Civil Liberties
Texas Senate Drops 20-Week Abortion Ban
Did approve tougher restrictions on abortion providers
NSA Chief Says Surveillance Programs Have Foiled 50 Terrorist Plots
Including a plan to detonate a bomb on Wall Street
Today Marks Julian Assange's One Year Anniversary at Ecuador's Embassy in the UK
Wikileaks founder says he will stay even if charges against him in Sweden are dropped
Biden Accepts White House Push for Gun Control Reform Has Faltered
Post-Newtown gun control bill didn't make it to Obama's desk
House Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban Bill Mostly Along Party Lines
Will not make it out of the Senate
Google Asking FISA Court for Permission To Publish Data Requests From the Government
Facebook and Apple also hoping to disclose information about government requests
NSA Chief to FBI Deputy Director, 'Tell Your Boss I Owe Him Another Friggin' Beer'
Hot mic moment at end of House Intelligence Committee hearing
Protests Continue in Brazil
Most peaceful protesters not happy with public services and corruption as well as plans for the soccer World Cup and Olympics
Developed Nations See Majority Support for Gay Marriage
More wealth, more education, more tolerance
CA Gun Sales at Record Level Last Year
Would-be gun banners are the best sales people
Man Sues Police After Multiple Traffic Stops, Taser Assault
Says the officer had it in for him
Polls Find Public Wariness, Ignorance, of NSA Surveillance
Most people think its bigger than officials admit
Google Fighting to Lift FISA Court Gag Orders
Challenging on First Amendment grounds to release number of people affected
Performance Artist Inspires Silent Protests in Turkey
Uncertain whether he's among the arrested
Americans Increasingly Say White House Is Behind IRS Targeting
Political dirty tricks
NSA Scandal: How Leaks Advance Liberty and Resist Tyranny
Using technology to keep the government in check.
911 Caller Pleads Guilty to False Report That Led to Police Shooting of Unarmed Teenager
Prosecutor previously declined to press involuntary manslaughter charges; caller will now spend 90 days in jail
Slow Pace of Executions Moves States To Dump or Reform Death Penalty
Some are "streamlining" appeals to fast-track state killings
International Coalition Demands NSA Respect Communications Privacy
Good luck with that
Russian Lawmakers Pass Ban on Adoption by Gay Couples
In response to France legalizing gay marriage
Judge Orders Feds to Provide NSA Phone Records for Robbery Case
Defendant wants to use information to prove innocence
5 Alarming Things We Should Have Already Known About the NSA, Surveillance, and Privacy Before Ed Snowden
A few reminders about the general state of surveillance and privacy in the U.S.A.
Turkish Government Targets Social Media for Restrictions
Censorship will stop citizen activism, right?
NYPD Faces Lawsuit Over Massive Surveillance of Muslims by Demographics Unit
NYPD official's admitted no lead was ever connected to an actual terrorist plot
Intel Committee Blocks Ex-Staffer from Talking to Press About Oversight
This is not classified information
Tech Companies Rush to Show Transparency Amid Scandal
Don't want to be seen as government servants
NSA Director Says Surveillance Program Has Thwarted 50 Terror Plots
At least 10 targeting the United States
NYC Sued over Muslim Surveillance Program
New York Civil Liberties Union declares it unconstitutional religious profiling
Russian Gays Call for Boycott of Winter Olympics
Warn that members of the LGBT community will not be safe there
