“History has shown that it is not good for a Democracy when the executive branch has sweeping surveillance powers.” –Andrew Crocker, EFF
Since 2002, over 40 cases have been brought
As
fighting continues in Ukraine despite a recently negotiated ceasefire, some American leaders are calling for the U.S. to arm Ukrainian forces.
"The situation at the moment involves
In 2010, California's budget negotiations stalled for over three months past the constitutional deadline. Partisan gridlock
muddied the debate over how to manage the state's $60
As the world handles the aftermath of the Great Recession and subsequent Eurozone Crisis, the Democratic and Republican parties continue to fight over most foreign policy issues in a stalemate
There is an ongoing lawsuit attempting to close Montana’s open primary system. This lawsuit is being joined by the Montana Republican Party. State Republicans support closing their primaries because
Most voters may not notice it, but the 2016 presidential election is already underway. Aside from the early announcements from Republicans like Jeb Bush, the national Republican and Democratic parties
Update: On Tuesday, March 3, 2015, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals officially granted oral argument in the case, Balsam, et al. v. Guadagno, on Tuesday, March 17,
A few weeks ago, the media buzzed with pictures of Queen Rania of Jordan consoling the wife of the
Jordanian pilot who had been executed by the Islamic State.
Jordan
While proposed reforms to government surveillance continue to stall, there are bipartisan efforts currently being made in Congress to protect Americans' online privacy.
Authorized in 1986, the Electronic Communications
On Wednesday, President Obama sent a formal request to Congress seeking the authority to wage a ground offensive against the Islamic State in Iraq, something the defense department (DoD) previously
