Civil Liberties
Securing Racial Spoils
A civil rights ballot measure in Michigan falls victim to dirty politics
The Garden State Gets It Right
New Jersey's ruling on gay relationships provides rights and prevents overreactions
CleanFlicks v. Kate Winslet's Breasts
How Hollywood won a legal battle while losing a cultural war
Policy Laundering For Freedom?
The ACLU takes US spying, torture, and disenfranchisement to the UN.
No Encroachments on the First Amendment
The ACLU discusses civil rights history, intelligent design and abortion
Mo' Better People
As America's population hits 300 million people, will we re-live the Summer of Love?
Taking Land or Just Borrowing It With Interest?
Why are environmentalists in favor of compensating voluntary land use restrictions but not involuntary ones?
The Best for the Worst
Big-time terrorists get a trial; anonymous "enemy combatants" just get locked up
America Gives a Shit
Was Bush's open-mic gaffe a flaming sack of good news for free speech?
The Case of Cory Maye
A cop is dead, an innocent man may be on death row, and drug warriors keep knocking down doors.
Clarifying Torture
Mr. President, what part of prohibiting "cruel treatment and torture" don't you understand?
Narc of the Matinee
Director Kirby Dick on his documentary, This Film Is Not Yet Rated