Civil Liberties
LAPD To Hold Public Meetings Over Forceful Arrests
Cops seem a little too ... enthusiastic about thumping their employers
Ease of Cell-Phone Tracking Revealed in Data Requests
Your phone is a tracking beacon
Shooting of Unarmed Man Triggers Lawsuit Against Police
Police contend the car in which Dustin Dugan was sitting could be considered a weapon
Ticket for Protest Sign Sparks Lawsuit
City inspector said free speech isn't allowed on public property
Cops Shoot Fleeing, Handcuffed Man
After a few doughnuts, chasing a suspect can be dangerous, you know
More are Afraid of Domestic Attacks Than Foreign Terrorists
Almost eleven years after 9/11/2001
France's Richest Man to Sue Newspaper
Liberation Daily ran with the headline, "Get lost, you rich idiot!" after Bernard Arnault announced his intention to seek Belgian citizenship
Tattoos Are Protected By First Amendment, Says AZ Court
Couple that wanted to open tattoo parlor who had their permit denied claimed their rights were being violated
Colorado Shooter May Have Chosen Theater Because of its Gun Policy
Cinemark Century 16 Theater in Aurora, Colorado banned guns
Maryland Official Drops Bid to Silence Baltimore Ravens Player
Emmett C. Burns Jr. wrote to the owner of the Ravens to aks him to stop Brendon Ayanbadejo from speaking on gay rights
Cambodia Deports Pirate Bay Co-Founder
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is wanted in Sweden for copyright violations
Gun Pointed At SC Congressman
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) was confronted by a constituent outside a church
Obama Administration Preparing to Use Executive Order to Enact Cybersecurity Legislation
Move to bypass Congress
Alligators, Dragons Seized in Brooklyn Raid
Exotic animals are heavily regulated in New York City
NJ Cop Who Shot Man in the Back Cleared of Wrongdoing
The Paterson police officer says he saw the man holding a firearm during a street dispute and said he moved in for a clear shot, hitting him in the back
India Charges Cartoonist With Sedition Over Anti-Corruption Doodle
The world's largest democracy still has a lot to learn
DOJ: Florida Improperly Placing Disabled Kids in Nursing Homes
The Justice Department says the move is unnecessary and violates the Americans with Disabilities Act
Brad Pitt: Mom's Wrong on Obama, Same-Sex Marriage Inevitable
The father of his fiancee Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, is also not a fan of Obama
French Newspaper to Richest Citizen: Get Lost, You Rich Idiot
France's richest man applied for Belgian citizenship ahead of Hollande's 75 percent tax on the rich proposal, yielding attacks from politicians all over France's political spectrum
Afghan Government Takes Over Bagram Prison
Also known as Guantanamo Bay in Afghanistan
Panic near Mexico City over False Tweets Reporting Violence
Rumors of a violent caravan traveling the city spread through social networks
States Step Up to Oppose Defense of Marriage Act
Gay-marriage friendly states ask Supreme Court to strike it down
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
