AltWeeklies Wire
The Governor's 'Political Prisoner'new
Governor John Baldacci's administration sent the Maine State Prison's chief human-rights advocate, inmate Deane Brown, to a dangerous prison more than 500 miles away.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
11-22-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Spies of Texasnew
Newfound files detail how UT-Austin campus cops tracked the lives of Sixties dissidents.
The Texas Observer |
Thorne Dreyer |
11-21-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Calling for Indepedent Attorneynew
After being duped by City Attorney Sarah O'Reilly-Evans, some council members are calling for an attorney independent of the mayor.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-18-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Feds Raid Pacifist Organizationnew
If you'd like to enliven your dull party, federal agents appear to be eager to conduct raids or searches, especially if the location is a known hangout for people of the left-wing, pacifist, resource-sharing persuasion.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
11-17-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Speak Nownew
Protesting is the official team sport of Boulder -- so what happens when a new development owns the streets?
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
11-14-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
More 'Wild Speculation'new
Legal motions fly back and forth in the Melton case, and Council President Ben Allen wants to conduct city business behind closed doors.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Freedom Detainednew
Atlanta lawyers fight to gain rights for those held in Guantanamo.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-02-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: War on terror, detainees
Happy Flyingnew
Transportation Security Administration employees have to check their first amendment rights at the door.
Orlando Weekly |
Bob Whitby |
10-23-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Body Politicsnew
In Oklahoma last week, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove railed against giving suspected terrorists the right to a trial or appeal -- an OU professor says that's what happens to those who aren't white.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
10-19-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Fighting for Suffragenew
The Mississippi ACLU has filed a suit challenging the disenfranchisement of convicted felons, including soldiers who fought overseas.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
10-19-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Just One Looknew
The ACLU appeals a Montana District Court ruling that gives every appearance of sanctioning racial profiling.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
10-05-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Endangered Nationnew
Will infighting and bankruptcy doom the South Carolina-based Catawba Nation and its language?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
10-04-2006 |
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
Granny the Terroristnew
Senior war protesters say Bush spies on them -- now they're going after the government.
The Pitch |
Justin Kendall |
09-26-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Where There's Smoke, There's Angernew
Other cities may follow Dublin, Calif., in declaring cigarettes a nuisance, but such laws are unlikely to alter the outcome of private feuds.
East Bay Express |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
09-25-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
