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Small Victories Reap Small Rewards
New York settles suit with antiwar activists for $2MAugust 20, 2008 The city has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed antiwar activists were unjustly arrested five years ago, city officials said. The suit was filed … Continue reading
Court Gives Green Light to "Boobs on Bikes" Parade
Boobs on Bikes Parade, 2007. Photo by Craig Sydney. A note on the following post. Besides the fact that it’s entertaining news, we believe there to be a substantial civil liberties issue involved here and I, for one, consider erotica … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Civil Liberties, Erotica, Freedom of Expression, Sexuality
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Dem Convention Protesters Call Makeshift Jail ‘Gitmo On Platte’
Police build massive ‘holding cell’ inside warehouseBy Russell Haythorn / August 16, 2008 DENVER — The discovery of a makeshift jail in Denver’s warehouse district is causing outrage among some protesters. The jail was apparently constructed to house protesters during … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Democratic Convention, Denver, Direct Action, Peace Movement, Social Action
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What Will the Candidates Do to End the Unwinnable War on Drugs?
‘The prohibition of drugs is perhaps the most disastrous policy currently pursued by the US government’By Johann Hari / August 10, 2008 On January 20th 2009, either the president of the United States will be a man who used to … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Civil Liberties, Drug War, Drugs, Organized Crime, Prohibition, War on Drugs
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The PATRIOT Act’s War on Charity
‘New powers granted to the Treasury Department currently allow the government to shut down charities based on unfounded claims’ By Maya Schenwar / August 5, 2008 Since the PATRIOT Act’s passage almost seven years ago, many of its adverse effects … Continue reading
Circuit Court Upholds Ruling : Texas Sex Toy Law Unconstitutional
Texas Republican AG Greg Abbott denied appealBy Karl-Thomas Musselman / August 2, 2008 It looks like the 14th Amendment is going to win out over Texas Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Criminal Justice, Sex Toys, Sexuality, Texas
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Travelers’ Laptops May Be Detained At Border
No suspicion required under Homeland Security policiesBy Ellen Nakashima / August 1, 2008 Federal agents may take a traveler’s laptop computer or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Searches, Civil Liberties, Computers, Homeland Security, Surveillance, Terrorism, War on Terror
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Amnesty International : China Using Olympics As ‘Pretext’ For Crackdown
A Chinese paramilitary policeman tries to block photos being taken outside the Olympic Stadium. Photo by AFP.Repression of ‘human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers has intensified’ July 29, 2008 HONG KONG – China is using the Beijing Olympics as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amnesty International, China, Civil Liberties, Human Rights, Olympics, Sport
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Guantanamo : Two Trials in One
Boots of Military Police at Camp Delta, a Long-Term DetentionCenter at Guantanamo.Salim Hamdan trial also test of military tribunal systemBy Willian Glaberson / July 29, 2008 GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — On the surface, the proceedings unfolding inside a makeshift courthouse … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Military Tribunals, Torture
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4,000 U.S. Deaths, and Just a Handful of Public Images
Zoriah Miller, the freelance photographer who took this image and others of marines killed in a June 26 suicide attack and posted them on his Web site, was subsequently forbidden to work in Marine Corps-controlled areas of Iraq. Maj. Gen. … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Civil Liberties, Iraq War, Journalism, Media, Photography, U.S. Military
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