civil liberties
Mixed verdict, mixed response in Bradley Manning case
July 31, 2013It is now up to a military judge to determine if Bradley Manning will spend the rest of his life in prison even after being acquitted of the most serious charge against him.
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California prisoners begin hunger strike
July 10, 2013Thousands of inmates July 8 renewed a hunger strike begun in 2011 to protest prison practices they say amount to torture.
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Stop and Frisk: What Mayor Bloomberg really thinks
July 8, 2013Mayor Bloomberg tried to defend his position supporting the NYPD's massive stop-and-frisk program directed against minority youth.
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Dallas rally says “Restore the Fourth”
July 8, 2013More than 100 people celebrated the 4th of July here by demanding an end to U.S. government spying on its citizens.
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New NSA scandal: U.S. spies on EU
July 3, 2013The NSA reportedly bugged the communications of the European Union and some of the United States' closest allies.
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