Civil Liberties
Scotland Yard Detective Convicted in Tabloid Scandal
Offered to sell information to News of the World about the phone-hacking investigation against them
Biden Promises Gun Control Recommendations Next Week
Why, a cynical person might conclude the current meetings were just to put an aura of consensus over proposals that were already written
4 Tactics Public Schools Are Using To Get Butts Behind Desks
School competition leads to surprising tactics to keep attendance from falling.
Teacher Talked Calif. School Shooter into Surrendering
One student shot. A second shot at but missed.
Court Seems Likely to Defer to Gov't on Bin Laden Photo Ban
Censorship okay if government argues bad things might happen
NRA Remains Popular, Powerful Among Americans
Authoritarian political elites face a vast cultural divide
Twitter Refuses French Demand To Unmask Racist User
Says it's subject only to U.S. jurisdiction
Anonymous Asks U.S. To Recognize Cyberattacks as Legitimate Protests
Probably not gonna fly
With States Resisting Compliance, Feds Extend Real ID Deadline
But this time, they really, really mean it
Judge Slaps Feds Over Secret Evidence for No-Fly List
Must stop "persistent and stubborn refusal" to follow the law
NRA President: Journal News, Gawker"s Publication of Gun Owner Lists Attempt at Demonization
You know who else made lists?
Low Expectations for Biden-NRA Talks
NRA wasn't even invited until Biden started meeting with other groups
Apple, Facebook, Microsoft Working on Privacy Initiative for App Developers
Will be run by a trade association for app developers
California Attorney General Issues "Privacy Recommendations" for Mobile Developers
Might want to focus on privacy violations by the state instead
5 Facts About Guns, Schools, And Violence
What every legislator - and citizen - needs to know.
14 Bloggers in Vietnam Convicted of Subversion
Were connected with banned pro-democracy movements
Prosecutors Say They Have Proof Bin Laden Received Manning Leaks
Say he received reports and cables private gave to WikiLeaks
ACLU Opposes School Choice Program in New Hampshire
Sues over tax credit program for scholarships that might go to religious schools
Maryland Considers Ending Capital Punishment
Part of talks as new legislative session begins
China Pledges to Loosen Controls over Newspaper
Agreement part of compromise to get reporters to return to work
Bradley Manning Trial Pushed Back to June
Defense still moving to dismiss charged due to lack of speedy trial
Ban on Coverage of Indian Gang Rape Trial Upheld
Judge says restraint on media is mandatory.
School Police Arrest Kids for Whatever they Want
Everything from false accusations of tagging to farting
Calif. Teachers Retirement Fund Looks to Divest from Firearm Companies
Has investments in company that manufactures gun used in Sandy Hook shooting
Kickstarter Campaigns Raised $319 Million in 2012
Funded everything from tech innovation to comedy shows
Sheriff Arpaio's Posse Arrives to Patrol Schools
No doubt kids feel safer, as long as they don't have brown skin
Judge Prevents Oakland Pot Dispensary Eviction
Determines Harborside operating within state and local laws
Marine's Letter To Feinstein Refusing To Register Guns Goes Viral
The vet gained support for flat-out saying he would defy the law
