AltWeeklies Wire
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
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
Juliana Luecking, The Shooter's Advocatenew
The filmmaker discusses her role in getting the New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting to scrap the strict permitting rules it had proposed for shooting in the city.
New York Press |
Matt Elzwig |
08-09-2007 |
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
A Pyrrhic Victorynew
Video footage in John Marshall case is erased by Greenwood Public Schools, while an open records hearing prohibits the presence of media.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
08-06-2007 |
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
Congrats: You've Been Reassigned!new
UVA dissenter files FOIAs and gets a new job description.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
07-18-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: 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
John Stanford: Still Communist After All These Yearsnew
The sparkly eyed 82-year-old with a childlike grin is part of San Antone's history.
San Antonio Current |
Eric Lane |
07-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Death Penalty Protesters Sentencednew
Advocates who unrolled banner in front of Supreme Court building wanted to "put the death penalty on trial."
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
07-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
