Civil Liberties
The Clueless Crusade to Ban E-Cigarettes
Prohibitionists target a safe alternative because...it looks like smoking?
Ousted Ill. GOP Leader Hired to Help Lobby for Gay Marriage Recognition
Retained by the ACLU
Merrill Lynch to Pay $180 Million in Race Bias Case
Accused of steering blacks into clerical positions and giving the best accounts to white workers
Judge Defends 30-Day Sentence for Girl's Rape
Said she was older than her "chronological age" of 14. She subsequently committed suicide.
Prof. Added to NSA Review Team On-Record Saying It's Legal
Though he is concerned about privacy violations
Russian Police Seize Painting of Putin in Ladies' Undies
Russia has ban on "insulting representatives of authority"
ACLU Says NSA Surveillance Unconstitutional, Has "Chilling Effect"
Latest court motion in ongoing lawsuit
Military Jury Considering Death Penalty For Fort Hood Shooter
Not putting up a fight in sentencing
NYPD Labels Mosques as Terrorist Organizations So It Can Spy On Them Without Specific Evidence
NYPD can target anyone who attends a mosque labeled as such for an investigation without further evidence
Alec Baldwin Confronts Photographer on Street, Photographer Calls Cops
don't put in the pig picture by mistake
Passenger on Rapper 2Chainz' Tour Bus Waved Constitution Around During Attempted Police Search
Police got to search the bus eventually anyway
Rapper's Associate Waved Around Constitution During Stop of Tour Bus
Cops eventually towed the bus to a police lot, got a search warrant, and arrested 2 Chainz and his entourage
5 Deceptions From Obama About NSA Surveillance
President Obama's statements don't plant him in the reality-based community
Crafter of UK Terrorism Act Says it Was Misused on Miranda
Only supposed to be used on actual potential terrorists
Facebook Releases Government Requests Report
Finally details how frequently countries request information from users
The Government's Latest Attack on Civil Liberties
As if "VIPR" squads and "BOSS" surveillance weren't worrisome enough.
UN Reminds the US it is Illegal To Spy on Diplomats
Der Spiegel reported that the NSA had spied on diplomats at the United Nations
Facebook Announces Introduction of Shared Albums
Different users will be able to add to the same album
