AltWeeklies Wire
The Supreme Court Shines Some Light into the Bush's Gulagnew
The enemy within: in a trio of cases, the Supreme Court shines some light into the Bush administration’s gulag. But for "enemy combatants" both here and in Guantánamo, it’s not yet time to celebrate.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
07-08-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Faith of the Fathers: “Under God” Argument Is More Than Academicnew
What's it like when your child's classmates tell her she's going to hell?
Metroland |
John Rodat |
07-06-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Freedom Fighters 2004: True Patriots Actnew
Three-hundred and thirty American communities have passed resolutions sending a message to Congress: United they stand against unconstitutional provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. Six of these communities are in Montana, and Whitefish is currently debating whether it wants to be number seven. Who’s behind opposition to the PATRIOT Act in the Treasure State, and what’s got them quoting so much Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin?
Missoula Independent |
Mike Keefe-Feldman |
07-01-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The 2004 Muzzle Awards: 10 People and Institutions That Undermined Free Speechnew
The Phoenix's annual Independence Day round-up of free-speech enemies. (Contains New England examples.) Plus a 700-word runners-up sidebar.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
07-01-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Art School Shuts Down Student Papernew
At San Francisco's Academy of Art, the biggest art school in the country, the administration has expelled two students for edgy writing, let go two professors who complained, and shut down the school paper that tried to cover the controversy.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rachel Brahinsky |
06-16-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Road Rules: The Cloudy Constitutionality of Police Drug Roadblocksnew
At face value, it would appear that the "K-9 Drug Checkpoint One Mile Ahead" sign operated near Interstate 55/70's Black Lane exit in Collinsville, Ill., is baldly unconstitutional. But looks can be deceiving, and in the still-emerging field of law-enforcement-checkpoint constitutionality, deception can often be better than playing it straight.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
06-16-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Waiting to Inhalenew
San Francisco cops keep busting medical marijuana growers. One prosecutor is trying to develop less arbitrary guidelines. So where are the city's political leaders on an issue they claim to support?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Ann Harrison |
06-11-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Charges Dropped against Student Protesting Torturenew
Charges were dismissed against a Boston College student who was arrested after he protested at a military recruitment center by dressing up like the victim in a famous Abu Ghraib torture photo. This story is a follow-up to "If Only He’d Put Women’s Underwear on His Head Instead ..."
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
06-10-2004 |
Civil Liberties
