Iowa Legislators Considering "Cousins' Law"
Would implement mass new media alerts in the event of a child being abducted
Civil Liberties
Gunmen Kills Women's Activist in Afghanistan
Najia Seddiqi was shot dead only four months after her predecessor was assassinated
South Korea Welcomes Volunteers in the Fight Against Porn
So-called "Nuri Cops" search the web for pornography
Morsi Grants Army Power to Arrest
Referendum on the draft constitution still scheduled to go ahead on Saturday
Targeted By Argentine Government, Independent Media Company Wins Round in Court
It won't be muzzled by authoritarian officials, yet
Court: Unlicensed Coin Dealers Can't Be Prosecuted in Ohio
Blocks a free speech-defying interpretation of law
Court: Enforcing Motorcycle Helmet Laws With Roadblocks Is Fine
Cuz jamming up the road isn't hazardous at all
Would-Be U.K. Press Regulator Wants Online Curbs
Smacking down free speech wherever it raises its head
Supreme Court Review of Prop. 8 Could Have Huge Implications
Based on question of whether marriage access is a fundamental right
Parents Face Felony Charges for Sending Child to Wrong School District
Maybe if the money followed the student instead ...
The Libertarian Gay Marriage Paradox
How opening up marriage regulations will help make the case for eliminating them
California Sues Airline over Mobile App
Doesn't have privacy notice in a place the state wants it to be. Also: the state needs money.
Supreme Court to Take Up Gay Marriage Cases
Both California and federal laws under review
Hazmat Crew Brought In to Florida High School Over Mercury Thermometer
A student brought in a mercury thermometer for an assignment about the periodic table and the school panicked as if he brought in plutonium
NYCLU Challenges Constitutionality of Solitary Confinement
Says the "most severe" punitive measure used in America is used aa a "tool of first resort" for discipline
This Just In: Barack Obama Wasn't Actually Secretly Planning to End the Drug War
Another campaign illusion shatters.
Chinese Nobel Literature Winner OK With State Censorship
Compared it with airport security checks
China Furious Over Remarks on Tibet From American Official
Outraged at the suggestion that government polices might have something to do with self-immolations
Here's How the Obama Administration Is Considering Responding to Legal Pot in Colorado and Washington
The Obama administration is preparing for an all-out legal battle.
PA Court Decision Slams Asset Forfeiture
The decision could set new, more restrictive standards for the practice
Scalia No Fan of Landmark Libel Decision
Claims the founders didn't intend to let the press have free rein, and Sullivan was a mistake
Europe's Cloud Data Vulnerable to U.S. Government's Reach
Continental privacy laws are no shield against snoopy Americans
Egyptian Media Close Websites To Protest Repressive New Constitution
Not so much protection for free speech in that document
In Tacoma, Challenging Tickets Requires Paying Camera-Company Travel Expenses
So a representative can show up in court, you see
NZ Spy Scandal Triggers Lawsuit, Court Order To Reveal International Surveillance
Big frigging repercussions from a bungled copyright case
