Civil Liberties

Arizona's Extra-Strict Abortion Ban Passes

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| Thu Apr. 12, 2012 3:21 PM PDT

WATCH: Why It's an American Right to Get Sick and Go Bankrupt [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu Apr. 12, 2012 10:52 AM PDT
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Confessions of an Iraq War Whistleblower

The State Department fired me for telling the truth about US failures in Iraq. Here's why I don't regret it.

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| Mon Apr. 9, 2012 12:40 PM PDT
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"Complete Lawlessness" at Orleans Parish Prison

The notorious New Orleans jail where inmates were abandoned during Katrina faces a new lawsuit over egregious conditions.

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| Fri Apr. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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The Secret Torture Memo Cheney Didn't Want You To See

In 2006, a top Bush official wrote to his colleagues that the "enhanced interrogation" program was illegal. Then, he says, they tried to bury the evidence.

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| Thu Apr. 5, 2012 12:20 PM PDT
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Twitter, the FBI, and You

Government officials want to data-mine social media to scan for criminal activity. But are their efforts just a complete waste of time?

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| Thu Apr. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

The US Government Is Data Mining You

As the US Intelligence Community's already vast powers grow, your civil liberties shrink.

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| Tue Apr. 3, 2012 11:20 AM PDT

WATCH: What Santorum Meant to Say [Saunders Cartoon]

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| Tue Apr. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Feds Raid Oaksterdam University

As part of the White House's crackdown on medical marijuana, agents bust a trade school for growers.

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| Mon Apr. 2, 2012 12:15 PM PDT
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The Right's Obama Martial Law #Fail

No, President Obama is not coming to steal your house and take all the food out of your fridge.

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| Fri Mar. 30, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

A Hoodie, Not a Hoodlum

Think Trayvon's hoodie made him look suspicious? Tell it to the celebrities, politicians, and reporters who're copying his style.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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The Money Trail Behind Florida's Notorious Gun Law

The National Rifle Association invested heavily in the legislation that helped keep Trayvon Martin's killer a free man.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Trayvon Martin's Death Extends Sanford's Sordid Legacy

The founder wanted to ship blacks to the Congo. Baseball's Jackie Robinson was run off. Now a slain 17-year-old is the Florida town's latest racial calamity.

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| Wed Mar. 28, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Catholic Bishops Lose a Big Battle Over Contraception

A judge ruled the Catholic church can't forbid its subcontractors from providing women's health services to human trafficking victims.

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| Mon Mar. 26, 2012 10:16 AM PDT

Is Trayvon's Killer Still Packing Heat?

Police seized the gun George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin, Mother Jones has confirmed. But Zimmerman can still buy a new one today—and carry it in 35 states.

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| Mon Mar. 26, 2012 10:10 AM PDT
Lisa Fithian

Meet Professor Occupy

Lisa Fithian is the streetwise radical who's teaching kids who want to be badass to be smart.

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| Mon Mar. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Rick Scott and Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Case Not Exactly Top Priority for Florida's GOP Governor

Between school prayer, drug testing state employees, and fighting Obamacare, Rick Scott has had a few other things going on.

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| Sat Mar. 24, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Homeland Security Goes to College

How college campuses became a Homeland Security battleground.

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| Thu Mar. 22, 2012 1:24 PM PDT

Trayvon Shooter's 911 Calls: Potholes, Piles of Trash—and Black Men

EXCLUSIVE: Police call logs show George Zimmerman was a man obsessed with law-and-order minutiae—and black men stalking the neighborhood.

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| Thu Mar. 22, 2012 9:39 AM PDT

Wondering If Your "Jihadist" Friend Is With the FBI?

Pennsylvania man learns that a too-friendly acquaintance is actually an FBI superinformant after a quick Google search.

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| Tue Mar. 20, 2012 3:30 AM PDT