civil liberties

Immigrants, lawmakers seek probe of Border Patrol

August 31, 2012 By John Rummel

Alarmed by reports of profiling at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents, immigrant advocate groups and 11 members of Congress have asked the GAO to audit Border Patrol practices.

Court bars much of Georgia and Alabama anti-immigrant laws

August 21, 2012 By John Wojcik

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit found that a section of Alabama's law interferes with children's constitutional right to education.

Supreme Court authorizes “serious invasions of privacy”

April 4, 2012 By Dan Margolis

If you're shy about being naked in front of others, you'd better avoid being arrested - for anything.

Georgia’s anti-picketing law an attack on the 99 percent

March 20, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Unions and progressive groups are fighting a new law that would make forms of protest - including picketing and peaceful sit-downs -- a crime, the AFL-CIO reports.

Obama directive removes harshest provisions of the NDAA

March 6, 2012 By Dan Margolis

On Feb. 28, the president issued a directive that softened a provision in the NDAA that would have forced authorities to hold all non-Americans accused of ties to terrorism in military custody.