AltWeeklies Wire
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
Homeland Security or Double Jeopardy?new
A new ID card required of people who work at the Oakland port threatens to cost hundreds of reformed ex-convicts their jobs.
East Bay Express |
Vianna Davila |
10-31-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Eraser Headsnew
Overzealous deans at Boston's Emerson College literally made students' rights disappear.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate and James F. Tierney |
10-25-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The New McCarthyismnew
An Ohio professor is caught in the feds' weird web of paranoia and incompetence.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
10-19-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Archaic Laws: Often Funny, But No Laughing Matternew
There's a law against spitting on the sidewalk, but nobody enforces it ... or do they?
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate and Jan Wolfe |
10-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Growing Old in Gitmonew
Two years ago the U.S. military recommended Mohamed Mohamed Hassan Odaini for release from Guantanamo prison -- so why is he still there?
Chicago Reader |
Tori Marlan |
10-09-2007 |
Civil Liberties
San Jose Weighs a Ban on Smoking in Public Parksnew
Is it an issue of civil liberty or public health?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
10-04-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The City of Bad Shouldersnew
Advocates for the disabled flag down Missouri's highway builders and demand they pay greater attention to accessibility.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
09-24-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Peaceful Protesters Face Jail Time and Finesnew
Six Catholic peace activists have been convicted on federal charges following their assembly in the lobby elevator of a federal building in Santa Fe last fall -- they now face up to 30 days in jail and a $5,000 fine for their nonviolent, anti-war demonstration.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor |
09-19-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Scandal, Fraud and Abusenew
While researchers may disagree on some details, one thing is alarmingly evident: The federal government has broken its promises to Hurricane Katrina victims.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Beware of 'Liar's Loans'new
A significant majority of homeowners paying off high-interest loans are minorities.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Critical Mass Chaos May Be a Preview of the RNCnew
The extra police presence at last month's Twin Cities ride may have been due to the participation of the RNC Welcoming Committee -- a group organizing a mass protest at the 2008 Republican Convention in St. Paul.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Erotic Story Obscenity Case Goes to a Jurynew
Karen Fletcher's text-only website included six stories depicting the rape, torture and murder of young children -- her attorneys say she's being charged with a thought crime.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
09-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Steve Kurtz on Getting Off FBI's Terrorist Watch Listnew
The Critical Art Ensemble co-founder has become a poster boy for Bush administration paranoia and prosecutorial overreach.
Artvoice |
Geoff Kelly |
09-07-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Policing Speech in Fort Worthnew
A GOP poll and an anti-war protest produce a novel theory on use of city streets.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
09-07-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
