In reaction to the scandal that the U.S. Justice Department seized the phone records of Associated Press journalists, a small bipartisan group of legislators is attempting to rein in some of the excesses of the Executive Branch.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken up another public health initiative: smoking. This time, he wishes to target cigarette displays in stores…
Although Manning was arrested in 2010, he was not officially charged until February 2012. The charges against him now include “aiding and abetting the enemy.”
Sanford had a reputation as a stingy fiscal conservative and a strict constitutionalist in Congress with an independent streak that ran him afoul of party leaders in both Washington and Columbia.
With US drone strikes killing a top Pakistani commander on January 3 in South Waziristan, the continued use of drone warfare remains an issue.
FISA was renewed by the US Senate on Thursday with its 2008 amendments due to expire and included provisions that affect Americans’ internet and phone privacy.
Civil liberties violating civil asset forfeiture laws provide law enforcement officials with the ability to seize and retain the property (cash, cars, real property, etc.) of individuals who are merely suspected of having an involvement with some kind of criminal activity.
