Civil Liberties
NJ Weedman Leaves Jail Once a Month For Medical Marijuana Treatment, Running a "Just Say No" Campaign Against Chris Christie for President
Marijuana activist previously beat a possession with intent charge thanks to jury nullification
More Congressman Open To Granting Snowden Clemency Deal To Get Him Back To US
NSA whistle-blower is currently in Russia
Facebook Facing Suit After Two Users Claim the Company Mines Private Messages
Lawsuit alleges the information in private messages is sold to third parties
At Least Four Dead After Cambodian Police Fire on Protesters
Striking garment workers are pushing for the minimum wage to be doubled
Legal Gun Owners Can Deter Crime, Says Detroit Police Chief
Changed his mind while working in Maine
Cherokee County, NC Allows Employees To Take Guns To Work
Still won't be allowed in schools, the courthouse, or the jail
Snapchat CEO's Account May Be Among 4.6 Million Compromised by Hackers
Names and phone numbers taken
238 Phish Fans Arrested During Band's Four-Concert Run at NYC's Madison Square Garden
Mostly for possession of marijuana, ecstasy
Utah Man Files $150 Million Lawsuit, Alleging Mother of His Child Gave Baby Up for Adoption WIthout His Knowledge
Suing her, the adoption agency, and the adoptive parents
Physician Suing Texas Police Chief Who Had Affair With His Wife For Alleged Police Harassment
Also suing other officials
California Supreme Court Grants Law License to Illegal Immigrant
Passed state bar exam, challenged federal law barring illegal immigrants from receiving professional licenses
Prosecutors Want "Jihad Jane" Behind Bars For Decades, Despite Her Cooperation
Played a role in plot to kill Swedish cartoonist
Almost Three Quarters of Islamist Terror Prisoners in the UK Resist Rehabilitation
Anti-extremism efforts struggling
Snapchat Hacked Days After Being Warned of Possible Data Compromise
User names and phone numbers posted
Two Killed in Clashes Between Egyptian Police and Islamist Protesters
The Muslim Brotherhood have been banned by the military-backed interim government
China Criticizes US For Sending Uighurs From Guantanamo to Slovakia
Foreign ministry spokesman says they should have been sent to China
The New York Times Calls For US To Offer Snowden Clemency or Plea Bargain
"He may have committed a crime to do so, but he has done his country a great service"
Judge Rules Two Texas Baptist Colleges Exempt from Contraception Mandate
Don't have to provide coverage to employees
2013: The Year Defiance of the State Became Cool
The year saw many Americans rally behind rebels, explicitly siding with them over the government, in opposition to the powers-that-be.
New York Customs Destroys Canadian Man's Flutes
Called the bamboo instruments "agricultural products"
Apple Says It Hasn't Worked with NSA to Provide IPhone Access
Says it has no knowledge of "backdoor" program
Florida Judge Rules Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Unconstitutional: Nothing So Immediate About Government Interest in Drug Free Recipients That Warrants Suspending Fourth Amendment
In three months, less than 3 percent of tested recipients tested positive
ACLU Files New Suit Regarding NSA Snooping
Trying to get information about what happens to data NSA collects