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Dibor Roberts denied justice
Disloyal Opposition | 17 hours ago by J.D. Tuccille
The jury in the Dibor Roberts case returned a verdict that I can only describe as contemptible, finding her guilty of resisting arrest and felony flight from a law officer as a result of a brutal attack upon her by Sgt. Jeff Newnum of the Yavapai Cou read more
Ron Paul Teaches Neocons 101
Daily Liberty Research | 22 hours ago by DailyLibertyResearch
This video is amazing. Ron Paul exposes neocons and their agenda here in a very clear, direct and undeniable way. Republicans are currently wondering why their party is imploding — well here you go. Wake up all you Fox News, AIPAC, Rush Limbaug read more
The Onion Couldn’t Have Topped This: Arlen Specter’s Spying S…
Cato @ Liberty | May 16th 2008
Wired’s Threat Level blog has a great post about Arlen Specter’s effort to get to the bottom of a recent spying scandal. Not, mind you, the Bush administration’s various warantless wiretapping programs, but rather spying among footb read more
Quotabull
Scholars and Rogues | May 16th 2008 by Scholars and Rogues
Hhaing The Yu, 29, in rain falling on the ruins of his home, in a township outside Yangon, Myanmar. This is not about politics; it is about saving people’s lives. There is absolutely no more time to lose. — United Nations Secretary General read more
On miscegenation and gay marriage
The Moderate Voice | May 15th 2008
I find Richard Thompson Ford’s, The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse, compelling and convincing in just about every way but one: he argues gay marriage is not like miscegenation. Ampersand reminds us that Mildred Lo read more
A Very Special Thank You...
Everyday Citizen | May 15th 2008 by Everyday Citizen
...to the California Supreme Court. "Our state now recognizes that an individual's capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individ read more
'I wanted to get control'
Disloyal Opposition | May 15th 2008 by J.D. Tuccille
That's the claim of Sgt. Jeff Newnum of the Yavapai County, Arizona, Sheriff's Department, as the trial of Dibor Roberts on charges of ticking off a polic-- ... err ... felony counts of resisting arrest and unlawful flight from a law officer gets und read more
Why they did it
Wheatdogg's world | May 15th 2008
So why did Stanford Law’s Fair Use Project decide to defend the makers of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed in a copyright infringement lawsuit? To protect their free speech rights, the project’s executive director said yesterday in his b read more
California State Supreme Court Says Same Sex Marriage Is A Consti…
The Gun Toting Liberal Blog | May 15th 2008
But -- Do Not Expect A Mass Exodus Of Closeted, Toe-Tapping Republicans To Flock To "The Golden State" INDEED... If I inherited the Constitutional "right" to marry my lovely wife, then so shall G.O.P. darlins' Larry Craig and Ted Haggard have tha read more
Calif. Supremes overturn gay marriage ban
Orange Punch | May 15th 2008 by Stan
In case you’re interested in plowing through 172 pages of dense legal prose, here’s a link to the California Supreme Court’s (PDF)decision today overturning the 2000 initiative declaring marriage to be only between a man and a woma read more
Some thoughts on gay marriage
Orange Punch | May 15th 2008 by Stan
Given the California Supreme Court’s ruling this morning overturning a ban on gay marriage, I thought I’d link to my article earlier this year providing a libertarian take on the subject. My main point is the state should stay out of the read more
Show us your papers!
Orange Punch | May 15th 2008 by Stan
Here’s an article about Anaheim’s recent sweep of kids who broke curfew laws. There should be no curfew laws in a free society. But then again, who really believes this is still a free society? The story says that neighbors report childre read more
Vivienne Westwood, Riz Ahmed and Shami Chakrabarti
Sajarina | May 15th 2008 by Sajarina
Kicking ass together in this short film of interviews shedding more light on Liberty’s Charge or Release campaign against 42 days pre-charge detention. from www.youtube.com posted with vodpod read more
Imagine Video
Sajarina | May 15th 2008 by Sajarina
Another rights-tastic post! Here’s a 30 second cinema advert from Liberty, featuring a voiceover by Britain’s Most Plummy, Simon Callow. Liberty is campaigning to block government proposals to extend the length of time someone can be he read more
15 of the most valuable things you’ll ever own
Sajarina | May 15th 2008 by Sajarina
You probably don’t ever think about them, but they are priceless. And trust me, you’d miss them if they were gone. I’m talking about your human rights. Having just said I will be posting on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, here I am read more
Set Binayak free : The Hindu Editorial
Free Binayak Sen Campaign | May 15th 2008 by Anivar Aravind
Opinion - Editorials The Hindu It’s been a whole year since Binayak Sen was arrested on charges of conspiracy to wage war against the Indian state and commit other crimes. The general secretary of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties is being read more
Judge rules for straight student friend of gays in freedom of exp…
The Moderate Voice | May 14th 2008
Ande @ Toweroad has the good news: United States District Court Richard Smoak ruled in favor of high school student Heather Gillman yesterday in a suit she and the ACLU brought against her school’s principal and the Holmes County School Board. Gill read more
Plumbers = Authorities now?
