Nevadans To Vote on Huge Tax Hike in 2014
The teachers union is pushing the levy, of course
Policy
Google Fighting to Lift FISA Court Gag Orders
Challenging on First Amendment grounds to release number of people affected
NSA Scandal: How Leaks Advance Liberty and Resist Tyranny
Using technology to keep the government in check.
Louisiana Parents Gain More Say Over School Management
They can move troubled schools from recovery school districts back to local control
911 Caller Pleads Guilty to False Report That Led to Police Shooting of Unarmed Teenager
Prosecutor previously declined to press involuntary manslaughter charges; caller will now spend 90 days in jail
Court: NH Tuition Tax Credits Can't Include Religious Schools
Secular schools are fine, though
Judge Orders Feds to Provide NSA Phone Records for Robbery Case
Defendant wants to use information to prove innocence
5 Alarming Things We Should Have Already Known About the NSA, Surveillance, and Privacy Before Ed Snowden
A few reminders about the general state of surveillance and privacy in the U.S.A.
State Department Whistleblower Claims She's Being Harassed
Leaked papers that showed manipulation or suppression of investigations of wrongdoing
NYPD Faces Lawsuit Over Massive Surveillance of Muslims by Demographics Unit
NYPD official's admitted no lead was ever connected to an actual terrorist plot
Intel Committee Blocks Ex-Staffer from Talking to Press About Oversight
This is not classified information
Tech Companies Rush to Show Transparency Amid Scandal
Don't want to be seen as government servants
NSA Director Says Surveillance Program Has Thwarted 50 Terror Plots
At least 10 targeting the United States
NYC Sued over Muslim Surveillance Program
New York Civil Liberties Union declares it unconstitutional religious profiling
Rand Paul Introduces Immigration Reform Bill Alterations
Would eliminate pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants and lift cap on guest workers, among other things
Lawmakers Present Bill to Rein in Domestic Surveillance
Reps Justin Amash and John Conyers part of group
Los Angeles Plastic Bag Ban Pushes Forward
Shoppers will have to bring own bags or pay for paper bags
U.S. Releases Names of "Indefinite Detainees" at Guantanamo
Four dozen prisoners deemed too dangerous for release by the government
Environmentalism, Innovation & Economics: Author Ramez Naam
The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet
Microsoft Leads in Government Data Requests at Up to 32,000 For Second Half of 2012
Apple, by comparison, says it received up to 5,000 requests in the first half of 2013
The Paradox of Habeas Corpus
Habeas corpus can be a check on executive power-but it can also legitimize it.
PA Could Drop Controversial Turnpike Subsidies
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is awash in red ink
Wisconsin Adopts Free-Market Policies as Neighboring Minnesota Expands Government
Consider 'em laboratories
Claiming 'Politically Charged Atmosphere,' Billionaire Sues for IRS Refund
The tax collectors are a little short on credibility
