"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life ( Read more... )

By the end of this year, police officials say, more than 100 cameras will have begun monitoring cars moving through Lower Manhattan, the beginning phase of a London-style surveillance system that would be the first in the United States ( Read more... )

"If you haven't done anything wrong, then what are you so worried about?"This was (to varying degrees) the public reaction to the PATRIOT Act, the warrantless wiretapping scandal, and so many other circumstances over the past six years in which our civil liberties were reduced for the sake of "security." Up until now, I was unable to properly ( Read more... )

On the night of March 10, 2004, a high-ranking Justice Department official rushed to a Washington hospital to prevent two White House aides from taking advantage of the critically ill Attorney General, John Ashcroft, the official testified today.

Read the full storyIf I have focused on a single topic at the expense of others in this community, it ( Read more... )

The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest restriction on troops' online activities since the start of the Iraq war. And it could mean the end of military blogs, ( Read more... )

... And now, your fnord for the day.

WASHINGTON - President Bush's spy chief is pushing to expand the government's surveillance authority at the same time the administration is under attack for stretching its domestic eavesdropping powers ( Read more... )

More than 120 scientists across seven federal agencies say they have been pressured to remove references to "climate change" and "global warming" from a range of documents, including press releases and communications with Congress. Roughly the same number say appointees altered the meaning of scientific findings on climate contained in ( Read more... )

President Bush quietly has claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans' mail without a judge's warrant ( Read more... )

A laboratory that has tested most of the nation’s electronic voting systems has been temporarily barred from approving new machines after federal officials found that it was not following its quality-control procedures and could not document that it was conducting all the required tests ( Read more... )

Forget no-fly lists. If Uncle Sam gets its way, beginning on Jan. 14 ( Read more... )