AltWeeklies Wire
Are Stay-Away Orders Against UC Berkeley Students Unconstitutional?new
Some legal experts say they are—when used as a weapon against nonviolent protests.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
03-31-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Nancy O'Malley, UC Berkeley, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Cal, Sproul Plaza, Amanda Armstrong, Ashley Saxby-Pinkerton, Autrey James, Jeff Wozniak, Jonathan Simon, Justin Timbalesi, Kathleen Barrett, Paul Davalos, Paul Seeman, Seth Chazin, Stay-Away Orders, Wheeler Hall, Yvette Felarca, Banished
Slideshow: Trayvon Martin marchnew
An estimated 2,500 protesters gathered in downtown Indy to protest the the slaying of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
NUVO |
Brandon Knapp |
03-31-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Eyes on Downtownnew
Colorado Springs City Council says yes to surveillance cameras for city.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
03-30-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Search for eugenics victims continuesnew
As many as 1,500 victims may still be alive, although some may no longer reside in North Carolina.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
03-27-2012 |
Civil Liberties
PA is Ground Zero for the Abortion Clashnew
As the GOP clown car gets ready to sputter eastward for the Pennsylvania primary amid an onslaught of attacks on women’s reproductive rights, it’s a good time to remember that our state has always been, and seemingly always will be, the nerve center of the national abortion debate.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
03-14-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Search & Destroynew
The SOPA bill may be dry-docked, but the battle over online piracy rages.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
03-12-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Anti-Abortion Group Takes Its Terror Tactics To the Webnew
Last week, Operation Rescue debuted AbortionDocs.org, "the largest collection of documents on America's abortion cartel." Is it legal?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
01-25-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Citizens Against Citizens Unitednew
Protestors hit the streets across the nation last Friday to mark the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
01-24-2012 |
Civil Liberties
I Spent Christmas in the Clinknew
Deck the halls with a little rosé, a zealous cop and some new friends in the holding tank.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
01-06-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Not in Our Downtownnew
Colorado Springs leaders will look at limiting free speech through special zones.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-30-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Judges Grill Arpaio's Lawyer on Alleged First Amendment Violationsnew
An 11-member panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had some tough questions today for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyer about why "America's Toughest Sheriff" should be exempt from a lawsuit claiming he violated an Arizona newspaper's First Amendment rights.
SF Weekly |
Peter Jamison |
12-22-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Joe Arpaio
The Right to Writenew
High school journalists have greater First Amendment rights than they might think.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Kristy Totten |
12-07-2011 |
Civil Liberties
For Someone Living — and Dying — with a Terminal Illness, Options for a Dignified Death are Scant and Pitilessnew
When my beloved 17-year-old Persian cat was in pain, suffering from multiple diseases, I gave him the ultimate gift of love. I had him put to sleep, euthanized or, I suppose — semantics be damned — you could say I asked the vet to kill him, and she did.
San Antonio Current |
Anne M. Johnson |
11-17-2011 |
Civil Liberties
The Bitter Endnew
For someone living — and dying — with a terminal illness, options for a merciful, dignified death are scant and pitiless.
Folio Weekly |
Anne M. Johnson |
11-14-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: terminal illness, right to die
Former CIA Agent Claims the Military Poisoned His Familynew
The ugly side effects surfaced soon after Kevin Shipp transferred in 1999 from CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., to Camp Stanley, the sprawling U.S. Army weapons depot just north of San Antonio. His now ex-wife, Lorena Shipp, suddenly began to suffer near-constant migraines.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
10-17-2011 |
Civil Liberties
