Individual Liberty
The First, Third, Fourth, and Ninth Amendments protect personal liberty and the right to be free from unreasonable government intrusion. The Fifth Amendment, as well as the Fourteenth Amendment, says that neither the federal government nor states can deprive citizens of their liberty without due process.
Top Stories:
County library shuns ’50 Shades of Grey’
Date: 5/15/12
Source: Ocala.com
Privacy concerns arise ahead of Facebook IPO
Date: 5/15/12
Source: ABCLocal.go.com
U.S. judge strikes down ‘obsolete’ Pa. funeral home law
Date: 5/15/12
Source: Post Gazette
Privacy concerns as US government rolls out domestic drone rules
Date: 5/14/12
Source: FOX News
Civil-liberties groups urge rejection of White House-supported cyber bill
Date: 5/10/12
Source: TheHill.com
FAA issues warning to passenger who filmed bird strike
Date: 5/8/12
Source: CNN
Parents: Rule’s half-baked
Date: 5/7/12
Source: Boston Herald
Obama administration urges freer access to cellphone records for investigators
Date: 5/5/12
Source: Reuters
U.S. ban sought on cell phone use while driving
Date: 4/27/12
Source: Reuters
FDA may let patients buy drugs without prescriptions
Date: 4/30/12
Source: Washington Times
Pro-Choice Leaders Slam Obama Administration
Date: 4/27/12
Source: FOX News
Rise of spy planes exposed after FAA is forced to reveal 63 launch sites across U.S.
Date: 4/24/12
Source: Daily Mail
Judge: DA Can Subpoena NY Occupy Protester Tweets
Date: 4/24/12
Source: ABC
Cops Take School Kids’ DNA in Murder Case
Date: 4/19/12
Source: ABC via Yahoo News
Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t take cases challenging voter ID law
Date: 4/16/12
Source: Star Tribune
Civil Liberties Organizations Launch Protests Against CISPA
Date: 4/17/12
Source: Chicago Tribune
Governor agrees to amended detention bill
Date: 4/19/12
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch
Supreme Court says private workers temporarily hired by government can be shielded from suits
Date: 4/17/12
Source: Washington Post
Thai student’s money-making effort at center of Supreme Court copyright case
Date: 4/16/12
Source: Washington Post
ACLU: Pleased Michigan has halted cavity searches
Date: 4/12/12
Source: MLive.com
Facebook offers users more disclosure
Date: 4/12/12
Source: MiamiHerald.com
FTC: Apps aimed at kids raise privacy concerns
Date: 4/12/12
Source: ABCLocal.Go.com
House to take up cybersecurity bill with revisions
Date: 4/11/12
Source: Reuters
Maryland becomes first state to ban employers from asking for social media passwords
Date: 4/10/12
Source: Baltimore Sun
Justices Approve Strip-Searches for Any Offense
Date: 4/2/12
Source: New York Times
1940 census records released amid privacy concerns for 21 million participants still living
Date: 4/2/12
Source: NJ.com
Mpls. Police Ponder 8 P.M. Curfew After Youth Mob Attacks
Date: 4/3/12
Source: CBS Minnesota