What to Say When the Police Tell You to Stop Filming Them
First of all, they shouldn’t ask.“As a basic principle, we can’t tell you to stop recording,” says Delroy Burton, chairman...
Descent Into Tyranny
Ohio Cops Confiscate Legal Gambling Machine and $20,000 From Business
The Police Department in Dayton Ohio has made national news before, when they stopped hiring police officers with high IQ...
Coinbase Accused of Tracking Bitcoin Users, Notifying Cops of Transactions
by Virgil Vaduva It’s a web of mistrust, accusations and outrage. It all started earlier this year when the Department...
Appeals Court Rules NSA Spying on Americans is Illegal
The US court of appeals has ruled that the bulk collection of telephone metadata is unlawful, in a landmark decision...
The Baltimore Riot You Didn’t Know About
It was a beautiful mid-April day in Baltimore, Maryland. With Cherry Blossoms blooming and a slight breeze blowing, tensions were...
‘Sir, Are You Injured Anywhere?’ vs. ‘Fuck Your Breath’ — Which Kind of Approach Provokes Riots?
‘Why?’ It’s the most useful one word sentence in the English language. It’s how we begin the search for causes,...
School Bus Driver Kidnaps Children, Refuses to Return Them to Parents
In what sounds like a story from another realm, a government employee in Arizona is doing what government employees usually...
Government is Spying on You And Tracking You Using Your Printer
If you are an activist and are using a printer to print out flyers to hand out on the street...
CNN Anchor Claims Hate Speech is Not Free Speech
Chris Cuomo is co-host of CNN’s morning show. He’s also a former law and justice correspondent for ABC News. He...
Baltimore Cops Assault, Detain Journalist Then Falsify Charges
The First Amendment was cast aside on Saturday night in Baltimore, as credentialed journalist Ford Fischer of News2Share was abducted...
NYPD Commissioner Blames Anti-Police Sentiment For Cop Shot in The Head
A New York City plainclothes cop who was shot in the head died on Monday, the fifth officer gunned down...
Lindsey Graham: Every Sentence That Starts With ‘Al’ in The Mideast is Bad News
“Everything that starts with ‘Al’ in the Middle East is bad news,” said U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from...
Federal Judge: DEA Owes Company Nothing For Damaging And Using Trucks Without Permission
A Houston-based federal judge ruled that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration does not owe the owner of a small Texas...
Federal Court: Cops Do Not Need Warrant For Cellphone Tracking
Investigators do not need a search warrant to obtain cellphone tower location records in criminal prosecutions, a federal appeals court...
FCC Commissioner Admits Net Neutrality is About Censoring Online Speech
While participating in a panel discussion at the annual “Right Online” conference in Washington, D.C., FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai said...
North Carolina Forfeiture Case Reveals Limits of Executive Reform, Government Defensiveness
In March, we detailed reforms announced by Attorney General Eric Holder to federal asset forfeitures under the Bank Secrecy Act’s...
Is the FBI Creating Terrorist Plots to Stop Them?
Since 2001 the Federal Bureau of Investigation has led a vigorous hunt for domestic terrorists. The results have been mixed....
Owner of Dog Killed by Cops Launches Fundraiser For Possible Legal Action
The owner of a German shepherd shot dead by a police officer announced Friday that he launched an online fundraiser...
New Report Cites Years of Police Abuse Against Baltimore Citizens
In Baltimore, where 25-year-old Freddie Gray died shortly after being taken into police custody, an investigation may uncover homicidal misconduct...
Man Who Smashed Police Car Faces Higher Bail Than Cop Who Murdered Gray
A police officer charged with the murder of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, has ended up with less bail on...
