Due Process
Zimbabwe Police Defy Order To Release Civil Rights Attorney
What is this "rule of law"?
Immigrant Grandmother Gets Hearing After a Year and a Half Behind Bars
Due process, how do it work?
Australians Balk Over Effort to Strip Due Process Rights From Athletes Accused of Doping
Defendants would have to prove their innocence
Targeted Killings Policy Misuses Military Concept of "Imminence"
Bending the law to suit executive whims
Targeted Killing Memo Raises, Rather Than Soothes, Concerns
The government says it has the right to do what?
Guantanamo Judge Angry About Cut Audio Feed
Somebody took it on themselves to muzzle the proceedings
Federal Prosecutors Tormented Aaron Swartz
They threatened to ruin his life for personal gain
Aaron Swartz Suicide Sparks Calls To Revise Draconian Law
Thirteen felony counts for making stuff accessible?
Anonymous Hacks MIT Websites in Protest Over Aaron Swartz's Prosecution, Suicide
Swartz was hounded over his open-access activism
Judge Slaps Feds Over Secret Evidence for No-Fly List
Must stop "persistent and stubborn refusal" to follow the law
DOJ Boasts of Nailing 3,000 Bankers — Without Presenting Evidence
No court proceedings, no specified crimes
Court Tosses Lawsuit Seeking Info on Assassination of Americans
Why would you want to know about that?
Rand Paul Slams McCain Over Removal of Protections Against Detention
Says the former presidential-wannabe stripped it out of the NDAA in conference committee
NDAA, Including Indefinite Detention, Passes Senate
Called an "abomination" by Senator Paul
Alabama Cops Staged Jailhouse Suicide, Lawsuit Alleges
A man and his girlfriend were picked up for public drunkenness and the man was dead the next morning
Rendition Victim Wins Human Rights Case Against CIA
Whether the CIA cares about the European Court of Human Rights is another matter
Coach Free of Child-Porn Charges After Judge Agrees That Images Were Harmless
He recorded his kids dancing, for crying out loud
Senate Votes for Some Limits on Indefinite Detention of Americans
Civil liberties groups were torn over the imperfect measure
Rand Paul Again Threatens Filibuster To Block Indefinite Detention
Somebody in the Senate stands up for civil liberties
MA Court Rules Solitary Confinement Must Be Governed by Due Process
No more throwing people in the hole and forgetting about them
Did the Feds Set-Up MegaUpload?
The long-running MegaUpload saga has become known for the Keystone-Kops shenanigans of New Zealand authorities.
Rand Paul Threatens Filibuster Over Indefinite Detention
He wants a little civil-liberties protection in return for letting the defense bill through
Woman Hit With $100K in Parking Fines for Car She Didn't Own
It's like being mugged, but by the authorities
Kim Dotcom Extradition Hearing Likely Delayed Until July
The MegaUpload head asked the court for some of his money back so he can, you know, live between now and then
NZ Minister Admits Briefing on Kim Dotcom Asset Seizure
He was afraid a screw-up would upset his American handlers
Cop Suspended After Handcuffing Nurse Who Required a Court Order for a Blood Draw
She did not respect his authoritah
Court Says Mass Detention of Motorists is OK
Dozens were handcuffed and held at gunpoint while the Gestapo ... err ... police looked for a bank robber
Driver's Licenses Returned to Thousands of Indianans
State had unlawfully suspended licenses of people who weren't required to have insurance
Supreme Court Hears Wiretapping Arguments
What is this "Fourth Amendment" of which you speak?
Supreme Court To Hear Warrantless Wiretapping Case
Will decide whether Americans are even allowed to challenge the practice
Court Slaps FBI for Illegally Holding American Citizen
The U.S. doesn't actually allow preventive detention for the hell of it
Feds Release Names of Guantanamo Prisoners Cleared for Transfer
Originally, the Obama administration was going to keep the names secret, because ...
Circuit Court Critical of California DNA-Gathering Law
Allows police to demand samples of anybody arrested for a felony
ACLU Challenges Wiretapping Law
Having kept its targets secret, the feds claim the plaintiffs lack standing to challenge the law
Detention Order Temporarily Suspended
The administration will get a chance to tune-up its argument in favor of arbitrary power