Civil Liberties
Canadian Officials Expand Definition of Bullying to Include Anti-Abortion Speech
Catholic schools will have to careful about what they teach
Law Firm That Won 9/11 First-Responders Millions Files Suit on Behalf of Aurora Shooting Victims
Claim the theater was not made safe for paying customers
Hacker Won't Be Extradited From UK Because He Might Kill Himself
A medical report may put an end to the attempt to extradite Gary McKinnon from the UK to the US
Egyptian TV Anchor Charged With "Insulting Judiciary"
Any judiciary that it's criminal to insult probably has many reasons to be insulted
Florida Adopts Race-Based Success Rate Goals
The state wants 90 percent of Asians to read at grade level, 88 percent of whites, 81 percent of Hispanics and 74 percent of blacks
NYC Residents Suing Over "Operation Clean Halls"
The program, in force since 1991, lets landords allow police to enter buildings to patrol hallways, but the NYCLU says its led to thousands of stop and frisk in and near such buildings
South Dakota Executes Inmate Who Killed Prison Guard
First execution in the state since 2007
Rape List Flier Causes Outcry at Ohio College
"How-to" list was posted in co-ed bathroom
Investigation Called for Police Beating of Homeless Man
Assemblyman not happy with how NYPD treated man at a youth center
Parent-Triggered Charter Announcement to Come This Week
Adelanto, Calif., parents finally given clearance to select charter school to take over elementary school
Protesters at Debate Want Discussion of Gun Violence, Incarceration Rate
Too much in both cases, they say
Cops in India Beat Anti-Rape Prostesters
Five injured while protesting against rise in violence against women
Names of Johns Released in Maine Prostitution Scandal
Men allegedly paid for sex from woman running ring out of Zumba studio
NZ Prime Minister in the Spotlight Over Spying Claims
He said he didn't know, but he did, and then ...
Dressing Like a Hooker Justifies Car Search, Says NM Court
We couldn't help ourselves
Doctors: Girl Shot by Taliban May Make a "Good Recovery"
But she may not want to go home
Two Texans Arrested For Publishing Cop's Facebook Photo
"Retaliation" carries up to ten years in the slammer
In Guantánamo, ACLU Asks for Open Torture Testimony
The feds want to keep their conduct quiet
NJ Cops Brutalize Man in Diabetic Shock
The victim, Daniel Fried, literally wrote the book on how police should properly treat diabetics
Man Faces Charges for Criticizing DEA on Facebook
It seems that social-media rants carry a high risk of arrest
Court Rulings Against Voter ID Leave Issue Alive
The legal basis for the laws remains in place
Homophobic Sentiment on the Rise in Russia
St. Petersburg recently passed a law banning "homosexual propaganda"
DJ Paul Arrested for Possession of a Taser
Cops stopped him after he left a restaurant with a beer and he told them he had a taser on him
Fighting Crime in Cook County by Taxing Bullets?
Criminals will never pay the tax, law-abiding citizens will rarely pay it, and the county will get little revenue.
Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Shooters of Pakistan Teen
Authorities offering $100,000 for their capture
Aurora Shooter Faces New Charges
14 additional attempted murder charges, for a grand total of 152 offenses
