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Category: Civil Liberties

Five-year old Idaho girl dead in accidental shooting

July 31st, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics

Five-year old Idaho girl dead in accidental shooting A five year old girl in Chubbuck, Idaho is dead after being accidentally shot by another five

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The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro

July 4th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Holidays

The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro Courtesy of PBS, read a transcript of a speech given by Frederick Douglass in July of 1852,

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Republican operative: We have to be careful about not appearing as anti-contraception

July 1st, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics

Republicans have to be careful about not appearing as though they’re anti-contraception. This is a constitutional issue… We have to be very, very cautious as

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EFF, Greenpeace fly blimp over NSA datacenter to protest spying

June 27th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics

A blimp sponsored by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Greenpeace flies above an NSA datacenter in Utah. The blimp reads “NSA Illegal Spying Below”; its flight coincided with the launch of StandAgainstSpying.org. (Photo courtesy of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, reproduced with permission)

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Corporate America (and corporate Canada) treats indigenous peoples with contempt, author says

June 19th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, World Community

Dead Indians are dignified, noble, silent, suitably garbed… and dead. Live Indians are invisible, unruly, disappointing. And breathing. One is a romantic reminder of a

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Supreme Court of Canada delivers huge victory for Internet privacy

June 14th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Technology

Supreme Court of Canada delivers huge victory for Internet privacy Blogger Michael Geist breaks down the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v Spencer,

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Facebook’s latest privacy announcement is a political smokescreen

June 12th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Technology

The privacy announcements today are a political smokescreen to enable Facebook to engage in more data gathering… They claim to protect user privacy at the

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Florida’s Joe Garcia suggests Eric Cantor use remaining time in office to work on immigration reform

June 11th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Elections

Why do you hold power if you’re not doing the right thing for your country? If you’re doing the right thing people tend to send

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Two Las Vegas police offers killed by suicidal maniacs with guns

June 8th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Breaking News, Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Public Planning

Two Las Vegas police offers killed by suicidal maniacs with guns The slaughter goes on… and on… and on… and on. Every week, gun violence

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Major technology companies building technical defenses against NSA

June 6th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Technology

Major technology companies building technical defenses against NSA The New York Times reports that technology giants like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Facebook are finally resisting

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NSA chief: Snowden “probably not” a Russian spy

June 4th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Technology, World Community

NSA chief: Snowden “probably not” a Russian spy The head of the National Security Agency has admitted the NSA doesn’t believe it likely that Edward

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U.S. Marshals seize local cops’ spying records to keep them from ACLU

June 3rd, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Technology

U.S. Marshals seize local cops’ spying records to keep them from ACLU In a move that staff for the American Civil Liberties Union are calling

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The real origins of the religious right

May 27th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Media & Culture

The real origins of the religious right “They’ll tell you it was abortion. Sorry, the historical record’s clear: It was segregation,” writes Randall Balmer in

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Father of slain UCSB student bravely takes on the NRA, again

May 27th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Public Planning

I’m angry with the leadership of the NRA who always want to characterize this as if it’s a lone madman. That it’s an act of

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Isla Vista shooting victim’s father: “When will this insanity stop?”

May 24th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Public Planning

Why did Chris die? Chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA… They talk about gun rights. What about Chris’ right to live?

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A Republican lawmaker with the last name of Christian is anything but

May 3rd, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics

I realize this may sound harsh… but as a father and former lawman, I really don’t care if it’s by lethal injection, by the electric

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“Stand Your Ground” laws are making America less safe, Montana state representative observes

May 2nd, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics

What the castle doctrine has done in this country is it has created a culture of gun violence and vigilante justice… And it’s created a

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For more states, execution means improvisation as drug supplies dwindle

April 30th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics

It looks like a street-level drug deal. And they’re keeping all the information secret from us… They don’t need to be carrying out any more

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Harry Reid denounces Republican filibuster of Paycheck Fairness Act

April 9th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Economic Security

For reasons known only to them, Senate Republicans don’t seem to be interested in closing wage gaps for working women. — Senate Majority Leader Harry

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Ron Wyden calls former CIA Director’s attack on Senator Feinstein outrageous

April 7th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, National Defense

General Hayden unfortunately has a long history of misleading the American public – he did it on domestic surveillance when he was the head of

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NSA spying revelations are costing American technology companies

March 21st, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics

It’s clear to every single tech company that this is affecting their bottom line. — Daniel Castro, a senior analyst at the Information Technology and

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