AltWeeklies Wire
Somebody's Watching Younew
We live in a surveillance state. Oregonians may not realize the ways in which law enforcement can already spy on them, in at least one case to a degree unmatched in any other state.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
12-17-2015 |
Civil Liberties
Hotseat: Dwight Holtonnew
Oregon's U.S. Attorney on why Portland should rejoin the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Willamette Week |
Mark Zusman, Nigel Jaquiss, Henry Stern |
01-26-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Joint Terrorism Task Force, JTTF
Eight Relentless Watchdogs Who Hound Public Officials in Pursuit of Answersnew
On good days they’re known as citizen watchdogs. On bad days, they’re civic-minded pains in the neck. If you’ve been to a public meeting in process-happy Portland, you know the type. They’re the activists who testify time after time at City Council - and elsewhere.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
02-03-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Smartpark, Dumb Enforcement?new
Tom Dehen didn’t know he could be threatened with arrest for walking on Portland city property with a camera and a sketch pad.
Willamette Week |
Joshua Bolkan |
03-11-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties, Portland
Profiles In Caution: Half of Oregon's Democratic Lawmakers Bravely Have No Commentnew
After years complaining that the Bush administration instituted torture, lied its way into a war that killed more than 4,000 Americans, and generally treated the Constitution like toilet paper in a Taco Bell bathroom, senior Democrats now show little stomach to pursue criminal charges.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
01-21-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Federal Raid on Iranian Charity Stokes Debate About Tightened Bush Sanctionsnew
Two weeks after federal agents raided the largest Iranian charity in Oregon, employees at Child Foundation have regained possession of their seized cell phones and fax machines. But the feds are still holding the charity's computers and remaining silent about the reasons behind a raid that's alarmed many Iranians.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
07-31-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Portland Lawyers Fight for Guantanamo Prisoner No. 940new
Two years ago this week, authorities with the U.S. Department of Defense signed a memo approving Adel Hamad's release from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the 49-year-old Sudanese citizen has been held as an "enemy combatant" since 2002. Today, he remains imprisoned for reasons that aren't entirely clear.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
11-14-2007 |
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
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
Tre Arrow Turns to Maher Ararnew
The environmental activist's effort to raise bail money for his release from a Canadian prison has taken him to Maher Arar, someone who knows about the dangers of being labeled a "terrorist."
Willamette Week |
Andrew MacLeod |
03-22-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Terror-fying The Greensnew
Did investigators use post-9/11 warrantless wiretaps to bust accused eco-saboteurs?
Willamette Week |
Angela Valdez |
08-30-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying, domesticspy
