Tag Archives: First Amendment
Jon Stewart Takes Fox News to Warp Speed on Boston Bombing Trial
Jon Stewart Comedy Central Click to watch a video of the show: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ESTHER ZUCKERMAN APR 25, 2013 The Atlantic Wire On The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart explained how, in the wake of the Boston bombing and at the beginning of the controversial prosecution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Fox News went all willy […]
Glen Greenwald> Who is the worst civil liberties president in US history?
Who is the worst civil liberties president in US history? Where do the abuses of the last decade from Bush and Obama rank when compared to prior assaults in the name of war? Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Friday 2 November 2012 09.14 EDT Barack Obama and George Bush at the White House. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images The following […]
Democracy Now!> Journalist, Plaintiff Chris Hedges Hails “Monumental” Ruling on NDAA Indefinite Detention
Published on May 17, 2012 by democracynow DemocracyNow.org – In a rare move, a federal judge has struck down part of a controversial law signed by President Obama that gave the government the power to indefinitely detain anyone it considers a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world without charge or trial — including U.S. citizens. Judge Katherine Forrest […]
Winona La Duke> On being banned by the Tucson School District
On being banned by the Tucson School District Winona La Duke The Progressive Recently, I had the distinction of becoming one of a select list of authors banned by the Tucson United School District. Now this is no small feat. It turns out that the Tucson United School District (a city adjoining both the […]
Goodbye, First Amendment: ‘Trespass Bill’ will make protest illegal
Goodbye, First Amendment: ‘Trespass Bill’ will make protest illegal 29 February, 2012 RT Washington: US park police detains a Christian religious activist during a pro-life demonstration in front of the White House in Washington on February 16, 2012. (AFP Photo/Jewel Samad) Just when you thought the government couldn’t ruin the First Amendment any further: The […]
People’s Blog for the Constitution » FBI seeking web application to monitor social networks
FBI seeking web application to monitor social networks Farid Zakaria January 30, 2012 BORDC The FBI Strategic Information and Operations Center (SIOC) has issued a Request for Information to determine the feasibility of an online application capable of monitoring social networks. Specifically, the FBI is seeking to develop an application that “provide[s] an Open […]
Lawrence Lessig> After the Battle Against SOPA—What’s Next?
After the Battle Against SOPA— What’s Next? by Lawrence Lessig January 26, 2912 The Nation January 18, 2012 could prove to be an incredibly important day, and not just for copyright policy or the Internet. On that day, two critically important things happened: First, with its 6-2 decision in Golan v. Holder, the Supreme Court […]
The First Amendment and the Obligation To Peacefully Disrupt in a Free Society> Naomi Wolf
The First Amendment and the Obligation To Peacefully Disrupt in a Free Society Naomi Wolf (about the author) October 23, 2011 at 22:03:52 opednews.com Photo by Rob Kall Mayor Bloomberg is planning Draconian new measures to crack down on what he calls the “disruption” caused by the protesters at Zuccotti Park, and he is citing neighbors’ […]
Letter from Prison: Tim DeChristopher speaks
Letter from Prison: Tim DeChristopher speaks Margaret Flowers - Posted on 01 September 2011 October2011.org The following text appeared in a handwritten letter from Tim DeChristopher addressed to Grist’s Jennifer Prediger. by Tim DeChristopher If I had ever doubted the power of words, Judge Benson made their importance all too clear at my sentencing last month. When he […]
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