OH Court OKs Breaking Down House Door Over Traffic Signal
Hot pursuit of a ... misdemeanor?
Civil Liberties
Congressional Award for Vietnamese-American Activist After Months in Communist Prison
Went to Vietnam to promote democracy
IL Freed Man From Prison, But State Won't Clear His Record
He's still punished by a record of murder convictions that prosecutors couldn't prove
New Orleans Police Deny Wrongdoing in Attack on Teens
Nobody died, so by Big Easy standards, this was small stuff
Companies Say They Can Strip Personal Data from Shared Cybersecurity Info
But will the government let them?
3D Printing Casts Growing Shadow Over Gun Control Proposals
Threatens to render laws utterly unenforceable
Officer Charged With Threatening Ex-Wife's Boyfriend
He engaged in a little B&E to issue the threat
US Provides Drones to Speech-Suppressing United Arab Emirates
Cashing in on tools that will undoubtedly be used to spy on and detain political opposition
Sheriff's Planned Drone Purchase Faces Opposition
Drones intended for surveillance use
Mississippi Officially Ratifies 13th Amendment
Actually ratified the anti-slavery amendment in 1995, but didn't file the paperwork
UN Says There Has Been a 20 Percent Increase of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan
Despite falling number of civilian casualties as a whole
Pistorius Claims He Thought Girlfriend Was an Intruder
Reeva Steenkamp died after being shot by the South African runner
Survey Suggests Yes, Liberals Tend to Be Hypocrites on Obama Policies
"Obama cue" affects support on issues ranging from the president's kill list to healthcare.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Drug-Sniffing Dogs
Unanimous decision says that dogs signaling alerts amounts to probable cause.
Malian Authorities Investigating Alleged Abuses Committed by Government Soldiers
There have been reports of torture and killing
Anonymous Speculators Worry There's a Mass Murder Score Leaderboard Out There
Maybe some folks are projecting when they suspect Adam Lanza blurred the distinction between video games and real life
Penn State Bars Will Not Sell Alcohol on Feb. 23
Will be paid $5,000 each by a partnership in an attempt to stop binge drinking on "State Patty's Day"
Lawyers in Last Ditch Effort to Save the Life of "Mentally Retarded" Inmate in Georgia
Warren Hill is scheduled to be executed this evening
Chicago's Top Cop Calls Gun Owners "Corrupt" For Lobbying Their Representatives
Garry McCarthy once used his badge to try to get a relative out of a traffic ticket
Texas Teen Sued Claiming Parents Were Forcing Her to Get Abortion
Can have the baby after agreement reached in court
Aquino's Philippines Becoming Police State
Talks civil liberties while acting to curtail them
Virginia Pizzeria Offers 15 Percent Off for Gun Owners
Right to self-defense under fire in American politics
Proposed Gun Law Bans and Exempts Different Models of the Same Rifles
"It would seem to be random, bordering on throwing darts at a dart board," says industry expert
Let Consumers Make Their Own Choices About Sugary Drinks
The Center for Science in the Public Interest asks the government to go after soda and juice. What happened to the group's recent nod to empowered consumers?
Tennessee Cops Harass Old Lady After Mistaking Buckeye Bumper Sticker for Pot Leaf Bumper Sticker
If you thought the war on drugs couldn't get any dumber, then you aren't using your imagination.
U.S. Immigration Officials Set High Deportation Numbers as a Goal
So much for the administration being immigration-friendly
FBI Uses "Community Outreach" To Gather Intelligence
Getting chummy with the feebs was probably never a good idea anyway
Police Department Sued Over Illegal Raid
The raiding officers already face unrelated corruption charges
White House Faces Growing Pressure Over Drone Rules
Unilateral death from the sky makes some people nervous
Israelis Question Censorship After Death of Prisoner
The Internet makes old policies unenforceable
Congressman Wants Drone Surveillance To Require a Warrant
Probable cause would be required to peek at non-public areas
High School Newspaper Confiscated After Embarrassing Administration
It pointed to poor communication over security
Chicago's Restrictive Laws and High Crime an Odd Backdrop for Obama's Gun Control Plea
You, too, can live in a dangerous police state
