Civil Liberties
CT State Officials Offered Deal to Gun Maker Eight Days Before Sandy Hook Shooting
Wanted the manufacturer of the Bushmaster AR-15 to locate their headquarters in Connecticut
Sen. Feinstein Says She Won't "Play Dead" Over Assault Weapons Ban
The ban will not be part of the Senate Democrats' gun control bill
Obama's Cloak of Invisibility
How secrecy frustrates challenges to counterterrorism tactics
Politics Tangle Effort To Create NYPD Inspector General
The position would supposedly exercise independent oversight over abuses, so don't hold your breath
U.K. Government Hazy About Online Press Regulation
Nobody seems sure whether the new scheme applies to the Internet
Reid Says 'Assault Weapon' Ban Would Have Been Deal-Killer
They may still try to sneak it in through an amendment
Girl Shot by Taliban Returns to School
In Birmingham, which is a tad safer than Pakistan
Administration's Secret Surveillance Legal Guidance Sought
The opinion is secret, too
The Federalist Case Against the Defense of Marriage Act
The debate over gay marriage and federal power reaches the Supreme Court.
Nebraska Lawmaker Wants End to Pledge of Allegiance
Objects over reasons of racial injustice, not because it's creepy
Coloradan Legislators to Hear Testimony For Bill That Would Abolish the Death Penalty
Attempt to repeal the death penalty failed in 2009 by one vote
North Carolina Church Stops Holding Weddings
Will not resume until gay couples can marry in the state
Ohio Teen on Trial For School Shooting Swears at Families of Victims
Also wore t-shirt with the word "killer" scrawled across it
TSA Forced Wounded Marine to Remove Prosthetic Limbs
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) registered a complaint
MIT to Release Aaron Swartz Documents
Swartz killed himself in January, was facing charges for hacking into articles on a MIT archive
AIDS Group Behind LA Porn Condom Law Goes After First Studio
Somebody's about to get screwed. No, not like that.
Elizabeth Warren Attacks Republican for Being Soft on Pot
Scenes from the drug war in Massachusetts.
Coming Cyprus Bank Raid a Warning to Rest of Europe
Other countries received bailouts without being required to raid domestic bank accounts, may not happen again
Justice Department Wants More Surveillance Powers for E-Mail, Social Network Direct Messages
While saying its ok with some e-mail privacy fixes
Med Student, Teen Testify at NYC Stop and Frisk Trial
Ought to be a no-brainer in America
No Charges Against Texas Couple for Death of Adopted Russian Boy
Case used as justification for ban of adoptions in Russia
Support for Gay Marriage Reaches Record High
Latest poll has numbers up to 58 percent
La. Supreme Court to Hear School Vouchers Case Tuesday
Challenge over whether funds can be used for private schools
Justices Seem Skeptical of Arizona Voter ID Law
Is it trumped by federal voter registration guidelines?
CO Governor Gets 'Universal' Background Check Bill for Guns
Which will be almost universally ignored
Zimbabwe Police Defy Order To Release Civil Rights Attorney
What is this "rule of law"?
AZ Voter ID Law Goes to Supreme Court
Outcome could have wide impact on other states
