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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scientists vs. the Fedsnew
Scientists resist a Homeland Security directive that could allow intense government scrutiny of their private lives.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
08-27-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
APA Rejects Ban on Participating in Coercive Interrogationnew
While other leading medical associations have banned doctors and psychiatrists from participating in coercive prisoner interrogations at CIA-run sites, many American Psychological Association members argue that psychologists can help ensure subjects are treated in an ethical and humane manner.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rachel Stern |
08-22-2007 |
Civil Liberties
The Rights Fightnew
Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLU's National Security Program, on the state of liberty in the U.S.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Zane Fischer |
08-17-2007 |
Civil Liberties
SLAPP Happynew
One man's free speech is another's slander.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
08-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Breasts, Bras and Videotapenew
A pair of lawsuits target Portland police for alleged civil-rights violations.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
08-08-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Armed Philadelphia Unloadsnew
Everyone knows lots of city residents are armed -- but not all of them are criminals.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
08-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Flag Fight: Asheville couple arrested for flag-desecration, allege attack by deputynew
The July 25 arrest of an Asheville couple for desecrating the flag has sparked a storm of controversy, including doubts about the constitutionality of the rarely enforced state statute.
Mountain Xpress |
David Forbes |
08-01-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Look Who Knows You've Forwarded Their Emailnew
CoolerEmail lets senders track messages from the moment they hit a recipient's inbox -- senders can count the number of times an email is forwarded, how many times a link in the email is hit, and they can also read your email to friends and colleagues.
Willamette Week |
Paul Leonard |
07-12-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Hypocrisy in High Placesnew
The Supreme Court landed heavy blows on freedom of religion and freedom of speech last month, but votes by Samuel Alito Jr. sugggest a larger, even more disturbing, trend.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate and James Tierney |
07-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The 10th Annual Muzzle Awardsnew
A tribute to the enemies of free speech and other civil liberties in New England -- from Mitt Romney to the PC crowd at Tufts.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
07-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
American Paranoia Creeps North with Canada's No-fly Listnew
The no-fly list introduced this month by the Canadian government is a result of "American pressure" and "is not good" for Canadian security services, says a government intelligence official.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
07-02-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Maine Prison Bosses Violate Court Ordersnew
The Maine Department of Corrections is violating at least two of three 35-year-old federal court orders that grant prisoners access to the press, allow them to write to newspapers, and prohibit prison officials from arbitrarily transferring prisoners out of state if they exercise their rights.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
06-29-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
What's the Frequency?new
California's got a bipartisan move afoot to block government snooping technology.
Sacramento News & Review |
Cosmo Garvin |
06-14-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Canada's No-fly List Worries Somenew
As the Canadian government rolls out its no-fly list on June 18, civil-rights activist Itrath Syed says it was put together in a "very arbitrary process."
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
06-08-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Homeless, Now Out of Sightnew
A camp set up by the homeless at the Springfield, Ill., public library gets the boot.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
06-08-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
