Civil Liberties
ACLU Files Federal FOIA Request Over Domestic Drone Use
Also wants records on planned uses for UAVs
Police Brutality, Accidental Shooting Death Protested in Oxnard, Calif.
Hundreds demonstrated outside police headquarters
Amarillo, Texas Sued by Family of Man Shot to Death by Police
The city is seeking limited government immunity
How Cops "Create and Capture" Terror Talk
Spying on New York's Muslims, baiting them, and taking their words out of context.
NYPD Paid 19-Year-Old to "Bait" Muslims, Spy on Them
Paid the American of Bengali descent to take photos at mosques and collect names of people attending Muslim study sessions
Green Party Presidential Candidate Claims She Was Handcuffed for Eight Hours
Dr. Jill Stein was arrested outside the second presidential debate
Wife of Wisconsin Shooter Begged For Restraining Order Hours Before Her Death
Gun possession ban was also handed down to Radcliffe Haughton
Syria Accused of Using Cluster Bombs
Government denies using the ordnance despite photographic evidence
Kim Dotcom's Bodyguard Voices Contempt for the Police
The native New Zealander believes he was illegally spied upon and knows he was held at gunpoint
Anti-Islamic Filmmaker Remains in Jail; No Hearing Before Election
But at least he gave the administration some cover
FTC Offers Facial Recognition Guidelines
Don't expect the government to take its own pointers too seriously
Military Commission Hears Arguments Over Torture Testimony
The public might want to know what its employees have been doing
Little-Known Device Raises Big Fourth Amendment Implications
"Stingray" tracks all the mobile devices on a given network in an area
Calif. Prison Guard Union Keeping Quiet on Propositions
No involvement in efforts to strike down death penalty, soften "three strikes" laws
Paul Kurtz, Humanist Philosopher, Dead at 86
Devoted life to fighting prejudice against atheists
South Korea Unable to Stop Activists Pamphleting North Korea
Sent pro-democracy leaflets across the border with balloons
Suspected Gunman's Wife Among Dead in Wisconsin
She had been granted a restraining order against him
LA Porn Condom Measure Fails to Draw Voter Interest
Perhaps people don't want to vote on laws about what other people do?
Lesbian Couple Sues over Wedding Site Rejection
Liberty Ridge Farm in New York would not let women have ceremony there
New Jersey Supreme Court to Hear Cell Phone Case
Will consider if police can track cell phones without court approval
Trial to Focus on Alleged Police Cover Up
Chicago police officers are accused of trying to protect a colleague accused of beating
Scottish Comedian Wins Thousands From Libel Suit
The Daily Mirror described Frankie Boyle as a "racist comedian"
Lebanese Army Moves to Break Up Firefights
Sunnis and Shiites have been fighting in Beirut after the funeral of an intelligence chief
Floridian Jail Officials Considering Tattoo Database
Say it would help search for unidentified suspects
Nonprofit That Pushed to Extend Citizens United Could Be in Trouble With IRS
May have misled officials over tax-exempt status
Azerbaijani Protests Not For Cities
Officials allow demonstrations in the suburbs, but not downtown
Judge Issues Injunction on Texas District's Ban of Bible Verses for Cheerleaders
The cheerleaders will be able to use banners with Bible verses until the trial in June
French Reporter Assaulted in Cairo's Tahrir Square
The France 24 correspondent was mobbed after finishing a live news report
TSA Moving X-Ray Scanners to Smaller Airports
TSA insists it's to speed up checkpoints but the scanners have raised privacy and health concerns
Wisconsin Shooting Suspect Found Dead
Three killed, four injured at spa outside Milwaukee