at-Largely | May 14th 2008 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Okay boys and girls, let us read this article together and see what the actual scandal is (see poll after): Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, who led investigations into companies blamed for the state's subprime mortgage mess, resigned under a cl read more
Guantanamo tribunals falling apart?
Orange Punch | May 14th 2008 by Stan
The Pentagon has dropped charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, who could have been the 20th hihacker (or 21st or 22nd; there are other candidates) if he hadn’t been kept out of the country, and is being held at Guantanamo. This is the latest blo read more
New Book Fuels Speculation Virginia Senator James Webb Might Be V…
The Gun Toting Liberal Blog | May 14th 2008
Will Virginia's Gun-Toting Liberal Senator Be Barack Obama's First Choice For Running Mate? While "Panama" John McCain's future running mate is still up in the air, it is important to note the fact that should Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic be onto s read more
Amnesty International statement on the arrest of Ajay TG
Free Binayak Sen Campaign | May 14th 2008 by Anivar Aravind
India: Concern over the arrest of filmmaker and human rights defender T.G. Ajay in Chhattisgarh Amnesty International, ASA 20/010/2008 Amnesty International is concerned over the apparently arbitrary arrest of T. G. Ajay, a film-maker and human right read more
International campaign gains momentum: The Hindu
Free Binayak Sen Campaign | May 13th 2008 by Anivar Aravind
Hasan Suroor The Hindu LONDON: The international campaign in support of Binayak Sen, human rights activist languishing in Chhattisgarh for allegedly helping the banned Maoist rebel movement in the State, gained momentum on Tuesday with a protest out read more
Parents criticize, defend mid-Ohio science teacher at board meeti…
Wheatdogg's world | May 13th 2008
Seventh-grade science teacher John Freshwater has his supporters, but his religious agenda in the classroom has clearly not won over everyone in Mount Vernon, Ohio. At a school board meeting Monday night, he had as many friends as foes in the audienc read more
Wisconsin Governor Defunds REAL ID
Cato @ Liberty | May 13th 2008
WisPolitics.com reports that Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (D) plans to take more than $20 million out of the state’s REAL ID account and transfer it into the state’s general fund. Wisconsin Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R) objects: Wh read more
Collaborators in a civil rights violation
Disloyal Opposition | May 13th 2008 by J.D. Tuccille
Via Radley Balko comes the tale of Tunde Clement, a New York City resident stopped in the Albany, New York, bus terminal by police for no good reason, subject to a brutal search, and then billed for the cost of his own abuse.He was quickly handcuffed read more
Measuring the Cost of E-Verify Red Tape
Cato @ Liberty | May 13th 2008
A recent story in the Arizona Republic describes the rising practice of using “registered agents” to take care of the paperwork associated with the E-Verify system, which is mandatory for employers in Arizona. Registered agents know how t read more
Man cuts car in half to spite petty bureaucrats
The Spicy Cauldron | May 13th 2008
The unspoken motto of our political leaders, locally and nationally, and irrespective of party allegiances, could be said to be ‘fleece not protect’. One man in Gloucestershire had a novel response to his car, legally registered off the r read more
Patronising, or What?
Longrider | May 12th 2008
Sitting as I do in training rooms on a daily basis, I’m used to casting an eye over the various safety posters that litter railway premises. Some are valid and provide useful information. Some are pretty inane, but harmless enough. Recently, Ne read more
L-1: The Technology Company in Your Pocket
Cato @ Liberty | May 12th 2008
Inspired by the promotional brochure I recently came across, I’ve taken a look at L-1 Identity Solutions in a new Cato TechKnowledge. Though it has better options, L-1 and its new acquisition, Digimarc ID Systems, seem likely to continue lobbyi read more
‘Testilying’
Cato @ Liberty | May 12th 2008
“Testilying” is a term that police officers use to describe false testimony they give in court so that an otherwise illegal search or arrest can be justified. It’s hard to tell how common the practice is, but it’s much more read more
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