Girl Shot by Taliban Returns to School
In Birmingham, which is a tad safer than Pakistan
Civil Liberties
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
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
Cops Can't Continue Traffic Stops Without Cause, Says Utah Court
No endless fishing expeditions
Medical Test Sends TSA Swarming Chicago Train
Nuclear stress test mistaken for terrorist menace
Hillary Clinton Endorses Gay Marriage, Because She Has Gay and Lesbian Friends, and Principles
In a video for the Human Rights Campaign
CO Gays and Lesbians Uncertain About Civil Union Impact
It's sort of marriage-y, but not quite
Immigrant Grandmother Gets Hearing After a Year and a Half Behind Bars
Due process, how do it work?
RNC Wants GOP to Stop Pissing Off Gays, Immigrants, Young People
Party leaders call for more "tolerance," though report is more about messaging and tactics than positions
Growing Number of States Act To Block Federal Gun Laws
Several threaten to jail anybody trying to enforce them
