Civil Liberties
Florida Deputy Given Written Reprimand For Obscenity, Death Threat-Laden Tirade
In the course of investigating someone for causing a disturbance, natch
France Moving Toward Legalizing Euthanasia
Medical ethics council handed down decision
Man Freed on Bond While Waiting For Third Murder Re-Trial
Accused of a 1990 murder in rural Missouri
NYC Teachers' Pension Fund Divests from Gun Manufacturers
Pulling $13.5 million invested in five companies
Dorner Manhunt Reveals Police Contempt for Public Safety
It's sad when people are more worried about the police than they are about a murderer on the loose.
Illinois Likely to Be Next to Recognize Gay Marriage
Maybe they can use the additional sales tax revenue from weddings to fix the state's pension crisis
Ex-LAPD Cop on Dorner: "took longer than I thought it would for something like this to happen"
Says manifestos on racism in the force not unusual
Wayne LaPierre Accuses Obama of Political Fraud
Comments made in response to State of the Union
Man Arrested in Connection to Threat Made on California State Senator
Leland Yee, a gun control advocate, received a letter that outlined which weapons would be used to kill him
Cornel West Calls Obama a War Criminal
Says The chickens are coming home to roost" while discussing the CIA's drone program
FAA Requesting Six Drone Testing Sites
Also release plan that outlines a plan they claim will protect the privacy of citizens
Wrongful Convictions Have D.C. Officials Making Changes
Trying to lock up fewer innocent people
Unions Look to Stalk Their Way into Our Hearts. Don't Try to Stop Them, Because You Can't.
Labor protesters get exemptions from harassment laws in several states
Online Freedom Gives Way to Internet Censorship in Asia
Once vibrant online presences are fading
Clark County Schools Stop Filtering Gay, Alternative Religion Websites
They really thought that would fly?
Australia Tells Customs Officers To Snitch on Each Other's Off-Duty Activities
So, it's no better downunder, then
Iceland Considers Wide-Ranging Internet Censorship To Block Pornography
It's for the children, of course
Governments Increasingly Target Speech on the Internet
2012 was a rough year, unless you're a tech-savvy despot
Illinois Senate Expected to Vote Today on Gay Marriage Recognition
Valentine's Day may get sweeter for some
Unions Seek Exemptions from Anti-Stalking Laws
Some states allow them to physically attempt to intimidate people and interfere with business
Would Hayek Have Approved Obamacare?
George Mason's Erik Angner on the libertarian economist's mostly unacknowledged support for redistribution.
Rand Paul: Support for Drone Program "Very Scary"
Doesn't bode well for the idea of limited government authority, not to mention civil liberties
We Can't Confirm the Existence of the Program We've Been Bragging About
Drones and transparency.
Protests Greet Decision to Hire Gay Marriage Opponent to Write Superman
Orson Scott Card has made a lot of enemies
Report Blasts LA Child Protection Bureaucracy
Incompetence blamed for the deaths of 13 children
Some Developers Disturbed They Get Name, E-Mails of People Who Buy Their App Through Google
Privacy concerns cited, but doesn't it kind of make sense?
Privacy Advocates Ready to Fight CISPA Again
Desire to control internet remains strong in Washington
Former White House Communications Director: Fox News "Not-So-Loyal" Opposition
Free press a foreign concept to the president's apparatchiks
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Allowed to Skip Airport Security Checkpoint
Airport officials disapproved of special treatment, entire flight delayed while they were searched
