Documentary-Maker Ken Burns Fights New York Subpoena
Lawyers want access to footage and notes connected to documentary about handling of 1989 rape case
Civil Liberties
Romney Won the Debate, But Will the Country Lose?
Mitt Romney's and Barack Obama's visions for government are more alike than different.
Sucker Punching Philly Cop to be Fired
But the local FOP says the cop is eager to tell investigators his side of the story of why he sucker punched a 39-year-old mother at a parade
NYC Cellphone Ban in School Spurs Cellphone Storage Industry
Students leave their cellphones at trucks that offer the service for a dollar a day
Used Products Face Threat From Supreme Court Case
The Supreme Court will consider an appeals court ruling that you need permission from the copyright holder to resell products you own made abroad
Saudis Rein-In Feared Religious Police
The country plunges boldly into the 13th century
France Plans Law Targeting Visitors to Terror Camps
The Socialist government combines its own economic authoritarianism with its predecessor's security-state. It's fun for all!
Teacher Likens Student's Romney Shirt to "a Ku Klux Klan Sheet"
Tax dollars at work!
MA Town Signs Off on Eminent Domain for Private Use
The whole private property thing is iffy in Massachusetts
Lawsuit Filed Over Man Who Died in Custody
No ambulance was called until nine minutes after the handcuffed prisoner stopped moving
Data on Torture, Abuse of Detainees Sought
The feds are being coy about documents detailing their activities
Facebook Rolls Out Paid Promotions for Individual Posts
Friends ignoring your rants about the Federal Reserve? Facebook has the solution!
American Airlines Loses Attempt to Block Union Election
Bid to unionize passenger-service agents
Appeal to Allow Execution of Penn. Inmate Denied
Won't take place as state court asks for more briefings
Protester on St. Peter's Basilica Gives Up
Spent 24 hours on dome protesting government reform
Oakland Council Limits Seating to Quell Police Protests
People are upset because officers keep shooting them
Florida Deputy Accused of Beating Handcuffed Homeless Man
Charged with battery, misconduct, falsifying reports
Assange Supporters Plead to Keep Bail Money
Don't want to lose it over his decision to seek asylum from Ecuador
Lawsuit Filed to Block Calif. Teen Gay Cure Ban
Christian group says it violates free speech and privacy rights
Press Photographers Association Complains to NYPD About Wrongful Detentions
The NYPD's gotten in the habit of arresting members of the press while cracking down on protests
LA City Council Leaps Out of the Way of Medical Marijuana Juggernaut
For once the public actually calls the shots
DHS Fusion Centers Waste Time, Money and Rights
No one's tracking just how much money's spent and mission creep seems to be the mission
Feds: No Contraception Exception for Bible Publisher
The publisher's not a religious employer according to the Department of Health and Human Services
Review of Mississippi Voter ID Law On Hold
Voters will not have to present photo ID in November
Warrantless Spying Skyrockets Under Obama
And the news is being met with the equivalent of crickets chirping.
Two Coptic Children Arrested in Egypt for "Insulting Islam"
Accused of tearing Koranic verses
Video of Philly Cop Sucker Punching Woman "Disturbing," Says Philly Deputy Police Commissioner
Veteran cop was a "Sexy Single" in 2006
Sex Offenders Sue, Want Fewer Halloween Restrictions
Claiming first amendment rights are being violated
Hamas Abusing Palestinians in Gaza
Unfair trials, torture, and forced confessions among the abuses reported
Fusion Centers: Expensive, Practically Useless, and Bad for Your Liberty
An explosive Senate report
British High Court Considers Abu Hamza's Appeal Against Extradition
The cleric's mental health has apparently deteriorated, first clue might have been his jihadist ravings
Plans to Print a Gun Stalled
Currently illegal in the U.S. to make a gun at home without a license
Man Climbs St Peter's in a Protest Against EU Regulations
Phone call to ministers failed to get him down
Slandering Muhammad Is Not a Crime
Obama undermines his defense of free speech by pandering to Muslim rioters.
