Civil Liberties
Journalist Arrested For Defacing Anti-Islam Poster
Apparently selective who should have the right to free speech that protects her job
Uruguay Congress Votes to Allow Abortion Up to Twelve Weeks
Passed by fifty votes to forty-nine
Athens Protests Turn Violent
Riot police have been deployed to push back against protesters who have been hurling stones and homemade bombs
Denial of Medical Choice: Even Worse Than Activists Think
Abortion advocates fear government bureaucrats could use burdensome rules to reduce access to medical care. That's happening already.
Brazil Orders the Arrest of Google Executive
Internet giant refused to take down a video critical of a mayoral candidate
University of California to Pay $1 Million to Pepper-Sprayed Protesters
Each plaintiff will receive $30,000
Gingrich Comes Out Against Life Without Parole For Children
Part of his "Right on Crime" campaign
French Student Faces Thirty-Two Years in Prison
Arrested on terrorism charge after Labour Day rally
Friedersdorf on the Presidential Election: "To Hell with Them Both"
Obama's transgressions as president should be considered deal-breakers, he argues
Cyberbullying Law Threatens Student Speech in North Carolina
You can't say that about school officials on the Internet!
Louisiana Politicians Want Government to Have Power to Force Utility to Sell Assets
Big government Republicans like the state's senator David Vitter and its governor Bobby Jindal
Seattle Cops Shot 77-Year-Old Man with Alzheimer's After He Called 911
The man had called about suspicious noises he thought might be a prowler. The dispatcher explained a medical emergency was occurring in front of his house. The man said he had a gun and would use it on anyone trying to ente
U.K. Conservatives Call on U.S. Experts To Win Gay Marriage Support
They have to get the stick-in-the-muds with the program
Charged for Selling Raw Milk, Farmer Hopes for Jury Nullification
Do Wisconsin jurors have the big, brass ones of their New Hampshire counterparts?
Megaupload Chief May Have Been Subject to Long-Term Illegal Surveillance
This is still just a copyright case, folks
Computer-Rental Companies Spied on Customers
They logged keystrokes, took photos and harvested log-ins
Town Appeals Decision to Allow Lawsuit Over Deadly SWAT Raid to Move Forward
The officer's own testimony already exonerated him after all
Conservative Think Tank Proposes Guidelines for Domestic Drones
We're running out of people who don't think these things should be used with restraint
Plea Bargains Displace Trials, and Justice, in Federal Courts
Many figure that undeserved jail time is better than a draconian sentence if convicted
Suburban Mom Pleads Guilty to Moonlighting as Madam
Won't get additional jail time but could be deported
Pennsylvania State Troopers Discover that Pepper Spray Hurts People
It matters because it hurts them, too.
Brazil Judge Orders Arrest of Google Head over Political Videos
Videos on YouTube attacked mayoral candidate
Texas School Board Approves Cross-Gendered Student Paddlings
Are they aware of all the porn about this kind of stuff?
LA Man Found Innocent, Freed After Nearly 20 Years in Prison
Witness says LAPD pressured him into perjuring himself
Obama Challenges World Leaders to Tackle Muslim Violence
Maybe not pandering to it might set a good example, huh?
Spanish Parliament Braced for Protest
Riot police preparing for march dubbed "Occupy Congress"
Ahmadinejad: Homosexuality is For Capitalists Only
Made the remarks in interview with Piers Morgan
British Government Spent Millions Training Security Personnel of Oppressive Regimes
Leader indicted for genocide among the beneficiaries
Russia Declares Belarusian Elections "Free and Fair"
Last European dictatorship maintains an old friendship
Pakistani Minister Stands By His Bounty For Filmmaker's Death
Insists public opinion is with him
No Police Shooting Ruled Unjustified in Shreveport in Last Decade
Locals hoping that trend is broken when an investigation into the most recent fatal police shooting is completed
