the accusation, and the
ACLU's request for the state police to disclose whether or not they have had undercover agents
spying on anti-war, anti-abortion, gay rights, and other activist groups. The State Police admitted
that they monitored at least death penalty opponents, as part of undercover work in preparation
for protests of a scheduled execution
"The police said they
were spying because they were worried about disruptive or violent anti-death penalty protests," said
David Rocah, attorney for the ACLU. "If that worry was the true motive, it could exist with respect
to any and all of the groups we are filing for...All of these are pretty hot-button issues."
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