Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino and Jamie Foxx redress the horrors of American slavery.
Civil Liberties
Lockdown in New Delhi over Rape-Related Protests
Angry demonstrators want city made safer for women
2012: From Arab Spring to Early Winter
From Egypt to Syria to Russia, reactionary forces are on the rise.
Faulty FBI Crime Lab Procedures May Have Filtered to States
Errors in methods behind hair analysis could have impacted thousands of cases
Gun Restrictions Have Always Bred Defiance, Black Markets
For reasons of their own, most people, in many countries, defy anti-gun laws
Pakistani Mob Burns Man Alive Accused of Desecrating Koran
30 have been arrested for the murder
Appeals Court Freezes Ban on Gay Cure Therapy
Cannot be enforced while constitutionality of legislation is under review
Swiss President Hints at Surrender on Financial Privacy
May automatically share banking data with other predatory governments
Rand Paul Slams McCain Over Removal of Protections Against Detention
Says the former presidential-wannabe stripped it out of the NDAA in conference committee
Domestic Partnership For Same-Sex Couples Upheld in WI
It's not marriage, but it's something
Cop Fired After College Student Releases Video of Illegal Search
Welcome to YouTube!
NDAA, Including Indefinite Detention, Passes Senate
Called an "abomination" by Senator Paul
NDAA Passes House, Senate By Wide Margins, Amicus Brief Filed by Descendants of Interned Japanese-Americans on 68th Anniversary of Korematsu Decision
Despite efforts to amend it, a provision allowing indefinite detention remains.
MO Lawmakers Plan To Allow Concealed-Carry at Schools
One of the few constructive proposals, so far
Cop Pepper-Sprays, Brutalizes Man With Down Syndrome
The victim's family is not so happy
LAPD, DEA Find Themselves on Opposite Sides of Thin Blue Line
DEA drags feet as LAPD tries to investigate death of drug arrest suspect
New York Sentences Petty Criminals to Sandy Relief
There's nothing like pressed labor for that feeling of community spirit
Despite Opposition, 3D Printer Project Moves Toward Making Gun Restrictions Unenforceable
And render control freaks impotent
Warrant Requirement for Email Searches Stripped From Federal Legislation
Fighting snoopiness is an uphill battle
Student's Plan to Dress Up as Santa for School Freaks Out Authorities
Let's just avoid anything resembling a "surprise," no matter how innocuous, for the time being
Group Hails End of Drug War in Full-Page Ad
Sends thanks to voters in Colorado and Washington State
California Lawmakers Aim to Restrict Gun Rights
Golden State legislators join the gun control chorus in the wake of Sandy Hook.
DEA Refuses to Cooperate with LAPD over Death Investigation
Drug suspect apparently injured in DEA bust, but agents won't answer questions
Sacramento Officer Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Elderly Woman
Being held on $1 million bail
Judge Rules Alabama Cannot Segregate Prisoners with HIV
Says it violates federal disabilities laws
NRA Calls for Armed Officers in Every School
Holds press event but doesn't take questions
California Judges In Uproar Over New Ethics Rules
Ruling urges them to limit their free speech in certain kinds of lobbying
Italian Conviction of Google Executives Over YouTube Video Overturned
The executives were convicted for not removing a video showing bullying fast enough; it was taken down two hours after authorities alerted Google
NRA News Conference Scheduled For This Morning
NRA's executive director expected to speak at 10:45
Grand Jury in Las Vegas Decides Against Indicting Cop Who Shot Unarmed Disabled Gulf War Vet to Death
Police union praises the decision
