“Sensitive” Info in the Congressional Record
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) placed two “sensitive but unclassified” (SBU) State Department documents in the Congressional Record last week, illustrating the informal, non-binding character of this...
View ArticleFired FBI Agent Says Termination Shows Bias
A lawsuit (pdf) filed on behalf of a Jewish-American FBI agent whose security clearance was revoked based on unspecified charges states that his termination was an improper expression of FBI bias...
View ArticleBook: The Iraq Papers
An extensive compilation of official documents, policy advocacy statements, and assorted commentary on the U.S. decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is presented in “The Iraq Papers,” a new book from...
View ArticleA Report Card on Secrecy
Last year, the number of “original classification decisions” — or new national security secrets — actually declined by almost ten percent from the year before. This and other empirical measures of...
View ArticleDo Corporations Have Personal Privacy Rights?
The Supreme Court will decide next year whether corporations are entitled to “personal privacy” and whether they may prevent the release of records under the Freedom of Information Act on that basis....
View ArticleMuslim group bans Daily Caller from event for being a ‘hate group’
Tucker Carlson’s website The Daily Caller reported on Wednesday that a Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization had blocked them from attending a news conference, labeling the conservative outlet...
View ArticleSupporters Hope Amendment 64, Colorado’s Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like...
Today two national police groups, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America and the National Latino Officers Association ;endorsed Colorado's November ballot initiative, Amendment 64, the Campaign to...
View ArticleEstonia Gets Highest Marks for Internet Freedom
Many countries are increasingly clamping down on what their citizens can say online, but Estonia ranks at the top of countries for freedom on the Internet, according to a survey by an American advocacy...
View ArticleJerry Brown’s Vetoes and the Limits of Progressivism
Sometimes the most important thing a governor can do is to say “no.” … Read More
View ArticleTech Stars Want to Upgrade Your Smartphone-Addled Life and Government
A tech advocacy group is showing voters all the nice things the industry can do for the city of San Francisco. … Read More
View ArticleIs marijuana close to being legalized?
Once again, medical-marijuana advocates are taking to the courts to eliminate the biggest barrier to legal use—the federal law that classifies marijuana as a dangerous drug with no valid medical...
View ArticleCivil Rights leader dances ‘Gangnam Style’
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), a key figure in the U.S. Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, cut a rug “Gangnam Style” as part of a voter registration drive. In the video, produced by the Asian American Legal...
View ArticleSurvey: 1 in 4 American Muslims still undecided two weeks before election
WASHINGTON — More than 90 percent of American Muslim voters plan to go to the polls on November 6, but one in four have yet to decide who to back, a survey released Wednesday by an advocacy group...
View ArticleJim Walton, Walmart Heir, Accused Of Campaign Finance Violations
An advocacy group on Friday filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint alleging that Walmart heir Jim Walton violated campaign finance laws by contributing more than the individual legal...
View ArticleU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops faces IRS complaint over partisan advocacy
The Washington, D.C.-based Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has asked the IRS to investigate the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, alleging that numerous bishops had...
View ArticleLatinos challenge Arpaio’s projected reelection victory
While Republican Sheriff Joe Arpaio was projected to win his sixth term in Arizona’s Maricopa County, a Latino advocacy group challenged the results Tuesday night. “The fight is still not over,”...
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View ArticleKanVote Calls On Kris Kobach To Resign As Kansas Secretary Of State
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) faces calls for his resignation led by a group that contends his out-of-state work on immigration legislation made him "out of touch" and led to election...
View ArticleWisconsin GOPers back bill to arrest officials who implement Obamacare
A group of Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin say that they would back a bill that would declare the Affordable Care Act illegal, and allow law enforcement to arrest any federal officials who try to...
View ArticleAtheist group sues IRS for failing to enforce church electioneering ban
The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the IRS for failing to audit thousand of churches that allegedly violated federal tax law by engaging in...
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