Microsoft Leads in Government Data Requests at Up to 32,000 For Second Half of 2012
Apple, by comparison, says it received up to 5,000 requests in the first half of 2013
Civil Liberties
Fort Hood Shooter May Get More Time to Prepare Defense
Nidal Hasan wanted to claim defense of others, specifically Taliban fighters
Jewelry Store Owner Shoots, Kills Robbery Suspect in Newark
State looking to make strict gun laws even stricter
Yahoo Latest to Reveal U.S. Government Data Requests
Between 12 and 13 thousand requests in last 18 months, mostly for criminal investigations
Edward Snowden "Honored" To Be Called Traitor by Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney's a big reason this is all happening, he says
The Paradox of Habeas Corpus
Habeas corpus can be a check on executive power-but it can also legitimize it.
Turkish Government Threatens Troops To Suppress Protests
That should settle tensions
NSA Head Wants Companies Immunized From Liability Over Surveillance Collaboration
Zero accountability will make everything all right
Philadelphia PD Sued Over Arrest of Student Photographing Cops
It's legal to take snapshots, officers
Attorney General Holder Will 'Clarify' Testimony About Rosen Investigation
Will try to say something less perjury-ish
Excessive Force Leads to Firing, Suspension of Police Officers
Pretty lenient for battery
FBI Chief's Email Tracking Comments Draw New Attention
Hinted at real-time ability to peruse emails
Physicians, Ethicists, Urge Doctors To Refuse To Participate in Guantanamo Force-Feeding
Advised to refuse orders
Privacy Advocates See Chance To Red-Tape NSA Surveillance Into Oblivion
So, you had no public comment period on the Prism scheme?
Snowden Slams Obama Over Surveillance, Civil Liberties
The president is a disappointment all around
Cops Increasingly Trawl Through Driver's License Photos
Facial recognition software comes of age, and creepiness
Supreme Court Rules Fifth Amendment Has to Actually Be Invoked
Better brush up on those constitutional protections if you want to use them
Former NSA Whistleblowers Say Snowden Did the Right Thing
Going through channels did them no good
Pentagon Announces Schedule for Entry of Women into Combat Roles
Army Rangers in 2015 and Navy SEALs a year later
Snowden Promises to Reveal "Aggressively Criminal" U.S. Intelligence Gathering Methods
Truth's coming out, he says
Some Pro-Legalization Activists Opposed to Efforts to Build Marijuana Business Empire
Afraid of federal, voter backlash
Snowden: U.S. Government "Immediately and Predictability" Destroyed His Chances of a Fair Trial
By calling him a traitor
Former Teen Death Row Inmate Released From Prison
Paula Cooper was 15 when she and several other girls murdered a bible teacher
IRS Supervisor in DC Admits to Reviewing Tea Party Applications
Holly Paz says she was personally involved
Ohio Cop Lets Suspected Impaired Driver Drive Home a Block While He Follows; Police Chief Freaks Out
"Very bad judgement," says the police chief of the cop, who was suspended without pay for two days
Citizens and the State: The Problem Is Bigger Than You Think
The NSA scandal is the tip of the iceberg.
Brooklyn DA Will Have to Testify in Wrongful Conviction Case That Alleges Widespread Prosecutorial Misconduct
The district attorney Charles Hynes has been fighting the effort to testify under oath about his oversight of the DA's office
Department of Homeland Security Raids 7-11s in New York, Virginia Over Illegal Immigration
Part of investigation into human trafficking from Pakistan, identity theft, and money laundering, according to authorities
Holder: NSA Leaks Damaging to National Security, Leaker Will Be Held Accountable
When they say national security do they mean their own images?
Supreme Court: Arizona Can't Demand Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration
Federal standard can't be added to
Poll: 66 Percent OK With Obama Administration Collecting Internet Data
Well, that's reassuring
