Hit Man to Testify in Ex-Cop's Trial For Murder of Fourth Wife
Drew Peterson was also suspected of killing his third wife
Civil Liberties
Ruby Ridge Is History, But the Mindset That Led to Ruby Ridge Is Thriving
Looking back at a lethal attack
Cops Want to Store Rifles in Plainfield, Ill. High Schools In Case Violence Breaks Out
Police want to install gun safes at four high schools in case of school shootings
Vigilante Street Watch, Orthodox Style
Church squads will guard churches and religious sites against Pussy Riot inspired events in Moscow
Amnesty Urges Review of Pakistani Blasphemy Laws
Call comes after a girl was arrested for burning a Koran
Facebook Cofounder Sells His Shares
Dustin Moskovitz sold 450,000 shares for between $19.38-$20 each
Romney's Rape Exception
The Republican presidential nominee is less consistently pro-life than Todd Akin or Paul Ryan.
Feds Target Orange County Pot Dispensaries
Prosecutors file three lawsuits and send warning letters to more than 60 clinics.
Judge Rules Poker Is a Game of Skill, Not Gambling
Declares poker games legal under federal law.
Police Say Antigay Assault in Nebraska Was Staged
Woman claimed men broke into her home, tied her down, carved slurs into her body.
Australian Party Proposes Forced Alcohol Rehab
Tough mandate in prison farms would apply in all parts of the country.
Amnesty Group to Set Up Pussy Riot Exhibition in New York
Efforts to raise money for jailed women's defense and families.
Court: Texas Can Cut Planned Parenthood Funds
Clinic had argued law forbidding giving state funds to abortion providers violated free speech.
Romney Advisor Argues Against Even Throwing a Bone to the Gays in GOP Platform
Compares civil unions for gays to polygamy, drug use.
Protesters Plan Anaheim Sit-In
Upset about failed effort to change way City Council is represented.
Innocent Man Walks After 12 Years in Prison
He had been wrongly convicted of murder of an elderly woman
Wiretapping Law May Have Been a Response to Deregulation
Intelligence court likely ruled that loosened broadband market was beyond the reach of existing snooping rules
Denial of Drivers Licenses to Immigrants Defended by AZ Gov
Brewer says making life difficult is a feature, not a bug
Indian Censorship Spreads to Web, Social Media
Authorities fear efforts to fan sectarian violence
GOP Goes Full Akin Against Abortion
Platform language includes no exceptions for rape or incest
Nervousness Isn't Probable Cause
Massachusetts court says police can't search a vehicle just because a driver shakes like a leaf
Your WiFi Can Be Used To Spy on You
The technology tracks your treacherous wireless signals as they bounce off you
Arrested Man Exonerated by Home-Security Video
Police say one thing, but the camera, it disagrees
Assange's Wanted Haven is Terrible on Press Freedom
Ecuador's record on media freedom has been heavily criticised by human rights activists.
Todd Akin Has Till 6PM ET to Withdraw From the Missouri Senate Race, But Claire McCaskill Doesn't Want Him To, Obviously
Akin won a tight three-way race and is still tied with McCaskill after making asinine and ignorant comments about rape
Congressman Has Never Heard of a Child Getting Pregnant Through Rape or Incest
Capitol Hill really is a bubble
NYPD Spying on Muslims Produced No Leads
Profiling turns out not to be the most effective way to build a case
The Bipartisan Imperial Presidency
On core questions of federal power there isn't a dime's worth of difference between the two tickets.
Maddow Gives Her Thoughts on Akin
Says Akin's 'fake science' is the 'new normal' in the GOP
Former Oregon Gubernatorial Candidate Held Illegal Immigrants as Forced Labor, Lawsuit Alleges
The GOP's 2006 candidate is accused of hiring illegal immigrants and forcing them to work against their will under threat of deportation
Sweden Upset Over Assange Asylum
Says it has a stellar human rights record, except, presumably, when it requires people to be detained and forcibly returned to their country for questioning
Left-Handed Chavis Carter Shot Self With Right Hand While Cuffed in Back of Cop Cruiser
State crime lab report says 21-year-old drug war casualty committed suicide.
ACLU Has No Standing to Sue Over 10 Commandments At Florida Courthouse, 11th Circuit Rules
The ACLU sued Dixie County over a 10 commandments monument
