British MPs Push for Press Regulation
Murdoch scandals have lawmakers rattled
Civil Liberties
Massive Anti-Government Protest Planned in Argentina
The increasingly authoritarian government is losing support
FEMA Closes Due To Weather, NYC Buildings Department Preventing People From Returning Home
They're from the government and they're here to help
Immigration Reform Back on D.C. Agenda
GOP gets the message that pissing-off new arrivals is unwise
Student Pleads Guilty After Distributing "How-To" Rape Flier
Certainly tasteless, but would seem to constitute free speech
Court Says Mass Detention of Motorists is OK
Dozens were handcuffed and held at gunpoint while the Gestapo ... err ... police looked for a bank robber
BBC Banned Space Signals Over Content Fears
Martians can be just vile in their everyday speech
Civil Liberties Did Well at the Ballot Box
From legal grass to revising three strikes, good news
Florida Officer Fired After Video Shows Beating
Attacked and choked man outside Sarasota nightclub
Election's Over, Can We Focus on the Wars Now?
Barack Obama tried to extend the war in Iraq, has more troops in Afghanistan than Bush did, and is ordering drone strikes at a dizzying pace.
After Blocking Ban, Minn. Activists Look to Legalize Gay Marriage
Efforts to join other states may gain steam now
LA Council Approves ID Cards for Illegal Immigrants
Will help them open bank accounts, use libraries, and will have debit card features
ACLU Suing to Block California Proposition 35
Proposition requires sex offenders to provide information on their Internet accounts to police
Bradley Manning Offers to Plead Guilty of Lesser Offenses
Accused by the government of leaking information to Wikileaks
Microsoft Wants to Use Cameras to Spy on Customers
Filed a patent that would use cameras to detect whether user paid for content being viewed, be it on a TV or a smartphone
Four More Years for the Unwitting Authoritarian
Obama is the least skilled president since Jimmy Carter, but he is far more menacing.
Gunmaker Stocks Surge on Obama's Re-Election
Everybody's anticipating a surge of purchases to beat the control-freakery
First Amendment Challenge to CA's New Sex-Offender Rule
Ballot measure severely restricts Internet use for registered sex offenders, no matter how dubious their designation
Chinese Activists Notice Differences Between U.S. and Chinese Elections
Envious of American-style democracy
Kansas Upholds Ban on Sex Between Teacher, Adult Students
30-year-old choir teacher charged with relationship with 18-year-old
Gay Marriage Wins Support in all Four States Voting on the Matter
Marry all the dudes! (or ladies, if that's your thing)
Thinly Disguised Measure to Restrict Political Freedom Fails, Better Disguised Measure to Restrict Sexual Freedom Passes
Proposition 32 loses, Proposition 35 wins.
DEA Responds to Legal Weed in Colorado and Washington: "Enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged"
Despite the passage of ballot initiatives in Washington and Colorado legalizing recreational marijuana, "the Drug Enforcement Administration's enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged," a DEA spokesperson told Reason this morning.
Seattle Settles Lawsuit Over Beating, Tasing of Mentally Disabled Man for $34,000
The going rate for civil rights violations is in the five figures
Hearing Set for Innocence of Muslims Filmmaker
Accused of violating his parole conditions by using an alias
Spain's Constitutional Court Upholds Same Sex Marriage Law
A good day for same sex marriage on both sides of the pond
Supreme Court Takes on Drug-Sniffing Dogs
A cop with an accommodating canine can search whatever he wants.
California Approves Three Strikes Reform
Third strike will have to be of a serious or violent nature to trigger life sentence
Gay Marriage Recognition Legalized in Maryland, Maine
First time same-sex marriage approved through a public vote
