AltWeeklies Wire
Public Art, Private Decisionsnew
Atlanta's public art policy aimed at preventing controversy might also step on free speech.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Debbie Michaud |
08-15-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Right to Bare Breastsnew
Not all exposure is indecent. Just ask the topless model arrested in downtown Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jessica Blankenship |
08-14-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Profiled In My Front Yardnew
All that police work for such a small amount of weed.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Phillip Morris |
12-22-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Following Raid on Gay Bar, the Atlanta PD Reels from Harrassment Complaintsnew
Why did police feel they needed to take down the club with the kind of force usually reserved for busting meth labs? Why did officers seem to act so unprofessionally toward the Eagle's customers, none of whom was arrested? And was the whole thing really just about sex?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
09-22-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Pride & patriotismnew
The fight for the right to serve
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
07-03-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Remarks About Gitmo lawyers Should Fall Flatnew
No backlash reported from Atlanta firms.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-25-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Freedom Detainednew
Atlanta lawyers fight to gain rights for those held in Guantanamo.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-02-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: War on terror, detainees
Still Draconiannew
A federal judge for the second time blocked a measure that bars offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop, a restriction that would have forced most of the state's more than 10,600 registered sex offenders from their homes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
08-03-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Speech Worth Fighting For?new
It's hard to imagine that Georgia's Charles Smith thought he could print up a bunch of T-shirts likening Wal-Mart executives to Nazis and not get some static.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
03-30-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Blowing the Whistlenew
A student 41 days away from graduating gets expelled and he thinks it's not because of what the school says, but a lawsuit he filed previously.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
America's Least Trustednew
After 20 minutes of questioning, a Clermont Lounge stripper said FBI agents told her they were concerned she might be a domestic terrorist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
12-30-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying
Man Ordered Arrested for Web Site Contentnew
Stephen Lee Johnson was looking to help reform the state's Division of Family and Children Services, not stand up for First Amendment rights. But sometimes you aim for one thing and hit another.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
05-05-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Come One, Come All to the GOP's Family Daynew
It looks as if the GOP-backed decision to designate March 12 as the first-ever "Family Day at the Capitol" could turn out to be more successful than anyone had imagined. Several groups are seizing the opportunity to spur hundreds, if not thousands, of their supporters to the Capitol to show opposition to certain conservative legislation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
03-10-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Who Wants ChoicePoint CEO's Home Number?new
We admit, publishing someone's personal info without his or her permission is kind of rude. But selling such info is how ChoicePoint CEO Derek V. Smith makes a living, so he can't be opposed to it, right? After all, Smith earns about $17 million annually in salary, bonuses, stock options and other compensation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
CL staff |
03-03-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Cameras Could be Filming Political Infomercials at a Hospital Near Younew
Tort reform would cap pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases -- and therefore lower doctors' insurance premiums. But some studies have shown that malpractice is less the culprit in rising premiums -- that in fact insurance companies' greed is to blame.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
10-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
