Civil Liberties
Bastiat Prize Finalists Announced
Awards for journalists who best explain the importance of freedom
Hershey School Settles HIV Bias Case
Boarding school to pay $700,000 to teen for denying enrollment
Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Tough Re-election Battle
Immigration-rights activists see an opportunity to bounce America's most thuggish lawman from office
MA Voters To Decide Right-To-Die
It would only be the third state to allow physician-assisted suicide
New York City Approves Large Soda Ban, So Drink 'Em If You've Got 'Em
The Nanny State wins another round
Vietnam Targets Dissident Blogs
The government isn't quite ready to sign on to the whole concept of public criticism
Another Indian Cartoonist in Legal Trouble
Hey, India, there's this thing called "free speech" ...
Young Immigrant to Australia Gets Cash for Illegal Detention
Looks like the U.S. isn't the only country to screw with new arrivals
Dallas Cop Suspended For Busting Biker Over Videorecording
If you're going to behave badly, don't do it in front of a camera
Dragging Elderly Woman Out of Car is OK, Says Police Chief
She didn't produce her license quickly enough
Google Caught Between Blasphemy and Free Speech Over Anti-Muslim Movie
Don't be evil, or spineless
Tennessee Court: Cop Testimony Beats Videotape Evidence in Speeding Case
You know what you can do with your videotape
A Victory for Freedom: Judge Permablocks Indefinite Detention Provision of NDAA
The Congress passed, and the president signed into law, a provision that would allow the military to detain anyone in the world indefinitely. America!
Maine Man Says Life Ruined After Arrest on Prostitution Charges
Consensual sex in exchange for currency is illegal in much of the land of the free
Guantanamo Judge: No to Televised Trial
Rejects a bid by defense attorneys in the USS Cole bombing trial
What If November Changes Nothing?
What if the principal parties' candidates for president really agree more than they disagree?
Muslim Group Bans Daily Caller from Attending Press Event
Called them a hate group, not a media outlet, Daily Caller says.
YouTube Blocks Muhammad Movie Trailer Video
Anger over video blamed for deadly attacks in Libya
Russian TV Claims Exiled Tycoon Behind Pussy Riot
Alleges he's funding the band to destabilize Russian culture
Parent Protests Student Location Tracking
Electronically stalking the kids? It's creep-tastic.
Gay Marriage Has Strong Support in Washington, Even in Minnesota
Marriage equality is suddenly winning at the polls
Pro-Pot Ruling Reversed by Montana Supreme Court
There's no fundamental right to use something that's illegal, says the court, which sort of begs the question
Utah City Sued Over Speech Restrictions
Officials seem oddly hostile to any views that might clash with Mormon doctrine
New Research Challenges Rationale for Government DNA Collection
Officials have said they're just gathering junk DNA, but scientists say there's no such thing
Report Describes Brutal Mess in Los Angeles Jails
Deputies are accused of operating like gangsters
U.S. Hostage Has Urged Netanyahu to Comply With Al Qaeda's Demands
Warren Weinstein has been held for over a year in Pakistan
DC Officials Ban Drink
You will no longer be able to order a Marion Berry's Dirty Asian Summer Punch from The Pug
Russian PM Wants Pussy Riot Members Freed
Dmitry Medvedev says having the three women in prison is "unproductive"
Filmmaker Who Shot Video that Sparked Violence in Libya and Egypt Remains Defiant
Sam Bacile, now in hiding, calls Islam a cancer
