AltWeeklies Wire
Ralph Natale V. The United Statesnew
Ralph Natale, former head of the Philadelphia mob, was the first sitting mob boss to cooperate with the feds. Now he's suing them, alleging they let him go blind while in prison.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
08-22-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Ralph Natale, philly mob
Texan Challenges Civil Forfeiture Lawnew
Police can keep your cash, car and other property, regardless of whether you've been convicted of – let alone charged with – a crime.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
07-25-2012 |
Civil Liberties
NUVO Reporter's Rights Denied at Protestnew
Kelly Lynch thought she was on the brink of a big career break, instead she was singled out and removed from her reporting assignment.
NUVO |
Kelly Lynch |
07-20-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Mississippi's Only Abortion Clinic Remains Opennew
A federal judge agreed to extend a temporary restraining order that allows the Jackson Women Health's Organization, Mississippi's only abortion clinic, to remain open.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave and Donna Ladd |
07-12-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Bill Designed to Shut Down PA Abortion Clinics Is In Effect. Now what?new
Pennsylvania currently has 14 freestanding clinics providing surgical abortions. A few weeks ago, that number was 15, but in response to Act 122, a clinic associated with the University of Pittsburgh has already closed.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
07-03-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Caught in China's Netnew
It seemed U.S. interests didn't want publicity for State of Control, a documentary inspired by the work of Dhondup Wangchen, a Tibetan filmmaker in jail since 2008.
San Diego Reader |
Joe Deegan |
06-27-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Unzippednew
For years, political gadfly Seth Brigham got away with being a persistent, even belligerent, bug in the ears of Boulder city council. But he didn't get slapped with a restraining order until he started nosing around the undisclosed financial ties of city council members.
Boulder Weekly |
Jeeferson Dodge and Joel Dyer |
05-18-2012 |
Civil Liberties
First Amendment — 1, Colorado University — 0new
For more than 20 years, the annual 4/20 event on the Colorado University campus came and went pretty much without incident. There is really no reason to think that this year would have been any different had those who run the University not decided to make it different, but they did, and it was.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
04-27-2012 |
Civil Liberties
NUVO 2012 Cultural Vision Award winnersnew
NUVO is proud to announce this year's CVA winners.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
04-06-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Indy's civil rights mantlenew
While other cities burned after MLK's assassination, U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy kept Indy focused on peace. Hoosier witnesses have kept that hope burning.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
04-06-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil rights, peace, justice, racism, Christianity, Martin Luther King Jr., Vietnam War, Jesus Christ, assassination, equality, Robert Kennedy, Olgen Williams, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, assasination, Amos Brown, Dream Keepers, Justice Tanya Walton Pratt, Karen Freeman-Wilson, Kennedy-King Memorial Day, Marilyn Moores, Tamika Catchings, Trailblazer Awards, William Crawford, public service
Indy's special King-Kennedy connectionnew
An excellent opportunity to pause to consider
powerful legacies and the necessity of continuing to work for peace and
equality happens each April 4.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
04-05-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Equality NC's Jen Jones and the campaign against Amendment 1new
"North Carolinians are pretty compassionate people. If you say you're going to hurt children and families, they'll come down on the other side." — Jen Jones
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
04-05-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Federal Officials Raid Oaksterdam Universitynew
Federal officials from at least three law enforcement agencies raided Oaksterdam University and several other locations owned or affiliated with California Prop 19 founder Richard Lee in Oakland.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-03-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Bike & Build: Hitting the road for housingnew
Bike & Build has donated $3.3 million, built for 100,000 hours, pedaled 5 million miles and engaged more than 1,500 young adults in housing issues.
NUVO |
Kristina Proffitt |
04-02-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Q&A: HIV/AIDS housing in Indianapolisnew
Big changes are underway in the way people living with HIV/AIDS will receive the services necessary for them to live well in Indy.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
04-02-2012 |
Civil Liberties
