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Someone's Listening: Civ Lib Groups Demand Eavesdropping Disclosure
While the ACLU and the EFF demand that the Department of Justice disclose when they're listening in on Americans' mobile phone conversations and tracking their movements via phone signals, they're met with the tired... Second safe injection site in Vancouver's West End slips federal radar
So far the federal government hasn't acknowledged a second, smaller safe injection site in Vancouver, but I'm sure a write-up in the Globe and Mail will up their profile.Meanwhile, East Vancouver's Insite is already... California ban on same-sex marriage struck down
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a much-anticipated ruling issued Thursday, the California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional....Man asks court to change his name to "In God We Trust"
A man from Illinois, Steve Kreuscher, wants a judge to allow him to legally change his name to 'In God We Trust'."Kreuscher (CROY'-shir) says the new name would symbolize the help God gave him through tough times.The... Student Sues School For Zero Grade on ‘Religious’ Art
Yet another church and state story out of Madison, Wisconsin. At issue: a student's art landscape piece that included a cross and the words "John 3:16 A sign of love." This from the Associated... Argentine priest gets life term for 'Dirty War' collaboration
Protestors rejoiced when Christian Von Wernich was convicted in Argentina for his collaboration with the military government during the country's 'Dirty War'.Survivors at the trial said that Von Wernich won the trust of prisoners and then gave material from their confessions...RI among countries that have scrapped insult laws: USINFO
"Karin Karlekar, from the nonpartisan group Freedom House, told USINFO that a number of countries, especially in Latin America and Africa, are eliminating the laws. Violation of insult laws can lead to journalists... Payback Time: FBI Raids Home of Suspected NSA Leaker
"Payback Time: FBI Raids Home of Suspected NSA Leaker
Perrspectives | August 6, 2007
This past week, the Bush administration added insult to injury over its illegal program of NSA domestic surveillance . During the... Court rules in favor of domestic spying program
A sharply divided court in Cincinnati has decided that you can't sue the Federal Government for spying on you because you can never be sure that they are spying on you. To know such information is a state... The Unitary King George
"The Unitary King George Homeland Security Presidential Directive: an Unconstitutional bombshell by Prof. Marjorie Cohn"Musharraf Not Constitutionally Elected, Ex-Judge Tells Court
"SLAMABAD, 31 May 2007 — A former senior judge claimed yesterday that President Gen. Pervez Musharraf had no authority to suspend the chief justice, arguing that the 2002 referendum that kept Musharraf in power was unconstitutional. Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim said Pakistan is at...On Patriotism by Rep. Ron Paul
"May 24, 2007 On Patriotism by Rep. Ron Paul For some, patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. For others, it means dissent against a government's abuse of the people's rights. I have never met a politician in Washington or any American, for that matter, who chose to be...The Supreme Court's Split Decision to Uphold the Federal "Partial-Birth Abort...
"Last week's Supreme Court 5-4 decision in Gonzales v. Carhart upholding the federal criminal ban on the late-term abortion procedure often referred to as "partial-birth abortion" deserves analysis on many levels. On the surface, Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion...Land of the free, home of the War on Terrorism
""They told us this was one of the world's worst terrorists, and he got the sentence of a drunken driver," said Ben Wizner, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, referring to David Hicks, a 31-year-old Australian who in a plea bargain with a US military court...Utah Bans Trademark Keyword Ads
This seems unusually burdensome for search engines, and impractical in general. "The US state of Utah has outlawed the use of other people's trade marks to generate business through search engines. The plan has been called unconstitutional and impractical. In creating a new...
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