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- Constitutional Law Prof Blog: Occupy Jacket-wearer Arrested at Supreme Court Building (35 comments)
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- Federal Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops (15 comments)
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Sen. Franken and Conservatives Unite to Fight Indefinite Detention
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:14 AM EST ()
Sen. Franken and Conservatives Unite to Fight Indefinite Detention By Joe Picard and Jeremy Herb, The Hill 28 January 12 trange bedfellows on Capitol Hill, ranging from Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) to Rep.
EPA Supplies Drinking Water to Fracking Victims
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:56 AM EST ()
n yet another case of drinking water contamination in areas where energy companies have engaged in the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the U.S.
Obama Signed Global Internet Treaty Worse Than SOPA - Now Trying to Circumvent Senate Ratification
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:18 PM EST (The Alex Jones Show - Infowars.com)
Months before the debate about Internet censorship raged as SOPA and PIPA dominated the concerns of web users, President Obama signed an international treaty that would allow companies in China or any other country in the world to demand ISPs remove web content in the US with n …
FBI releases plans to monitor social networks
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:10 AM EST ()
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has quietly released details of plans to continuously monitor the global output of Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, offering a rare glimpse into an activity that the FBI and other government agencies are reluctant to discuss pu …
Avaaz - ACTA: The new threat to the net
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:49 AM EST (GM FOOD: FACTS NOT CROPS)
Last week, 3 million of us beat back America's attack on our Internet! --- but there is an even bigger threat out there, and our global movement for freedom online is perfectly poised to kill it for good. ACTA - a global treaty - could allow corporations to censor the Internet.
Apple's iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:08 PM EST (The New York Times)
However, the workers assembling iPhones, iPads and other devices often labor in harsh conditions, according to employees inside those plants, worker advocates and documents published by companies themselves.
FBI Wants New App to Wiretap the Internet | Common Dreams
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:46 PM EST (Common Dreams)
FBI Wants New App to Wiretap the Internet
Obama to Ignore Order to Appear in Atlanta Court
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:23 PM EST ()
President Obama will ignore an order by an Atlanta judge to appear in court Thursday for a hearing in a case challenging his qualifications under the Constitution to be president. According to the White House, Obama will continue with his current trip out West, starting the da …
Federal Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:27 AM EST (CNET.com)
American citizens can be ordered to decrypt their PGP-scrambled hard drives for police to peruse for incriminating files, a federal judge in Colorado ruled today in what could become a precedent-setting case.
Dozens of Tibetans Gather With Dalai Lama Picture - ABC News
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:40 PM EST (ABC News)
By LOUISE WATT Associated Press BEIJING January 17, 2012 (AP)
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