States Step Up to Oppose Defense of Marriage Act
Gay-marriage friendly states ask Supreme Court to strike it down
Civil Liberties
Pakistani Girl Accused of Blasphemy Released from Jail
Flown to a safe place to reunite with family
TSA Keeps Woman Off Plane Because She Ticks Them Off
She drank her water instead of letting the clowns test it
Wal-Mart Not at Fault for Man's Misuse of Ammunition
Miraculously, the court said the shooter is responsible for his own actions
Video of Cop Shooting Teen Withheld by Authorities
With no charges brought, people want to know what's in that recording
Police Grab for Asylum-Seeker Data Sparks European Fight
The EU's official privacy watchdog is not amused
Popular Web Server To Ignore IE's Privacy Setting
Because Microsoft sets Do Not Track as the default, Apache turns its nose up
Life Sentences for Minors Go to International Tribunal
The U.S. is pretty much alone on this one
MA Crime Lab Screw-Ups May Involve 34,000 Cases
Drug samples were mishandled, raising the likelihood of wrongful convictions
To Frustrate Snoops, Wikipedia Asked To Encrypt Immediately
Don't wait, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Phone Snatch Gets D.C. Cops Sued
They stole the device just one day after being told to do nothing of the sort
Illinois Teacher Tackles Student with Gun at School
Shots fired into the ceiling; nobody hit
Todd Akin Ads Dropped over Failure to Pay
Getting frozen out of funds for Missouri race starting to have impact
Judge: Inmate Not Fed Five Days Can Sue Again
A federal judge says the jury, which ruled for the prison, wasn't given proper instructions
Study Shows Accidents Up at Florida Red Light Camera Intersection
A retired Florida highway patrolman decided to analyze the available data
NYPD Shoot Bodega Worker Held Hostage
The NYPD were responding to the robbery. The bodega worker ran out of the store and was shot
Palestinian Says He's Only U.S. Citizen in Country Labeled "Specially Designated Terrorist"
Muhammad Salah says he can't even buy food without government approval
Judge Rejects Government Attempt to Limit Guantanamo Detainees' Access to Lawyers
Called the Obama administration's attempt an "illegitimate exercise of Executive power"
Philly Man Charged for Airplane Prank That Led to Diversion, False Detainment
The 26-year-old was upset about a compromising picture the other man put on Facebook of his girlfriend and called Philly police under the name "George Michaels"
Interim Sanford Police Chief: Problem with Trayvon Martin Investigation was Bad Spin
The public information officer working the Trayvon Martin case has been reassigned and may file a grievance
Obama "HOPE" Artist Sentenced to Probation for Fabricating Documents
He used a copyrighted AP photo and claimed fair use, but when counter sued tried to make it appear he used a different AP photo than the one he actually did
Federal Judge Backs Government Seizure of Rare Gold Coins
The coins were found in a family safe deposit box but the government claims the coins were most certainly stolen from the US mint at some point
Detroit Students Suing School For Not Teaching Them to Read
One parent said she wanted her daughter to repeat the eighth grade but the school district wouldn't let her
South Korea to End Media Blackout
Journalists will now be able to report on kidnapped sailors
Book Market Destroyed by Police in Alexandria
Police were acting on orders from the new governor, Mohamed Atta Abbas
Pakistani Girl On Trial For Blasphemy in Pakistan is Granted Bail
Still unclear if she will be released
Wikipedia Plans Encryption To Thwart Government Monitoring
"That kind of response for us to do is not difficult," says Jimmy Wales
ISPs Slam UK Plan To Track Internet Use
Somebody seems to think "1984" was a how-to book
LA Marijuana Dispensaries Get Reprieve
Activists are poised to gut the ban at the polls if the city doesn't do it first
Australia Media "Reforms" Called Threat to Speech
Media moves would be subject to approval by politicians
FBI Hacking Scandal Lingers
Sure, the FBI denies being hacked, but the data is legit and came from somewhere
