Justice Dept. to Apple: Never Mind on That Encryption Thing, Maybe
In the 11th hour, feds ask to delay court hearing over access to terrorist's work phone.
Civil Liberties
Raul Castro Denies Cuba Holds Political Prisoners at Press Conference with President Obama
Dictator makes incredible claim a day after scores of dissidents were arrested.
Another Win for Internet Freedom, First Amendment in First Circuit's Backpage Ruling
"Congress did not sound an uncertain trumpet when it...chose to enact broad protections to internet publishers," held the appeals court.
The Paris Attackers Didn't 'Go Dark'—They Used Burner Phones
More reasons to be skeptical of demands for encryption back doors.
Supreme Court Vacates Massachusetts Ruling That Found Stun Guns Ineligible for 2nd Amendment Protections
SCOTUS rejects lower court ruling in Caetano v. Massachusetts.
SCOTUS Declines Opportunity to Limit Random Border Patrol Stops
The Court's decision leaves motorists vulnerable to the whims of armed government agents who can stop them at will.
Vindicated: Professor Whose Students Wanted Her Fired for Politically Incorrect Statements
Andrea Quenette, University of Kansas free speech casualty, will return to class.
The Man J. Edgar Hoover Blamed for Pearl Harbor
Larry Fly, the forgotten hero who refused to illegally wiretap Americans
Why Don't Tech Innovators Solve America's Gun Problems?
Maybe because what tech could do for gun violence would affect only a tiny portion of an overall falling public health problem.
States Make Good Progress on Rape-Kit Testing, But Other Efforts To Secure Justice for Victims May Go Too Far
Momentum around the collection, testing, and tracking of DNA evidence from sexual assaults is growing.
Confiscating Guns, More Costly and Difficult than Legislators Think
California's door-to-door gun confiscation program on the "prohibited" runs into funding problems.
When the Feds Leaned on Secure Email Company Lavabit, It Was Edward Snowden They Were After
Truth revealed in public due to government incompetence in unredacted court documents.
U of California May Ban "Anti-Zionism" on Campus, Blurring Line Between Political Speech and Hate Speech
In the name of fighting intolerance, legitimate political debate is threatened.
Sen. Tom Cotton's 'Brand' Depends on Americans Remaining Ignorant, Fearful of Apple's Encryption
Accusing Apple of "hyperbole" is pretty ballsy...and utterly wrongheaded.
Donald Trump and the Heckler's Veto
How the arrest of an anti-communist Catholic priest in the 1940s explains Donald Trump's right to free speech.
Left-wing Protesters Brought Mob Violence to UC-Berkeley Event Featuring Metallica Drummer
Lars Ulrich and Marc Benioff battled angry-and violent-protesters.
At the University of Arizona, the Oppressors Are 'Marginalized' Students
Tyranny of the downtrodden.
U.S. Marshals Spent Millions on Mass Cellphone Tracking Devices
Also contend some of their work is 'classified'
Rep. Thomas Massie: I Stand with Apple in Protecting Encryption
Americans have the right to privacy and security of their digital data.
Ross Ulbricht's Sentencing Indecent, Based on Procedural and Substantive Errors, New Amicus Brief Argues
Drug Policy Alliance and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, others, speak out against Silk Road founder's absurd life sentence without parole.
Uber Seems to Be More Efficient Than Taxis in Time Spent Ferrying Passengers
Economists find more social benefits from ridehailing apps.
ACLU of Rhode Island Slams 'Sex Trafficking' Cops for Focusing on Consenting Adults
The chief result of the stings-which involved Homeland Security and the FBI-was the arrest of 14 sex workers and 14 men seeking sex from undercover cops.
Merrick Garland on Citizens United, the First Amendment, and Campaign Finance Regulation
Examining SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland's vote in SpeechNow.org v. FEC
Donald Trump's Violent Rhetoric is Protected Speech, For Now
He's come close, but Trump hasn't quite crossed the threshold of unlawful incitement to violence.
Professor Kicked Off Campus, Deemed Security Threat for Posting Miranda Lambert Music Video
"Time to Get Your Gun" is not a threat.
Cruz's Constitutionalism Trumps Trump's Trumpism
Why the Texas senator is the least scary of the remaining major-party candidates
Despite Constant Death Threats, Flemming Rose is Still a "Free Speech Fundamentalist"
The former Jyllands-Posten editor who published "Mohammed cartoons" in 2005 remains unbowed by terror.
Meet Paul Watford, One of Obama's Potential Nominees to Replace Scalia on the Supreme Court
What do we know about possible SCOTUS nominee Paul Watford?
New Poll: Left-Wing Protesters Drive People into Arms of Donald Trump
Trump canceling Chicago event made Republicans more likely to vote for him.
Obama and the Justice Dept. May Be Losing the P.R. Battle over Encryption, but Watch the Larger War
Nobody believes it's 'just one phone.'
Was the 'Libertarian Moment' Wishful Thinking? Cato Debates This Wednesday
Come see Matt Welch, David Boaz, Conor Friedersdorf, and Ramesh Ponnuru March 16 at 6 p.m. ET
Where Should Pro-Speech Sympathies Lie When Protesters Shut Down Trump?
Listen to Matt Welch, Michael Moynihan, Greg Lukianoff and Jeffrey Blehar on Sirius XM Insight channel 121 at Noon ET
High School Censors Swastikas, Missing Entire Point of Satirical Anti-Nazi Play, The Producers
"It's satire, not supposed to be taken seriously."
The Chicago Trump Rally and 'Safe Spaces' for Democracy
Within the left's own framework of speech and language and violence, protesters have been invading Trumpkins' safe spaces for months.
Encryption Makes Us Safe, Says Sen. Mark Warner at SXSW
He wants a commission to figure out how to protect our privacy and still allow us to go after the bad guys.
The Main Casualty of Canceled Trump Rally Is The *Idea* of Free Speech
The GOP frontrunner needs to change his tune and so do "#shutitdown" protesters.
President Obama Wants a Back Door on Your Phone. But Not on His.
Secure communications for me, but not for thee.
Slut-Shaming 'Johns' Shouldn't Be Sanctioned by Police
Public shaming in the Internet era can have lasting and wide-reaching effects.
Friday A/V Club: The First Presidential Debate of the Broadcast Era
The central topic: Should the U.S. ban the Communist Party?
Edward Snowden, Pussy Riot, Ai Weiwei Create Messages for World Day Against Cyber Censorship
"Without freedom of speech there is no modern world, just a barbaric one."
Obama Administration to Expand Unconstitutional Warrantless NSA Spying on Americans
The new surveillance rules have nothing to do with stopping terrorism.
Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto on 'Dismemberment Abortion' Ban
The ban makes it illegal for West Virginia doctors to perform "dilation & extraction" surgery, the most common and safest method for second-trimester abortions.
