If Ross Ulbricht Admits to Starting Silk Road, Why Isn't That Essentially a Guilty Plea?
The letter of Ulbricht's indictment indicates little wiggle room
Civil Liberties
DHS to Start Collecting Iris and Facial Recognition Images at Border
It's Philip K. Dick's world. We just live here.
Sen. Marco Rubio: Surveillance Now, Surveillance Tomorrow, Surveillance Forever!
Possible presidential candidate wants NSA mass data gathering made permanent.
Obama Disses Religious Liberties in India
His visit missed an opportunity to speak up against the Modi government's assaults on religious minorities
Rand Paul: Drones Should Be Legal But If They Fly Over My House, "I've Got a Shotgun"
Kentucky Republican and likely presidential candidate gives first-ever Snapchat Q&A with CNN.
Hasty Drug Warriors Are a Menace
Prompted by a raid that gravely injured a toddler, Georgia considers limits on no-knock search warrants.
Maryland Parents who Let Kids Walk to Park Still Under Investigation
CPS won't let parents be.
Here Is How Rand Paul's Bill Would Curtail Civil Forfeiture
The FAIR Act gives owners more protection and reduces law enforcement's profit motive.
Why Would A Store Think Cisgender Women Don't Want to Share a Restroom with Transgender* Women?
Transgendered woman required to use men's room. Why?
Students Newspapers Desecrating Free Speech: A Transformation, or Return to Form?
The cycle of censorship rears its ugly head.
LAPD, Which Tracks Citizens Through Their Phones, Worries About You Doing the Same to Them
Cops don't like navigation app Waze because it shows where they are.
Brooklyn Teen Arrested for Threatening Use of Emoji
NYPD: "You make a threat on the internet, we're going to be watching."
No, Mass Surveillance Won't Stop Terrorist Attacks
The continued use of digital dragnets is a virtual guarantee of more lethal intelligence failures.
Why Jameis Winston Is a Huge Exception in the Campus Rape Debate
Some rape accusations are true. Some are not.
Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Government's Embarrassing Friend
It's time to end support for a regime that sees beating as a merciful alternative to execution for dissenters.
Obama: Tomorrow Tell Saudis to Stop Beating Journalists and to Let Dissidents Go
A one thousand lash insult to free speech.
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Oklahoma's Lethal Injection Protocol
One week after allowing an Oklahoma inmate's execution to be carried out, SCOTUS agrees to hear appeal over the state's use of a controversial execution drug.
For Want of a License Plate Light, A Life Was Lost
Followup on Montana Officer Grant Morrison's Killing of Richard Ramirez During Traffic Stop
Jails Introduce Glitchy, Pricey Video Visitation Systems—and Get Families to Use Them By Banning In-Person Visits
A different sort of telecom monopoly
Teen Girl Fatally Shot by Cops at Texas Police Station
It takes multiple cops firing multiple shots to subdue a 17-year-old girl with a knife?
Charlie Hebdo and the Horrible History of Suppressing 'Blasphemy'
An unwelcome blast from France's oppressive past.
Cops Are Still Robbers
Eric Holder's new forfeiture policy affects only a small share of seizures.
Red Army Film Explores Hockey, The Cold War, and Sports as Propaganda
Filmmaker Gabe Polsky and Russian hockey star Slava Fetisov discuss the new documentary about the Soviet national hockey team.
What's At Stake for Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court? (UPDATED)
Right now, 39 states have legal same-sex marriage recognition, but there's a hitch.
'Bou Bou's Law' Would Restrict No-Knock Police Raids
A horribly injured toddler inspires legislation to rein in drug warriors.
House Leadership Should Thank GOP Women for Thwarting Anti-Abortion Bill
From a political standpoint, the legislation was baffling.
Despite Holder's Forfeiture Reform, Cops Still Have a License To Steal
How the press exaggerated the attorney general's policy shift
In the City of Charlie Hebdo, Three Convicted for Contents of Tweets
Calling for the death of gay people is a hate crime in France.
King Abdullah's Moderate Beheadings
When 'moderate' is a euphemism for 'friendly to U.S. interests'
California Mulling More Government Access to Cars' On-Board Computers
Will Big Brother monitor our driving habits?
Let Slip the Robots of War
Lethal autonomous weapon systems might be more moral than human soldiers.
Only Police Should Have…Body Armor?
Why not ban strong locks on doors, while we're at it?
Barrett Brown Gets 63 Months in Jail, Nearly a Million Fine
'Anonymous'-linked journalist convicted for issues arising from an FBI investigation into non-crimes.
Lenore Skenazy's New Show Brings Free-Range Parenting to Your TV Screen
Show airs Thursdays at 9 pm on Discovery Life
Boston City Employees Banned From Criticizing Olympics
Boston hasn't even been awarded the 2024 Olympics yet, and many of its citizens are already having their civil liberties violated.
Sotomayor to Justice Department Lawyer: 'We Can't Keep Bending the Fourth Amendment to the Resources of Law Enforcement'
Sonia Sotomayor stands up for the Fourth Amendment in drug-sniffing dog case.
