Civil Liberties
Veteran Chicago Cop Charged with Having Sex with Prisoner, Bribery
The twenty-eight year member of Chicago's police force is accused of having sex with a prisoner he promised he'd release from lock up
2 More Somali Journalists Killed, Total Up to 15 This Year
One was gunned down, the other beheaded as Somalia's first government in two decades settles into Mogadishu
Swiss Reject Burqa Ban
Rejection of the proposed ban was passed by ninety three votes to eighty seven in parliament
Surveillance Has Grown Under Obama
DOJ electronic surveillance has jumped sixty-four percent since 2009
Shooter in Minneapolis Kills 4 Then Himself
Man who carried out the shooting had allegedly just been laid off from the company where the shooting took place
Containing Violence is Expensive
Costs of the direct and indirect effects of violence are equivalent to the UK's GDP
"Innocence of Muslims" Filmmaker Not Granted Bail
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula is being held for violating terms of his probation from an arrest in 2011
Amnesty Wants Sweden To Promise No Extradition for Assange
It seems like a reasonable request
Gun-Rights Group Sees End of Restrictions in 3D Printing
Proliferation of the technology would make gun laws a joke
Long Arm of the Law Reaches Out to Innocence of Muslims Filmmaker
Probation violation brings him into federal custody
Anti-Islam Filmmaker Arrested for "Probation Violation"
Yeah. It's all about probation issues.
Groups Join Court Challenge to FISA
Lawyers, gun (owners) and money - the shit has hit the fan
CT Officers Face Growing List of Civil Rights Charges
Sgt. John Miller and "Miller's Boys" in trouble for excessive force
Boston PD Store License Plate Tracking Data for "Intelligence"
Your trips up Route 1 to the Golden Banana? They know.
EU Proposes Draconian Scheme Targeting Online Terrorism
It bans hyperlinks to suspect material and obligates private companies to erase supposedly objectionable content
Third Officer Charged in Kelly Thomas Beating Death
Charged with involuntary manslaughter and use of excessive force
Brazil Releases Google Head Detained over Political Videos
Google also ordered to block access to Innocence of Muslims video there
Huge Increase in US Warrantless Electronic Surveillance
New documents released after months of litigation
UK Meets with Ecuador over Assange
Embassy wants to know if Wikileaks founder could seek medical treatment without being arrested
Manufacturer Won't Sell Drug for Use in Executions
Setback for states looking for alternatives to other drugs that companies have stopped selling to them
Gov. Brown Signs Bills Blocking Colleges, Employers from Seeking Social Media Passwords
Announces it through social media channels
Mass. Gov.: Charges Likely in State Drug Lab Scandal
Chemist altered test results, forged signatures for about two to three years, affecting tens of thousands of cases
Police OT for Anaheim Protests Cost $1.7 Million
That's a whole lot of disproportional response.
French Minister Issues Warning to Extremists
Will not hesitate to expel those who are a threat to national security
"Innocence of Muslims" Actress Sues Filmmaker
Wants the clip of the film taken off Youtube
Kiwi Prime Minister Apologizes to Megaupload Founder For Spying
Perhaps an example other world leaders could learn from
Snoop Dogg on Son's Marijuana Use: Learning From the Master
Let's just legalize it already
US Building Secrecy Regime, Assange Tells UN
Ecuador sponsored the message from Assange to world leaders gathered in New York
Cable News Pundit Arrested Vandalizing Anti-Muslim Ad
Said it was free speech, visibly bemused cop doesn't seem to understand why she'd ask why she was being arrested
Minnesota Gay Marriage Ballot Initiative May Be Most Expensive Yet
Millions donated to the efforts to pass and vote down an amendment banning gay marriage on Minnesota's ballot this November
US to Ease Sanctions on Burma
Or Myanmar, as its called by the military regime that's ruled there for decades
British Judge Tells Burglars That Getting Shot is a Risk They Take
That's common sense in the U.S., but a major policy shift over there
Police-Custody Homicide Ruling Upsets Milwaukee
Revised determination comes over a year after the 22-year-old's death
Palm Beach County Backs Off Dubious Wiretapping Case
Prosecutor admitted original charges were politically motivated
