Why Did Alcoholic Beverage Control Cops Beat This Black UVA Student Bloody?
And why does a state liquor agency hire cops to beat up kids?
Civil Liberties
UK Puts Hundreds of Thousands of Innocent People in Facial Recognition Database
The smart money says U.S. agencies can get that up to millions
High School Superintendent: Teen Sexting Is a Police Matter
Two teens send nude selfies. Police spend several weeks, interview 25 students to "investigate."
What Does Netanyahu's Re-election Mean for the Future of Israel?
Bibi wins big after promising no two-state solution and exploiting far-right fear of Israeli Arabs voting in "droves."
Dieudonné's Punishment Shows France Is More Tolerant Than Myanmar
The comedian gets a suspended sentence for condoning terrorism.
Brandeis Students: We Demand Diverse Commencement Speakers Who Won't Offend Us
They want a woman of color, but not the one they disinvited last year.
Guantanamo Detainee Becomes Best-Selling Author, Condemns Torture from Prison Cell
Mohamedou Slahi is still incarcerated even though a federal judge ordered his release in 2010.
The Death of Free Speech on College Campuses
From trigger warnings to "free speech zones," the First Amendment is in peril on campus.
Enhanced Penalties for Prostitution Patrons in New York's New Human Trafficking Measure
"Tough on crime" doesn't die, it just takes new forms
One in Three Americans Hide Data From Government (and You Should Too)
Crack the code on my selfies, you jerks
Underboob Selfies Could Land Women in Jail in Thailand
"We can only warn people to not take it up," said a Culture Ministry spokesperson.
Study: Airport Screenings Catch Less Than Half of Infected Passengers
Transportation officials are at the whim of self-reported data.
Brown U. Botched a Rape Case So Badly That Both Sides Called Bullshit
None of the four students involved in this investigation believe it was handled fairly and with respect for due process.
Patience (in Activism) Is a Virtue: Gay Groups Finally March in Boston St. Pat's Parade
Sometimes cultural shifts take 20 years.
Surprise: Cops Write More Tickets When Their Employers Get a Big Cut of the Cash
When it pays to crack down on Mickey Mouse offenses
This Kid Was Expelled and Charged for Bringing Pot to School, Even Though He Didn't
Zero tolerance: Virginia school officials stand by their wrongful expulsion of an 11-year-old boy.
Sex-Trafficking Victims Hurt Most by Senator's Crusade Against Classified Ads
Closing sites like Backpage.com puts trafficking victims at even more risk.
Students Attack 'Triggering' Anti-Abortion Sign, Cop Says Free Speech Has Limits on Campus
'What I'm here to tell you is that on campus we have additional rules other than just freedom of speech,' said the cop.
Texas Legislator Proposes Criminalizing Filming Police Up Close
Interference as an excuse for censorship.
Silk Road: New Trial Requested by Ross Ulbricht's Attorney [UPDATED with Comment from Lyn Ulbricht]
Claims possibly exculpatory evidence was illegitimately held back or released too late, and that Fourth Amendment issues remain unexplored.
Gangs in Control of American Prisons: "The Social Order of the Underworld"
Q and A with author David Skarbek.
5 Ways States Are Trying to Erode Abortion Access This Week
As a bonus, a few of the measures will also put women and abortion doctors in more danger.
Oklahoma U. Expels Racist Students, But Not Violent Football Players
Do feelings matter more than actual violence?
Frat Brothers Make Execrable Racist Statements, America Forgets First Amendment
A school is exactly the kind of place where evil views should do battle with moral and logical views.
Lindsey Graham: 'I would literally use the military to keep [Congress in session]…until we restore these defense cuts'
The 2016 presidential longshot wants to love American democracy to death.
GOP's New Foreign Policy Hero Is a Surveillance-Loving Interventionist Nightmare
Freshman Sen. Tom Cotton wants to invade Iran and Syria, jail journalists and whistleblowers, eavesdrop on Americans, and keep the 'savages' locked up in Gitmo.
India Bans BBC's Searing Documentary on the Delhi Gang Rape
But the director's pc plea that rape is a global problem trivializes the violence Indian women confront
The OU Debacle and the Case for Private Institutions
Government isn't allowed to punish speech; should the same go for universities?
China Not Getting Dragged Into Venezuela's Problems
China's foreign minister says he hopes the U.S. and Venezuela can deal with their issues with mutual respect and non-interference.
What "Out of Control" Biohacking Means for the Future
Q&A With Disinformation Encyclopedia Authors R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell
Arrest Warrant Issued for Florida Mom Who Refuses to Get Son Circumcised
What's the state's interest in this boy's foreskin?
"Fascinating": Anti-Abortion Idaho Pol Says He Knew That Vagina & Stomach Aren't Connected
Anti-abortion legislators are using bogus safety concerns about telemedicine to win victories that they cannot via straight-up political arguments.
Great News: ATF Backs Down (For Now) on Big Ammo Ban
Agency admits "the vast majority of the comments received to date are critical" of the plan
21-Year-Old Dates 15-Year-Old, Could Be Branded Sex Offender for 25 Years
Sex offender labels that make no sense
Breaking: U. of Oklahoma Expels 2 Students Over Racist SAE Chant
Brazen, impulsive, unconstitutional
