"We've become used to the level of security service interest in us and have established procedures to ignore that interest. But the increase in surveillance activities this last month, in a time when we are barely publishing due to fundraising, are e
Designating individuals "unlawful enemy combatants" or "unprivileged enemy belligerents" places them in legal limbo, contrary to international law, the Constitution, and three recent Supreme Court decisions:
The legislation is reportedly an attempt to seal a deal between the White House and congressional Republicans on a way to move forward on the detention of terrorism detainees.
None of this is news. What should alarm readers is the ease with which an analyst advocates active censorship and control of information channels to the public.
Obama has stated that, because the US Constitution guarantees only 'negative rights' -- that is, establishes what the US Government may not do to individuals or to the sovereign states -- instead of giving people guarantees of food, shelter, educat..
Please join Musicians for Freedom, the 2nd Amendment March, the Campaign for Liberty, Gun Laws.com, Barry Hess, and other supporters on the lawn at the Arizona State Capitol on Monday, April 19, 2010 from 12 Noon until 2 PM as we celebrate.
A close reading of the bill suggests it would allow the U.S. military to detain U.S. citizens without trial indefinitely in the U.S. based on suspected activity. Read the bill here, and then read the summarized points after the jump.
The city of Gilbert, Ariz., has ordered a group of seven adults to stop gathering for Bible studies in a private home because such meetings are forbidden by the city's zoning codes.
Twice in 2007, Robert Ekas flipped off police in Oregon for no apparent reason than to express his First Amendment right to do so. And twice he was pulled over. Now he is suing for violating his First and Fourth Amendment rights. He is representing h
"our rulers for more than half a century have made sure that we are never to be told the truth about anything that our government has done to other people, not to mention our own."
It has been clear since August that Rahm has been actively undermining Craig and Holder’s efforts to hew to the rule of law. Doing so, in fact, with the guy who lost the election in 2008, John McCain, who still behaves at every turn like someone tryi
And while we’re on the subject of the constitution, it is important to take Mrs Palin to task for embracing what has become a popular misconception, and that is that the rights detailed in the constitution are “ours” alone.
According to a poll conducted for CNN, 56 percent believe the federal government has grown so large and powerful that it poses a risk to rights and freedoms, while 44 percent disagree.
The facts are there for anyone who cares to view them. By the government’s own numbers, the rate of child assault, rape, starvation, and murder is far higher among children in state “care” than it is in the general population.
The right to sit silently during the Pledge of Allegiance has been held up by the US Supreme Court, and is enshrined in Maryland state law and Mongtomery County Public Schools' own policies, reports the Washington Post.
On a bright, sunny day in 2006, 18-year-old Nikki Catsouras took her father’s Porsche without permission and sped off down a California freeway at 100 mph before losing control and crashing into a toll booth.
She died instantly in a crash that dec
State v. Meekins, 2009 WL 4876866 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2009). where the validity of a consent search is ultimately determined based on the nuance of language.
A police officer stops a driver named Williams for a traffic violation. After checking
"Then I saw these girls - they had these printouts. I looked at them. I thought they were some forms you had to fill. I said 'give them to me' - and you could see everything..."
At issue is a 3-year-old federal law called the Stolen Valor Act that makes it a crime punishable by a year in jail to falsely claim to have received a medal from the U.S. military. It is a crime even if the liar makes no effort to profit from his st
Students For Liberty joined the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) in an amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) for the upcoming case Christian Legal Society v. Martinez. The brief argues in favor
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the constitutional right to a public trial in criminal cases means that jury selection, including questioning of prospective jurors, should not be done behind closed doors.
Here's an hilarious performance by Arizona's own Cartridge Family, filmed at the recent Bill of Rights Day gathering. The event was held in December 2009 at the beautiful and historic Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix, AZ.
“The big question to our country is how to balance the need for personal privacy with the safety and security needs of our country,” said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, (UT-R) who sponsored a successful measure in the House to require the devices be used
Aviation security could be improved with the use of databases containing passengers' personal information, technology such as body scans. Require greater tolerance of intrusions and far more effective government oversight, security specialists say.
The Ohio Supreme Court struck a victory for privacy rights, ruling police need a warrant to search a cellphone. The court rightly recognized cellphones are a lot more than just telephones, and hold a wealth of personal information and the privacy int
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