AltWeeklies Wire
The Man Who Returnednew
After 20 years of wrongful imprisonment, a man learns how to adjust to life outside of prison -- the highs, the lows, and recognizing all the time he lost.
SF Weekly |
James Robinson |
10-17-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Judges Grill Arpaio's Lawyer on Alleged First Amendment Violationsnew
An 11-member panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had some tough questions today for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyer about why "America's Toughest Sheriff" should be exempt from a lawsuit claiming he violated an Arizona newspaper's First Amendment rights.
SF Weekly |
Peter Jamison |
12-22-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Joe Arpaio
Free at Lastnew
Gabe Meyers, a featured player in Josh Wolf's now infamous protest video, can finally exhale -- his own legal ordeal quietly ended earlier this month.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
01-30-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Who's A Terrorist?new
The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act would put activists in jail for hurting a company's bottom line.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
12-01-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Cops Who Spynew
Phone records indicate San Francisco police detectives scrutinized phone calls made to and from the press room in order to get to the bottom of a leak.
SF Weekly |
A.C. Thompson |
10-02-2006 |
Civil Liberties
