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Private Prisons Kanye West, “New Slaves” and a Long Tradition of Locking People Up for Profit By Carl Takei, ACLU National Prison Project at 12:19pm This was cross posted to The Huffington Post. Projecting his latest music video onto the sides of 66 buildings around the world over the weekend, Kanye West debuted his new […]

Amanda Bynes Claims Arresting Officer Sexually Harassed Her ‘He Slapped My Vagina’ Breaking News | TMZ.Com Amanda Bynes is now accusing the cop who arrested her Thursday night of sexual harassment … saying on Twitter today, “He slapped my vagina.” Bynes just posted a long, rambling tweet trying to explain her version of the events […]

US judge rules department of ‘toughest sheriff’ engages in racial profiling Laura Segall / Reuters file Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio announces a new school security plan on Jan. 9. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By JACQUES BILLEAUD and WALTER BERRY , The Associated Press __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PHOENIX — A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America’s […]

Featured Post, Press Sedition, national security and the media: a closer look Gene Policinski Senior Vice President/Executive Director, First Amendment Center Friday, May 24, 2013 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Will the government ever do it – charge a reporter under the Espionage Act with endangering national security for disclosing classified information? No journalist ever has been prosecuted for […]

Howard Simon: Let’s not make vengeance a synonym for justice May 23, 2013 6:37 PM   | Written by Howard L. Simon | My View ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Howard L. Simon ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The concept of justice was tossed around like a Frisbee during this past session of the Florida Legislature. It’s a cherished value. It deserves more respect. […]

Game-Changing Opportunity For Liberty President Obama’s speech on balancing security and liberty represents a game-changing opportunity to finally shed the global war approach that has undermined our civil liberties and values since 9/11. The president seems to have heard our calls for reform. He announced concrete steps towards closing Guantánamo, signalled an end to signature […]

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Report: Kaitlyn Hunt refuses plea deal in underage same-sex relationship case Kaitlyn Hunt distraught over plea deal decision _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Orlando Sentinel 11:45 a.m. EDT, May 24, 2013 Please Click Here To Watch Video Kaitlyn Hunt, the high-school student facing felony charges in connection with her same-sex relationship with a younger student, has refused to take a […]

Child Abuse Investigator Fired After Boy’s Death By: Associated Press Email | WCTV.Tv Posted: Fri 1:50 PM, May 24, 2013 Associated Press Release By: KELLI KENNEDY MIAMI (AP) — Florida child welfare officials have fired a child abuse investigator they say forged documents about substance abuse treatment for a mother six months before that she […]