By Michael Maharrey Today, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill into law to legalize commercial industrial hemp production in the state, despite a federal ban…
By Josie Wales Last week, Human Rights Watch penned an open letter to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees voicing their strong opposition to a…
By Michael Maharrey Activists in Connecticut are working to improve a bill to limit the use of “stingrays.” If amended and passed, the proposed law…
By Dawn Luger Donald Trump was endorsed by the NRA (National Rifle Association) and he assured his voters he’d protect their Second Amendment right to…
By Will Porter In the waning years of the Obama administration, the National Security Agency (NSA) swept up and reviewed the communications of Americans to…
By Josie Wales A federal appeals court has unanimously reversed part of a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Recently, the NSA announced it no longer will conduct “about searches” as part of its Upstream Surveillance. That sounds great, but…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat, has delineated the real problem about what’s going on in Washington, DC, and the deliberately…
By Christopher Markou, University of Cambridge Artificial intelligence is already helping determine your future – whether it’s your Netflix viewing preferences, your suitability for a…
By Josie Wales The ACLU issued a “travel alert” in the state of Texas Wednesday, warning “anyone planning to travel to Texas in the near…
By Claire Bernish Rushed to the governor’s desk under the pretense of being “an emergency,” a new statute signed into law in Oklahoma days ago…
By Michael Maharrey A bill recently signed by Washington Gov. Gov. Jay Inslee removed industrial hemp from the states controlled substance list, authorizing hemp production…
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock signed a bill to require police to get a warrant in order to obtain electronic communication information…
By Jack Burns Colorado, like most states, forces convicted criminals to pay court costs, fees, and restitution after they’ve been found guilty. But the question…