AltWeeklies Wire
Citizens vs. Spiesnew
San Francisco is at the center of a national debate over government and corporate surveillance of U.S. residents.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Michael Leonard |
02-20-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties, FISA
A Gun Walks into a Barnew
Tennesseans are clamoring to mix guns and alcohol. At least that's the impression one might take away from the Tennessee Senate's recent vote to allow people with gun permits to carry their weapons into restaurants, bars, beer joints, and nightclubs.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
02-08-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Will the Campus Gun Bill Stay Loaded?new
Presently, Kentucky law allows universities to ban firearms on their campuses. From UK to Centre College, university officials have publicly opposed House Bill 114, which would allow a person to keep a firearm — and use it if he feels threatened — in his vehicle while parked on campus property.
LEO Weekly |
Phillip M. Bailey |
02-04-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Goin' to the Courthousenew
Attorneys for the State of Oregon, Basic Rights Oregon, and Alliance Defense Fund have been flinging briefs at the US District Court for more than a week, preparing for a February 1 hearing that will determine if, and when, same-sex couples can secure the state rights and responsibilities of marriage.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
02-01-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Blackwater Trial, Reduxnew
Steve Baggarly and the six other protestors arrested at Blackwater USA’s Moyock headquarters finally got what they had been denied after a judge abruptly closed the courtroom during their hearing in October: a public forum.
Port Folio Weekly |
Vernal Coleman |
01-31-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Ring of Firenew
The deadbeat FBI fails to pay its phone bills and jeopardizes its wiretapping program.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
01-24-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
I Love a Charadenew
Groups wrestle with free speech crackdowns as MLK celebrations return to San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
01-16-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Rose Colored Clashesnew
Code Pink activists are learning a hard-fought lesson: Sticking out on Capitol Hill isn't always a plus.
Washington City Paper |
Ellen Ryan |
01-10-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Bums of 'Bumfights'new
How 'stunt bums' Rufus Hannah and Donald Brennan turned their lives around.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Silva |
01-09-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Vacancy May Weaken ACLU-KY This Legislative Sessionnew
Director search is almost over, but organization remains short-staffed.
LEO Weekly |
Phillip M. Bailey |
01-07-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The End of Privacynew
A USC research lab charts a new frontier into hi-tech surveillance and a very scary place.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Nick Street |
01-04-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
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
Milo Radulovich: Gone, Not Forgottennew
Remembering the man who courageously defied McCarthy.
Metro Times |
Staff |
12-04-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Don't Get Bustednew
Pulled over with a dime bag in your glove compartment? Attorney Roger Scott wants you to know your rights.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
11-29-2007 |
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
