Civil Liberties
U.K. Bill Would Censor "Defamatory" Online Comments
But Websites would have some protection from lawsuits if they complied
Should Russians Have Rioted Over Pussy Riot Instead?
America's response to Russia's response to speech Russia considered religious hatred doesn't match America's response to speech it considers religious hatred
Google Surrenders to Brazilian Demands To Censor Political Video
Call it, "don't be evil 2.0"
Court Told Feds Should Get Warrants for Cell Phone Records
Oh, that quaint Fourth Amendment
With Presidential Staff Implicated, White House Pressed on Prostitution Scandal
It's a stressful job, and sometimes you have to relieve some tension
Whistleblower Demands Fortune Retract Fast and Furious Whitewash
The DOJ was tougher on itself than the magazine
French Mob Drives Out Gypsy Families in Marseilles
Police say there were no arrests and no violence, the Roma's belongings left behind were burned
ACLU Loses Bid for FOIA Release of CIA Interrogation Documents
The ACLU argued information about unauthorized techniques could not be classified and exempt for national security. A judge disagreed
NYC's MTA Bans Ads That Could Incite Violence, Breach of the Peace
In other words, they'll be censoring ads that express viewpoints. Don't start vandalizing things you don't like though!
Detectives Allege Sexual Harassment in Seattle PD Sex Crimes Unit
Three female detectives are suing over years of verbal abuse and degrading comments
A Third of Americans Worry About Police Getting Drones
Unfortunately, even more Americans are just fine with it
NYPD America's Biggest and Baddest?
Mayor Bloomberg's boast of a "personal army" may not be far off with a police department larger than the FBI that's moonlighting as an intelligence agency in the region and the world
Veteran Chicago Cop Charged with Having Sex with Prisoner, Bribery
The twenty-eight year member of Chicago's police force is accused of having sex with a prisoner he promised he'd release from lock up
2 More Somali Journalists Killed, Total Up to 15 This Year
One was gunned down, the other beheaded as Somalia's first government in two decades settles into Mogadishu
Swiss Reject Burqa Ban
Rejection of the proposed ban was passed by ninety three votes to eighty seven in parliament
Surveillance Has Grown Under Obama
DOJ electronic surveillance has jumped sixty-four percent since 2009
Shooter in Minneapolis Kills 4 Then Himself
Man who carried out the shooting had allegedly just been laid off from the company where the shooting took place
Containing Violence is Expensive
Costs of the direct and indirect effects of violence are equivalent to the UK's GDP
"Innocence of Muslims" Filmmaker Not Granted Bail
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula is being held for violating terms of his probation from an arrest in 2011
Amnesty Wants Sweden To Promise No Extradition for Assange
It seems like a reasonable request
Gun-Rights Group Sees End of Restrictions in 3D Printing
Proliferation of the technology would make gun laws a joke
Long Arm of the Law Reaches Out to Innocence of Muslims Filmmaker
Probation violation brings him into federal custody
Anti-Islam Filmmaker Arrested for "Probation Violation"
Yeah. It's all about probation issues.
Groups Join Court Challenge to FISA
Lawyers, gun (owners) and money - the shit has hit the fan
CT Officers Face Growing List of Civil Rights Charges
Sgt. John Miller and "Miller's Boys" in trouble for excessive force
Boston PD Store License Plate Tracking Data for "Intelligence"
Your trips up Route 1 to the Golden Banana? They know.
EU Proposes Draconian Scheme Targeting Online Terrorism
It bans hyperlinks to suspect material and obligates private companies to erase supposedly objectionable content
Third Officer Charged in Kelly Thomas Beating Death
Charged with involuntary manslaughter and use of excessive force
Brazil Releases Google Head Detained over Political Videos
Google also ordered to block access to Innocence of Muslims video there
Huge Increase in US Warrantless Electronic Surveillance
New documents released after months of litigation
UK Meets with Ecuador over Assange
Embassy wants to know if Wikileaks founder could seek medical treatment without being arrested
Manufacturer Won't Sell Drug for Use in Executions
Setback for states looking for alternatives to other drugs that companies have stopped selling to them
Gov. Brown Signs Bills Blocking Colleges, Employers from Seeking Social Media Passwords
Announces it through social media channels
Mass. Gov.: Charges Likely in State Drug Lab Scandal
Chemist altered test results, forged signatures for about two to three years, affecting tens of thousands of cases
