Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret

05-21-2013 • Reuters

A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.

What rights should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev get and why does it matter?

04-21-2013 • Glenn Greenwald

The Obama DOJ says it intends to question the Boston bombing suspect "extensively" without first Mirandizing him

Israel police arrest 5 feminists for praying at Western Wall

04-11-2013 • The RawStory.com

Five Jewish feminists who on Thursday wore prayer shawls and prayed out loud at Jerusalem’s Western Wall in defiance of a court order have been detained for questioning, a police spokeswoman said.

The Dubai Police Are Getting A Lamborghini

04-11-2013 • Colin Lecher via PopSci.com

And we are understandably jealous

FBI - by Jim Davidson

10-07-2012 • L. Neil Smith's The Libertarian Enterprise

My friend John Wayne Smith phoned that he had been interviewed by a man purporting to be an FBI agent and a man from his local sheriff's office about me. They wanted to know if I'm a dangerous person, and how long John had known me.

Jerusalem police arrest suspects in anti-Arab attack

08-19-2012 • The RawStory.com

Jerusalem police on Sunday arrested three Jewish teens suspected of a brutal hate attack on young Palestinians, and magistrates remanded in custody another suspect detained a day ago.

President Obama executive order gives Treasury authority to freeze Yemeni assets in U.S.

05-16-2012 • Washington Post

President Obama issued an executive order giving the Treasury Dept. authority to freeze the US-based assets of any US citizen who “obstructs” implementation of the administration-backed political transition in Yemen.

Documents show Britain initiated extraordinary rendition of Libyan woman

04-09-2012 • The Guardian

Just when Fatima Bouchar thought it couldn’t get any worse, the Americans forced her to lie on a stretcher and began wrapping tape around her feet. They moved upwards, along her legs, winding the tape around and around, binding her to the stretcher.

Australian state toughens law for Muslim veils

03-04-2012 • AP

The latest laws were passed Dec. 23 by the state parliament. They follow New South Wales laws passed last year that introduced a AU$5,500 ($5,900) fine for anyone who refuses to remove face coverings when requested to do so by police.