civil liberties
D.C. jury acquits first batch of Trump Inauguration Day protesters
December 21, 2017As GOP leaders heap praise on Trump, courts say, “Not so fast.”
Read moreNews Guild: Press freedom risked by unlimited cell phone snooping
November 30, 2017The freedom of the press is at risk from the government's stance allowing law enforcement to engage in unlimited snooping against citizens via their cell phones.
Read moreJudge allows Trump administration to collect names of protest website visitors
August 25, 2017This potentially violated the rights of more than a million people who visited a political website.
Read moreU.S. government demands details on visitors to anti-Trump website
August 15, 2017On July 17 the Department of Justice served a website-hosting company, DreamHost, with a search warrant.
Read moreThousands at People’s Summit plan beyond resistance to Trump
June 10, 2017The wealth gap and control of the U.S. economy by a small group of home-grown oligarchs is seen here as a major threat to democracy.
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