ACLU Agrees With Santa Fe Mayor That Gay Marriage is Legal in New Mexico
The law is gender-neutral
Civil Liberties
Today Rand Paul and Pat Leahy Introduced a Bill to Fix Our Atrocious Federal Mandatory Minimum Laws
The bill isn't a panacea, but it is a long overdue step in the right direction.
France Considers Repealing Prostitution Restrictions
Whoah ... Making life easier doesn't come naturally for the French
Prominent Congressman Backs Off Data Retention Proposal
Did that sound a little police state-y?
Cop Gets Probation for Severely Beating Man in a Bar
You or I might not have got off so easy
Pope Francis Has Voiced Support for Civil Unions
As a cardinal, proposed them as an alternative to gay marriage
Albuquerque Promises Taxes Won't Go Up After $10.3 Million Judgment in Police Shooting Case
Self-insurance means taxpayers are on the hook anyway
Boy Arrested for Prank Call that Led to School Lockdown
Told 911 there was a gunman and that people had been shot
Court Strikes Down Casket Licensing Regulations in Louisiana
Monks beat funeral home protection laws
Colo. Governor Signs Gun-Control Regs Into Law
Background checks expanded and magazine sizes limited
NY Prosecutor Seeks Release of Man Falsely Imprisoned for Rabbi's Murder
Convicted and jailed more than 20 years ago
Santa Fe Mayor Says Gay Marriage Legal in New Mexico
Confusion as state laws don't address it to either allow it or ban it
Kentucky Man Ordered Not to Say "Bingo" for Six Months
Can he tell the judge to shove it?
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.
Total Abortion Ban Possible in North Dakota
Because pissing off the socially tolerant is what GOP lawmakers do
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
