Civil Liberties
Indian Anti-Corruption Activist Threatens Sit-In Protest Outside Police Station
Showing support for jailed cartoonist
Study: Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Hasn't Hurt Military
"The repeal of DADT has had no overall negative impact on military readiness or its component dimensions, including cohesion, recruitment, retention, assaults, harassment or morale."
L.A.'s Porn Condom Law to Be Enforced by Parks, Arts Committee?
Will they complain about the plots while on set?
Ninth Detainee Death at Gitmo
Former hunger striker found unconscious in cell. He had not yet been charged with any crimes.
Australia Plans Social Media Restrictions
It's all to save us from trolls and harassment, of course
Party Conventions Squeezed Out Free Speech
If there was one part of America Democrats and Republicans didn't celebrate at their conventions, it was the First Amendment
Social Security Numbers Still Make Medicare Cards Risky
The government knows the practice is dangerous, but change is hard
FBI Paid Bombing Sting Target
They offered him a grand per month in martyrdom payments if he would just blow himself up
LAPD To Hold Public Meetings Over Forceful Arrests
Cops seem a little too ... enthusiastic about thumping their employers
Ease of Cell-Phone Tracking Revealed in Data Requests
Your phone is a tracking beacon
Shooting of Unarmed Man Triggers Lawsuit Against Police
Police contend the car in which Dustin Dugan was sitting could be considered a weapon
Ticket for Protest Sign Sparks Lawsuit
City inspector said free speech isn't allowed on public property
Cops Shoot Fleeing, Handcuffed Man
After a few doughnuts, chasing a suspect can be dangerous, you know
More are Afraid of Domestic Attacks Than Foreign Terrorists
Almost eleven years after 9/11/2001
France's Richest Man to Sue Newspaper
Liberation Daily ran with the headline, "Get lost, you rich idiot!" after Bernard Arnault announced his intention to seek Belgian citizenship
Tattoos Are Protected By First Amendment, Says AZ Court
Couple that wanted to open tattoo parlor who had their permit denied claimed their rights were being violated
Colorado Shooter May Have Chosen Theater Because of its Gun Policy
Cinemark Century 16 Theater in Aurora, Colorado banned guns
Maryland Official Drops Bid to Silence Baltimore Ravens Player
Emmett C. Burns Jr. wrote to the owner of the Ravens to aks him to stop Brendon Ayanbadejo from speaking on gay rights
Cambodia Deports Pirate Bay Co-Founder
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is wanted in Sweden for copyright violations
Gun Pointed At SC Congressman
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) was confronted by a constituent outside a church
Obama Administration Preparing to Use Executive Order to Enact Cybersecurity Legislation
Move to bypass Congress
Alligators, Dragons Seized in Brooklyn Raid
Exotic animals are heavily regulated in New York City
NJ Cop Who Shot Man in the Back Cleared of Wrongdoing
The Paterson police officer says he saw the man holding a firearm during a street dispute and said he moved in for a clear shot, hitting him in the back
India Charges Cartoonist With Sedition Over Anti-Corruption Doodle
The world's largest democracy still has a lot to learn
DOJ: Florida Improperly Placing Disabled Kids in Nursing Homes
The Justice Department says the move is unnecessary and violates the Americans with Disabilities Act
Brad Pitt: Mom's Wrong on Obama, Same-Sex Marriage Inevitable
The father of his fiancee Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, is also not a fan of Obama