Civil Liberties
NSA's Talking Points About Snowden Classified as Secrets
Apparently releasing their spin would cause "grave danger to national security."
Detroit Bankruptcy Judge Allows Suit over Officer's Death to Proceed
She was killed by her husband, who was also a police officer, and subsequently killed himself
Is Crazed Super Bowl Security a Taste of America To Come?
Think of a TSA checkpoint that goes on, forever.
Maine Court: Transgender Student Can Choose Bathroom
Had been forced to use staff bathroom rather than girls' room
China Ejects New York Times Reporter
U.S. objects, because it's not like he published leaked information or something
NSA Reportedly Spied on Other Countries at Climate Conference
And yet, the U.S. still didn't get what it wanted
First Russian Media Outlet Fined over Gay Propaganda Law
Reported about a school teacher allegedly fired for being gay
Freedom Feminism Still Isn't Either
Any so-called "freedom feminism" that includes Phyllis Schlafly and the anti-choice wing of the conservative movement is not libertarian, says Sharon Presley.
Bipartisan Drug Sentencing Reform Legislation Clears Senate Judiciary Committee
Obama didn't mention it at his SOTU, surprise!
The No-Fly List Takes a Hit
For more than a decade, the federal government assumed it could consign thousands of Americans to travel purgatory without justifying itself to anyone. That may be changing.
LAPD Framed 24-Year-Old For Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
Spent more than a year in jail before being acquitted
White House Asking for Suggestions on Drug Convicts to Give Clemency To
All of them. You're welcome
The Vanity of American Exceptionalism
Charles Murray's latest mixes American history with self-flattery.
EU Reportedly Working in Secret on Technology to Allow Police to Stop Cars Remotely
In case you thought they were less police state-y than the US
DA Wants Public Banned from Some Terrorism Trial Testimony
Specifically, the part where authorities are accused of entrapping the defendant
Merkel Rebukes US, England over Surveillance
Says countries are sending the wrong signals to those who live in undemocratic states
Clapper Refers to Journalists as Edward Snowden's 'Accomplices'
Oh, really? Did they lie to the Senate?
St. Louis County Cops Accused of Unauthorized, Possibly Politically Motivated Criminal Background Checks
County chief insists he's not alleging the county executive did something wrong, only that the cops may have
Egypt to Put Foreign Journalists on Trial
Accused of aiding Muslim Brotherhood through AlJazeera
