Feds Target Orange County Pot Dispensaries
Prosecutors file three lawsuits and send warning letters to more than 60 clinics.
Civil Liberties
Judge Rules Poker Is a Game of Skill, Not Gambling
Declares poker games legal under federal law.
Police Say Antigay Assault in Nebraska Was Staged
Woman claimed men broke into her home, tied her down, carved slurs into her body.
Australian Party Proposes Forced Alcohol Rehab
Tough mandate in prison farms would apply in all parts of the country.
Amnesty Group to Set Up Pussy Riot Exhibition in New York
Efforts to raise money for jailed women's defense and families.
Court: Texas Can Cut Planned Parenthood Funds
Clinic had argued law forbidding giving state funds to abortion providers violated free speech.
Romney Advisor Argues Against Even Throwing a Bone to the Gays in GOP Platform
Compares civil unions for gays to polygamy, drug use.
Protesters Plan Anaheim Sit-In
Upset about failed effort to change way City Council is represented.
Innocent Man Walks After 12 Years in Prison
He had been wrongly convicted of murder of an elderly woman
Wiretapping Law May Have Been a Response to Deregulation
Intelligence court likely ruled that loosened broadband market was beyond the reach of existing snooping rules
Denial of Drivers Licenses to Immigrants Defended by AZ Gov
Brewer says making life difficult is a feature, not a bug
Indian Censorship Spreads to Web, Social Media
Authorities fear efforts to fan sectarian violence
GOP Goes Full Akin Against Abortion
Platform language includes no exceptions for rape or incest
Nervousness Isn't Probable Cause
Massachusetts court says police can't search a vehicle just because a driver shakes like a leaf
Your WiFi Can Be Used To Spy on You
The technology tracks your treacherous wireless signals as they bounce off you
Arrested Man Exonerated by Home-Security Video
Police say one thing, but the camera, it disagrees
Assange's Wanted Haven is Terrible on Press Freedom
Ecuador's record on media freedom has been heavily criticised by human rights activists.
NYPD Spying on Muslims Produced No Leads
Profiling turns out not to be the most effective way to build a case
The Bipartisan Imperial Presidency
On core questions of federal power there isn't a dime's worth of difference between the two tickets.
Former Oregon Gubernatorial Candidate Held Illegal Immigrants as Forced Labor, Lawsuit Alleges
The GOP's 2006 candidate is accused of hiring illegal immigrants and forcing them to work against their will under threat of deportation
Sweden Upset Over Assange Asylum
Says it has a stellar human rights record, except, presumably, when it requires people to be detained and forcibly returned to their country for questioning
Left-Handed Chavis Carter Shot Self With Right Hand While Cuffed in Back of Cop Cruiser
State crime lab report says 21-year-old drug war casualty committed suicide.
ACLU Has No Standing to Sue Over 10 Commandments At Florida Courthouse, 11th Circuit Rules
The ACLU sued Dixie County over a 10 commandments monument
Army Takes Over For Navy at Gitmo
The armed forces not as stretched as they were a few years ago, the army takes over at Guantanamo Bay, which the president promised to close on the campaign trail and in his first executive order
Massive NYPD Spying Operation Aimed at Muslims Did Not Generate a Single Lead
But at least they got to pretend they were an intelligence agency
Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Solicitation For Having Someone Shoot at Him
Was looking for sympathy from his ex-wife, will spend up to 10 years in jail
London Mayor Advocates Gay Marriage
Boris Johnson, tagged as next Conservative leader, says everybody deserves a chance at getting hitched
Bacon Scattered at Site of Ramadan Celebration
It's being investigated as a hickory-smoked hate crime
Blogger Wins Free Speech Battle
Court admits that telling the truth isn't really punishable
Surveillance Is All About Crunching the Data
Complicated software takes the inputs and "sees" patterns
Assange's Sex With Sleeping Women Isn't Rape, Says MP
Whatever the merits, having George Galloway on your side isn't helpful
Feds Pursue "Electronic Frisking" of Crowds
Multiple surveillance technologies bring airport security to a public place near you
Bulk Texts Banned in Indian Anti-Violence Move
Authorities fear messages are used to coordinate ethnic and religious attacks
Civil Unions No Replacement for Marriage, Say Rhode Islanders
Oddly, gay and lesbian couples want the real thing
Ex-Marine Busted for Anti-Government Facebook Postings
Brandon Raub was into wacky conspiracy theories, but made no explicit threats
Presidential Mobile Apps Too Stalker-y
The campaign software wants to know way too much about you
Lawsuit After 911 Call Leads to Police Beating
Bystanders recorded an incident which doesn't match the police report
Some Groupon Investors Head to the Exits
Early investors losing faith in the new Internet boom.
