Civil Liberties
Police Lobby For Law Requiring Phone Companies to Store Text Messages for Two Years
What do you think this is, a free country?
Who Decides What a Drug Is For -- The Manufacturer or the Government?
Court rules you can't convict a salesman for recommending a medicine to doctors for purposes the FDA hadn't approved
Supreme Court: Feds Must Pay For Property They Inadvertently Flooded
It does amount to a temporary taking of the property, the high court rules
Turkey Orders TV Station to Pay Fine For Simpsons Blasphemy
Episode showed God taking orders from the devil
"Everyone in U.S. Under Virtual Surveillance" Says NSA Whistleblower
But it's for our safety, right?
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Pussy Riot Member Appeals Internet Ban on the Group's Videos
Yakaterina Samutsevich says mirror sites will be set up if Russian authorities reject her appeal
Taiwanese Students Demand Right to Protest
Say demonstrations against a planned sale have been made difficult by officials
U.S. Moving to Drop Internet From U.N Telecom Conference
New regulations could be another tool of oppressive regimes
NZ Spy Agency's Megaupload Role Suppressed By Rare Secrecy Order
Did we mention that this was a friggin' copyright case
Nephew of Former Mayor of Chicago Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
Richard J. Vanecko's punch allegedly caused the death of David Koschman in 2004
Vice Accidentally Reveals Location of John McAfee
Fugitive programmer is in Guatemala, not Belize
Criminal Investigation Launched Over Abuse at North Carolina Prison
Inmates claim they were forced to rub habanero sauce on their genitals
British Cops Need More Data, Says Home Secretary
Wants internet communications to be accessible to police without a warrant
French Mayor Wants People Better Behaved, Introduces Rules
Citizens will now get ejected from the Town Hall for not saying "Please" and "Thank You" to workers
Political Activists Beaten Up By Soldiers in Zimbabwe
Victims told to lie down before being beaten with logs
Google Warns UN About Censoring Internet
Could inhibit growth and flow of important information
Bob Costas Pitches Gun Control After NFL Murder-Suicide
All kinds of weapons can be used in murder-suicides
Who's Watching the Kids? Just About Everyone, Apparently
"The kids are used to being monitored."
Drone Poster Artist Arrested, NYPD Does Not Find Satire Amusing
It's good to know the New York Police Department can take a little good-natured ribbing about hypothetical future policing tactics.
NFL Murder-Suicide Leads to Anti-Gun Pontificating at Half Time
Bob Costas pitches gun control during half-time commentary at the Eagles-Cowboys game
Feds Evicting Oyster Farm, Ending 100 Years of Harvesting
What do you think this is, a free country?
Cleveland Police Union Doesn't Think Shooting of Unarmed Residents Reflects Poorly on Department
The head of the police union disagrees with the police chief.
Leveson Adviser Says Mandatory Press Regulation Is Illegal
Civil libertarian Shami Chakrabarti will win few friends in Parliament
How Tampa's Surveillance State Profited from the Republican National Convention
The GOP convention gave a powerful boost to Tampa law enforcement.
Why PETA's Foie Gras Lawsuit May Signal the End of California's Ban
PETA's lawsuit against a small California restaurant comes out of frustration that the state's foie gras ban isn't being enforced. But that's because the ban is unenforceable.
Finding Sex in the Bill of Rights
How the American Civil Liberties Union changed the way Americans think about sexual freedom.
Poll: Support for Gay Marriage Recognition at 51 Percent
Huge generational divide in the numbers
