AltWeeklies Wire
Bordering on Fearnew
How a misinterpreted gesture may have landed me on the terrorist watch list.
Seven Days |
Matt Scanlon |
12-07-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
UCSD Clamps Down on Free Speech & Political Activitiesnew
The university's new policy on "Speech, Advocacy and Distribution of Literature" is a lengthy set of rules and regulations governing use of campus space for rallies and gatherings that critics say will threaten students' and faculty's constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly.
San Diego CityBeat |
Emma Silvers |
11-21-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Portland Lawyers Fight for Guantanamo Prisoner No. 940new
Two years ago this week, authorities with the U.S. Department of Defense signed a memo approving Adel Hamad's release from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the 49-year-old Sudanese citizen has been held as an "enemy combatant" since 2002. Today, he remains imprisoned for reasons that aren't entirely clear.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
11-14-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Homeland Security or Double Jeopardy?new
A new ID card required of people who work at the Oakland port threatens to cost hundreds of reformed ex-convicts their jobs.
East Bay Express |
Vianna Davila |
10-31-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The New McCarthyismnew
An Ohio professor is caught in the feds' weird web of paranoia and incompetence.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
10-19-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Archaic Laws: Often Funny, But No Laughing Matternew
There's a law against spitting on the sidewalk, but nobody enforces it ... or do they?
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate and Jan Wolfe |
10-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Growing Old in Gitmonew
Two years ago the U.S. military recommended Mohamed Mohamed Hassan Odaini for release from Guantanamo prison -- so why is he still there?
Chicago Reader |
Tori Marlan |
10-09-2007 |
Civil Liberties
San Jose Weighs a Ban on Smoking in Public Parksnew
Is it an issue of civil liberty or public health?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
10-04-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Peaceful Protesters Face Jail Time and Finesnew
Six Catholic peace activists have been convicted on federal charges following their assembly in the lobby elevator of a federal building in Santa Fe last fall -- they now face up to 30 days in jail and a $5,000 fine for their nonviolent, anti-war demonstration.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor |
09-19-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Critical Mass Chaos May Be a Preview of the RNCnew
The extra police presence at last month's Twin Cities ride may have been due to the participation of the RNC Welcoming Committee -- a group organizing a mass protest at the 2008 Republican Convention in St. Paul.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Erotic Story Obscenity Case Goes to a Jurynew
Karen Fletcher's text-only website included six stories depicting the rape, torture and murder of young children -- her attorneys say she's being charged with a thought crime.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
09-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Steve Kurtz on Getting Off FBI's Terrorist Watch Listnew
The Critical Art Ensemble co-founder has become a poster boy for Bush administration paranoia and prosecutorial overreach.
Artvoice |
Geoff Kelly |
09-07-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Policing Speech in Fort Worthnew
A GOP poll and an anti-war protest produce a novel theory on use of city streets.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
09-07-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Bush Administration & the Damage Done
In waging the war on terror, the White House also has fought a not-so-secret battle for unchecked authority.
Metroland |
Chet Hardin |
09-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Networking Trapsnew
A message for Facebook users: you're being watched.
Boston Phoenix |
Ashley Rigazio |
09-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
