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Missouri Court Says It’s Okay to Call a Gay Employee 'Cocksucker' and Ask If He Has AIDS
A state appeals court ruled against a worker who claims he was fired for being gay, saying the Missouri Human Rights Act only covers gender and not sexual orientation.
A Third of the Inmates Being Released Early from US Federal Prison Face Deportation
As a new sentencing law allows many low-level drug traffickers to be freed from prison, advocates say that efforts to deport the non-citizens among them effectively punishes these convicts twice for the same crime.
People Are Mad that Facebook and Google Sponsored a Privacy Event
Google, Facebook, and Palantir were some of the controversial sponsors of Amsterdam Privacy Week.
Apple Resists Giving iPhone Data to Police
Apple told the court that handing data over under the All Writs Act would tarnish its brand.
The Supreme Court Just Made it Harder to Report Online Abuse
The justices threw out a conviction against a Pennsylvania man who made threats against several people on Facebook.
Video Shows California Police Tackling Pregnant Woman to the Ground During Arrest
The ACLU has released footage of Barstow cops arresting a woman who is eight months pregnant after she refused to identify herself.
Don’t (Just) Let the Sun Go Down on Patriot Powers
A few pieces of the Patriot Act are about to expire, but we need more than a quiet death to guarantee true reform.
One of the Biggest Privacy Wins in Recent Memory Has Been Reversed
Cops don't need a warrant to get your cellphone location, court rules in "disappointing" decision.
The DEA Has Been Secretly Buying Hacking Tools From an Italian Company
Documents reveal the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Army have been patronizing Hacking Team via a reseller.
A Judge Just Ordered the US Government to Release Thousands of Detainee Abuse Photos
A federal judge was not swayed by the argument that national security and US soldiers would be at great risk if the 2,100 photographs in question were publicly released.
A Man Is Going to Prison for Breaking California's Revenge Porn Law
Although it might be said to represent a victory over pervs everywhere, there are some serious questions raised by revenge porn laws in general.
Criminal Justice Reformer Vanita Gupta Just Got Way More Powerful
At a time when voting rights are threatened, schools are segregated, and police seem to be doing whatever they feel like to people of color, the appointment of a star reformer to head up the Justice Department's civil rights division offers some hope.