Domestic drones in U.S. skies
The FAA is seeking proposals for six test sites for domestic drones. CNN’s Athena Jones reports.
Category: Constitutional Concerns
Monsanto takes home $23m from small farmers, seeks to maintain ‘seed oligarchy’
Seed giant Monsanto has won more than $23 million from hundreds of small farmers accused of replanting the company’s genetically engineered seeds. Now, another case is looming – and it could set a landmark...
Obama sued over NDAA
A group of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds have filed lawsuit against President Obama, Leon Panetta and six members of Congress. The plaintiffs include rights activists, whistle-blowers, authors and professors among them...
UK planning broad online domestic spying regime
AFP Photo / Rainier Ehrhardt UK officials plan to monitor Britons’ online activities by placing surveillance devices on the country’s telecom networks, a Parliamentary report says. The program would keep tabs on which websites...
NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision is Part of “Systematic Assault on Constitution”
A lawsuit challenging a law that gives the government the power to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens is back in federal court this week. On Wednesday, a group of academics, journalists, and activists will present...
US drone strikes: Memo reveals case for killing Americans
The legal basis for using drone strikes to kill US citizens has been disclosed in a leaked justice department memo. US officials can authorise the killing of Americans abroad if they are leaders of...
True The Vote Sues St. Lucie County Over ‘Botched’ Allen West Contest
After one of the most expensive congressional races and recounts of 2012 between Rep. Allen West (R) and now Rep. Patrick Murphy (D), Houston-based True the Vote has committed to exposing exactly what happened in St....
Egypt is once again risking its future
Photo Credit: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (Reuters) – With violence sweeping Egypt’s cities and the economy lurching deeper into crisis, each passing day is adding new bricks to a wall of mistrust between the Islamist-led government of...
CBS Guest: Let’s Give Up the Constitution
Charles Osgood, the host of CBS Sunday Morning, shocked many viewers when he introduced a segment that called for the abolishment of the U.S. Constitution. “Is the U.S. Constitution truly worthy of the reverence...
Google faces UK class action over secret iPhone tracking
AFP Photo / Loic Venance Google is embroiled in its biggest privacy battle yet in the UK over reportedly tracking users’ online habits. At least 10 UK citizens began legal action with dozens more...
