In Step Toward "Halal" Internet, Iran Blocks Gmail
Sounds like a business opportunity for proxy operators
Civil Liberties
Assange Addresses UN, Charges Abuse of Bradley Manning
This isn't likely to improve his standing with American pols
Police-Monitoring Smartphone App, Courtesy of the ACLU
It even hides itself so cops are none the wiser
Supreme Court Demands Authorities Stop Recklessly Labeling Minorities as Terrorists
Sorry, Americans, this is India's Supreme Court, not yours
Insane Clown Posse Files Suit over FBI Juggalos Report
Want to know why FBI considers their fans a gang
Pro-Gay Marriage Ads Lack Actual Gays
Complex issue of who the ads are designed to appeal to
Arab League Calls for International Criminalization of Blasphemy
Because the world is responsible for not hurting people's feelings
Egypt Newspaper Fights Cartoons with Cartoons
The solution to bad speech ... yada, yada, yada.
Soldier Charged with Homicide After Shooting Soldier to Cure His Hiccups
Allegedly held gun up to try to scare hiccups away, but it went off
Gay Couple Sues over Use of Their Photo in Anti-Gay Mailer
Have no idea why or how their engagement photo ended up being used for political purposes
Journalist Arrested For Defacing Anti-Islam Poster
Apparently selective who should have the right to free speech that protects her job
Brazil Orders the Arrest of Google Executive
Internet giant refused to take down a video critical of a mayoral candidate
University of California to Pay $1 Million to Pepper-Sprayed Protesters
Each plaintiff will receive $30,000
Gingrich Comes Out Against Life Without Parole For Children
Part of his "Right on Crime" campaign
French Student Faces Thirty-Two Years in Prison
Arrested on terrorism charge after Labour Day rally
Friedersdorf on the Presidential Election: "To Hell with Them Both"
Obama's transgressions as president should be considered deal-breakers, he argues
Cyberbullying Law Threatens Student Speech in North Carolina
You can't say that about school officials on the Internet!
Louisiana Politicians Want Government to Have Power to Force Utility to Sell Assets
Big government Republicans like the state's senator David Vitter and its governor Bobby Jindal
Seattle Cops Shot 77-Year-Old Man with Alzheimer's After He Called 911
The man had called about suspicious noises he thought might be a prowler. The dispatcher explained a medical emergency was occurring in front of his house. The man said he had a gun and would use it on anyone trying to ente
U.K. Conservatives Call on U.S. Experts To Win Gay Marriage Support
They have to get the stick-in-the-muds with the program
Charged for Selling Raw Milk, Farmer Hopes for Jury Nullification
Do Wisconsin jurors have the big, brass ones of their New Hampshire counterparts?
Megaupload Chief May Have Been Subject to Long-Term Illegal Surveillance
This is still just a copyright case, folks
Computer-Rental Companies Spied on Customers
They logged keystrokes, took photos and harvested log-ins
Town Appeals Decision to Allow Lawsuit Over Deadly SWAT Raid to Move Forward
The officer's own testimony already exonerated him after all
Conservative Think Tank Proposes Guidelines for Domestic Drones
We're running out of people who don't think these things should be used with restraint
Plea Bargains Displace Trials, and Justice, in Federal Courts
Many figure that undeserved jail time is better than a draconian sentence if convicted
Suburban Mom Pleads Guilty to Moonlighting as Madam
Won't get additional jail time but could be deported
Pennsylvania State Troopers Discover that Pepper Spray Hurts People
It matters because it hurts them, too.
Brazil Judge Orders Arrest of Google Head over Political Videos
Videos on YouTube attacked mayoral candidate
Texas School Board Approves Cross-Gendered Student Paddlings
Are they aware of all the porn about this kind of stuff?
LA Man Found Innocent, Freed After Nearly 20 Years in Prison
Witness says LAPD pressured him into perjuring himself
Obama Challenges World Leaders to Tackle Muslim Violence
Maybe not pandering to it might set a good example, huh?
Spanish Parliament Braced for Protest
Riot police preparing for march dubbed "Occupy Congress"
