http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:37:36 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:25:47 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Kindergarten-penalty-for-cop-who-swiped-defense-documents?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner Maricopa County, Arizona, Detention Officer Adam Stoddard has been ordered to apologize for taking a document from defense attorney Joanne Cuccia's files. (Photo: from YouTube video)There aren't too many ways to evoke sympathy for a law-enforceme... abuses Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:25:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Kindergarten-penalty-for-cop-who-swiped-defense-documents?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Cory-Maye-who-shot-police-officer-in-controversial-incident-gets-new-trial?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner Cory Maye (Photo: Mississippi Department of Corrections)One of the more controversial prisoners behind the bars of any prison in the United States -- Cory Maye -- is getting a new trial. After eight years in a Mississippi prison for killing a polic... developments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:47:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Cory-Maye-who-shot-police-officer-in-controversial-incident-gets-new-trial?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Man-convicted-for-confronting-plainclothes-officers-who-followed-him-late-at-night?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner Most of us would probably think that a man who found himself being followed down a dark street by two people at midnight and turned to ask, "why are you following me?" while holding a folding pocket knife pointed down along his leg was just... abuses Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:50:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Man-convicted-for-confronting-plainclothes-officers-who-followed-him-late-at-night?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Feds-demanded-identities-of-news-sites-readers?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports that, on January 30 of this year, the Justice Department not only demanded to know who was reading the IndyMedia alternative news site, but also forbade the site to publicize the demand. [T]he government wa... abuses Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:17:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Feds-demanded-identities-of-news-sites-readers?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d10-AMA-endorses-medical-marijuana-research?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner At its 2009 interim meeting, the American Medical Association has adopted a statement urging that marijuana be considered as medicine and that further research be conducted into its medical value. The statement was recommended by the AMA's Council on... developments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:55:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d10-AMA-endorses-medical-marijuana-research?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Is-prison-time-good-for-your-health-care?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner House Speaker Nancy Pelosi celebrates the passage of yet another bill that will threaten Americans with fines and imprisonment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Whether you support or oppose the health-care bill that passed in the House of Representatives ov... analysis Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:57:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Is-prison-time-good-for-your-health-care?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Privatization-the-only-way-to-overcome-public-resistance-to-gay-marriage?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner In Maine, the debate continued the day after voters reversed legislators and banned same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)In Maine, voters continued the unbroken national trend that has seen voters reject the idea of expanding the definition o... analysis Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:53:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Privatization-the-only-way-to-overcome-public-resistance-to-gay-marriage?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Maher-Arar-cant-sue-US-for-sending-him-to-Syria-to-be-tortured-says-court?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner Maher Arar with his child. (Photo: Center for Constitutional Rights video) Fretting that allowing a lawsuit to proceed could interfere with national security concerns and damage U.S. relations with other countries, a majority of judges on the Unite... abuses Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:20:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Maher-Arar-cant-sue-US-for-sending-him-to-Syria-to-be-tortured-says-court?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Arizona-court-officers-help-themselves-to-defense-documents?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner Maricopa County, Arizona, Detention Officer Adam Stoddard takes a document from a defense attorney Joanne Cuccia's files while her back is turned. (Photo: from YouTube video) Arizona Defense Attorney Joanne Cuccia was in court at the podium argui... abuses Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:46:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Arizona-court-officers-help-themselves-to-defense-documents?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Obama-administration-again-invokes-notorious-state-secrets-privilege?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at an October 29, 2009 press conference. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)Perhaps summoning the ghosts of Bush administration officials past in celebration of Halloween, the Obama administration's Justice Department on Friday onc... abuses Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:28:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Obama-administration-again-invokes-notorious-state-secrets-privilege?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Sex-offender-registry-includes-innocent-man?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner Sex offender registry: Your name here?Earlier this year, the Office of the Inspector general at the U.S. Department of Justice warned that the oh-so-popular sex offender lists maintained around the country, intended to track the predators among us wh... abuses Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:44:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Sex-offender-registry-includes-innocent-man?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Arizona-highway-patrol-seizes-cash-because--it-was-there?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner Some of the money seized from two cars stopped along I-10 on October 21 and 22, 2009 in Arizona. (Photo: Arizona Department of Ppublic Safety) The Arizona Department of Public Safety, which includes the Highway Patrol, is making much fuss about tw... analysis Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:38:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Arizona-highway-patrol-seizes-cash-because--it-was-there?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Medical-marijuana-patients-catch-a-break-maybe?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner In what appears to be an important reversal of one area of the United States government's traditionally harsh drug policies, the federal Department of Justice has issued new guidelines (PDF) to U.S. Attorneys de-emphasizing the prosecution of indivi... developments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:59:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Medical-marijuana-patients-catch-a-break-maybe?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Thanks-Fox-News-for-being-the-media-the-White-House-hates?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner President John Adams was viciously attacked by the opposition journalists of his day -- often for good reason. In the early years of the United States, "newspapers were really the only source of news for American voters and they were typicall... analysis Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:15:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Thanks-Fox-News-for-being-the-media-the-White-House-hates?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Why-pledge-allegiance-when-loyalty-should-be-conditional?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner The Pledge of Allegiance given with one of the original, now politically incorrect, salutes. (Photo: Public Domain) Already this month, the Pledge of Allegiance has made news headlines multiple times. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the app... analysis Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:04:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Why-pledge-allegiance-when-loyalty-should-be-conditional?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Government-healthcare-runs-up-against-costs-too--and-political-solutions-can-be-nasty?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner Health care systems face problems of cost. Political solutions can be nastier than market solutions. (Photo: Creative Commons) Last week, my wife, a pediatrician, gave a patient a prescription for compounded Tamiflu -- that is, the preparation of ... analysis Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:03:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Government-healthcare-runs-up-against-costs-too--and-political-solutions-can-be-nasty?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Chicago-cop-courts-disaster-by-bullying-emergency-room-nurse?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner Some years ago, a physician told me about a colleague who was stopped at the side of the road in upstate New York by a police officer who appeared to be having a bad day. After enduring an extended bout of verbal abuse and posturing from the officer,... abuses Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:04:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Chicago-cop-courts-disaster-by-bullying-emergency-room-nurse?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Just-how-does-the-FTC-plan-to-enforce-those-new-blogger-regulations?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner The Federal Trade Commission says online (but not print) reviewers are selling their integrity for stacks of free books. (Photo: J.D. Tuccille) The most scathing book review I ever wrote was of a copy of a provocative historical work sent to me by t... analysis Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:40:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Just-how-does-the-FTC-plan-to-enforce-those-new-blogger-regulations?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d2-What-do-the-people-want-Nothing--and-everything?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner During the course of the heated health care debate, as during all matters of excited public discussion, there's been a lot of talk about "what the people want." Do people want single-payer care? Public option? Market-provided medicine? Ever... analysis Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:44:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d2-What-do-the-people-want-Nothing--and-everything?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d1-ACLU-FBI-still-misusing-National-Security-Letter-gag-orders?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner A federal appeals court may have slapped the Federal Bureau of Investigation last year for its misuse of gag orders to prevent discussion of government investigations conducted under the authority of National Security Letters, but that hasn't slowed ... abuses Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:23:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-536-Civil-Liberties-Examiner~y2009m10d1-ACLU-FBI-still-misusing-National-Security-Letter-gag-orders?cid=exrss-Civil-Liberties-Examiner