Russians and Chinese Got Snowden Documents the Old-Fashioned Way
By hacking the NSA computers. So says security analyst Bruce Schneier.
Civil Liberties
Teen Recruits Friend for Sex Work With Her, Gets Slapped With Federal Sex-Trafficking Charges
Another reminder who really gets targeted under U.S. sex trafficking statutes.
Arlington, Virginia, Seems to Think F-Bombs Are Actual Weapons
City increases fine for cursing in public.
Male Teen Has Consensual Sex with Female Teen. He Gets 25 Years as Sex Offender, Banned from Internet.
Girl admits he did nothing wrong, has asked prosecutor to drop the case.
Atlanta Man Claims Panhandling Ticket Is a Case of Mistaken Identity; Court Isn't Convinced
Police gave a citation for panhandling to someone with Larry Martin's ID, but Martin says it wasn't him.
Giving Government 'Backdoor' Access to Encrypted Data Threatens Personal Privacy and National Security
The War on Terror is providing plenty of rhetorical ammunition to anti-encryption officials, but they are dangerously wrong.
Not All Drunk Sex Is Rape: What WaPost Study Gets Wrong (and Right)
Binge drinking is the real problem
This Counts as a Microaggression: "America is the Land of Opportunity"
So does "WTF ever happened to the University of California system?"
The Disposable Life of a 20-Year-Old Confidential Informant
Andrew Sadek was bullied into becoming an informant by an unaccountable drug task force. When he turned up dead, police washed their hands of him.
Two Years After Snowden's Revelations, Western Officials Still Anonymously Claim Unproven Harms
And some journalists are more than happy to let them.
The Blatant Hypocrisy of Campaign-Finance Regulations
If Citizens United is a problem, so is The New York Times.
Libertarian Moment Update: "Wall Street is getting tired of funding socially conservative Republicans…"
The future clearly belongs to socially liberal, fiscally conservative candidates. Which means Dems and Reps have some growing up to do.
Bill Clinton Says 'You Can't Have People Walking Around With Guns'
The Constitution says otherwise.
Videos Show Cops Tasing, Pepper-Spraying Man After Alleged Jaywalking
The Schenectady Police Department is investigating the incident, though the police chief says the officers' use of force was justified.
House Votes to Slam Some Surveillance 'Back Doors' Shut
Amendment passes to reduce some additional snooping authorities on Americans, block federal efforts to weaken encryption.
11-Year-Old Boy Played in His Yard. CPS Took Him, Felony Charge for Parents.
An interview with two parents who lost their kids... over nothing.
How Probable Cause Got Replaced by the 'Government Need' Standard
The NSA can still obtain the phone calls, emails, and text messages of all Americans under the USA Freedom Act.
Georgia Drops Murder Charges Against Kenlissa Jones Since Law Explicitly Forbids Charging Pregnant Women For 'Unlawful' Abortion
"Georgia law does not permit prosecution" of woman who took abortion pill, says district attorney.
Court Asks How Freedom Act Surveillance Changes Affect ACLU Lawsuit Against NSA
Civil liberties group has publicly called for even stronger reforms.
Hands Off Americans' Private Information, Tech Industry Tells President
Major companies oppose government end-runs around encryption
Ted Cruz Going After the Libertarian-Hawk Vote
Are there libertarian-leaning Republicans who think Rand Paul is too soft on ISIS?
Today's College Students[*] Aren't Just Politically Correct, They're Tediously Insisting on Didactic Art Too
[*] Not all students, of course, but this Huffington Post author who admonishes Jerry Seinfeld.
San Francisco's Dangerously Intrusive Gun Storage Rule
The Supreme Court misses an opportunity to defend the Second Amendment.
McKinney Officer Who Brandished Gun at Black Teens Resigns
Don't assume all minority teenagers are up to no good.
The Government Wants You to Get Its Permission Before Discussing Gunmaking Information on the Internet (or Anywhere)
ITAR wants to codify awful practices 3D printed gun guru Cody Wilson is suing them over.
Georgia Woman Charged With Murder After Self-Administering Abortion Pill
How can a pregnant woman's actions be murder if they fail to kill a fetus but not murder if they actually do?
McKinney: Of Pool Parties, Police Brutality, and Institutional Racism
We should demand better behavior from the people who are paid to keep us safe.
Austin Police Grab Man's Cellphone, Then Pepper-Spray Him
Another bystander punished for filming police.
College Claims a Reference to a 129-Year-Old Riot Is a Threat
Academic contempt for free expression, chapter CCXXXV
SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Major Gun Rights Case, Clarence Thomas Files Sharp Dissent
Petition denied in Jackson v. San Francisco.
Cop Pulls Gun on Unarmed Black Kids at Pool Party
Wrestles bikini-clad teen to the ground
Is Free Speech Under Attack in America?
Controversial "hate speech" prosecution in Montana begs the question.
