Civil Liberties
Three Penn State Ex-Administrators to Stand Trial for Sandusky Coverup
Including ex-president
DEA Settles Wrongful Imprisonment Suit For $4.1 Million
Left him in an interrogation room for five days
Julian Assange on Bradley Manning Verdict: Treating Journalism Like Espionage Not Reasonable
Manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy but guilty of espionage
Texas Teacher on Trial for Allegedly Assaulting 11-Year-Old
Long time teacher has been accused of misconduct before
Russian Lawmaker Says Anti-Gay Law Will Still Apply to Olympics
Doesn't see how government can just suspend
Irish President Signs Law Increasing Abortion Access
In cases where the mother's life is at risk
MIT Report Says it Never Targeted Aaron Swartz for Prosecution
Suicide prompted debate over federal overprosecution
Chris Christie Bellyflops on NSA Spying and Libertarianism
Christie says Rand Paul's views are dangerous. Is he right?
Harvest of Power
In 1975, Cesar Chavez and his United Farm Workers union pushed through an unprecedented labor law in California. Now they are reaping the rewards in oppressive control over farming and farm workers.
Serially Sued Utah Trooper Faces New Lawsuit by Disabled Man Who Alleges Mistreatment During DUI Stop
Lisa Steed was fired in 2011 and tried unsuccessfully to appeal the decision.
States Diverge Widely on Abortion Policy
Big split between restrictions and liberalized approach
Low-Level NSA Workers Have Easy Access to Stored Phone and Internet Records, Says Greenwald
And government workers never misuse data
IRS Targeted Previously Approved Tax-Exempt Groups, Says Issa
Getting approved wasn't the only battle
95-Year-Old Dies After Cops Taze, Shoot Him With Bean Bag Rounds
After tasing him first.
Opinion: Ending NSA Surveillance Requires Dumping the FISA Court and Part of the PATRIOT Act
Strip the authority for abuses
Pat Robertson on Sex-Change Operations: 'I Don't Think There's Any Sin Associated With That'
First the pot thing, now this
Lawsuits Over Copyright for To Kill a Mockingbird
Literary agent accused of duping author
