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Written by Rebecca Terrell
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Thursday, 17 September 2009 02:00 |
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 We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. — Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
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Written by Patrick Krey
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 15:00 |
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Two hundred and twenty-two years ago this week, the Constitution was signed by the Framers in Philadelphia. To commemorate this historic event, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is hosting "Constitution Week."
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Written by Thomas R. Eddlem
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Monday, 07 September 2009 15:00 |
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 The 9th District Court of Appeals ruled two to one on September 4 that innocent people thrown into prison on material witness pretexts can sue former Attorney General John Ashcroft for losses.
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Written by Jack Kenny
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Friday, 28 August 2009 11:40 |
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 In a ruling with broad implications for computer privacy, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that federal investigators went too far when they seized the digital records of a drug testing company and kept the results of confidential drug tests performed on all Major League baseball players during the 2002 season.
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Written by Thomas R. Eddlem
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Friday, 21 August 2009 10:45 |
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 U.S. District Court Judge John G. Koeltl of the Southern District of New York dismissed an ACLU challenge to the U.S. government's warrantless wiretapping program under the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA) on August 20. Koeltl threw out the case for technical reasons, however, not the merits of the clearly unconstitutional program.
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Written by Thomas R. Eddlem
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 11:14 |
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 “The Obama administration told a federal judge Friday the $1.92 million jury verdict against a Minnesota woman for sharing 24 music tracks on Kazaa was constitutionally sound,” Wired.com reported on August 14, “despite defense claims it was unconstitutionally excessive.”
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Written by Thomas R. Eddlem
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Monday, 10 August 2009 10:46 |
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 President Barack Obama took office with a pledge to end secret prisons and minimize government secrecy, but evidence revealed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) last week proved he has turned those promises into lies.
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