Civil Liberties
NM County Licenses Same-Sex Marriage Ahead of Legal Change
The state's AG plans no opposition
Miranda Detention Typical of U.K.'s Eroding Press Freedom
This isn't the first incident
Released Documents Confirm NSA Tapping of the Internet
So, basically, all of the official denials have been lies
Human Rights Watch: Liberian Police Act Like Predators
Steal from those they are supposed to protect
Teenager Charged With Animal Cruelty After 4chan Manhunt
Posted Vine video of himself kicking a cat
Bradley Manning Is Now Chelsea Manning
Confirms intent to live as a woman moving forward in prison
British High Court Limits the Inspection of Material Seized From Glenn Greenwald's Partner
Data can only be copied, shared, or inspected for national security reasons
Lawmakers Promise Additional Hearings in Wake of Most Recent NSA Revelations
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) calling for closing of loopholes that allow for warrantless searches of Americans' communications
76-Year-Old Nursing Home Patient Dies After Being Tasered by Cops
Man had knife to his own throat when police tasered him
The Vanishing Case for U.S. Aid to Egypt
What do we really gain from subsidizing the country?
The FISA Court Didn't Even Know NSA Was Collecting Some Domestic Communications
FISA Court memo release shows the overseeing agency didn't know all the details of how surveillance actually worked
Cops Once Again Overreact to Angry Tweet
A college student frustrated with the registrar's office vented online and shazam!
NYC Blames Carolinas for City's Thriving Firearms Black Market
It couldn't be New York's incredibly restrictive laws
Nonviolent Man Dies After Phoenix Police Taser Him on His Own Roof
His horrified neighbors recorded the incident
U.K. Government Insists Guardian's NSA Data Posed "Threat to National Security"
Even though destroying hard drives didn't destroy the widely disseminated data
Non-Profits Resist NY Law Requiring Donor Disclosure
They don't want their supporters targeted for retaliation
Guantanamo Defense Lawyer's Don't Want CIA Profiting From Trial Info
They're not being paid as intelligence gatherers
Georgia Deputies Disciplined After Invading Home, Abusing Family
Surely worthy of a slap on the wrist
Court Orders Release of Opinion Finding NSA Actions Unconstitutional
Heavily redacted, but still somewhat readable
Miss Universe Organization Says Russian Anti-Gay Laws Go Against Its Values, But Not Moving Out of Moscow
Activists pressing the group to leave Moscow
Stop and Frisk: How the Right Learned to Love Gun Control
If any other program had a 98 percent failure rate, conservatives would hold it up as a shining example of everything that's wrong with big government.
Beware of Warrior Cops
With the Drug War winding down, they're finding new excuses to use their military-grade toys.
NSA Reportedly Monitored All E-Mail, Text Communication in Salt Lake City Area During 2002 Olympics
For a period of six months around the event
Oakland Public Works Employee Allegedly Assaulted Man For Spitting Gum Into Trash Bin
Employee was using the trash bin to pick up leaves
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Threatens Arizona Militias: Could Get "30 Rounds Fired Into" Them
Arizona Minuteman pointed weapon at sheriff's deputy after mistaking him for a drug runner
20-Year-Old Charged After Allegedly Firing at Elementary School in Georgia
No one injured or killed
NSA Scandal Hurting Obama's Popularity Among Young Voters
USA Today/Pew Research poll shows that 60 percent of 18- to 29- year olds believe exposing surveillance programs served the public good
David Cameron Ordered Top Civil Servant To Try and Stop The Guardian Publishing Snowden Revelations
Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood got in touch with the newspaper
NSA Can Spy on 75 Percent of All US Internet Traffic
More than has been publicly acknowledged
