Full Coverage: Civil Liberties
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News Stories
- GOP bill targets NY Times at The Hill - Wed, Jun 28, 2006
- New York Times defends its patriotism AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed, Jun 28, 2006
- Flag Measure Fails by 1 Vote at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Wed, Jun 28, 2006
- Senate Rejects Flag Desecration Amendment at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Wed, Jun 28, 2006
- Flag Amendment Narrowly Fails in Senate Vote at The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Wed, Jun 28, 2006
Feature Articles
- They know who we're calling at NY Daily News - Fri, May 12, 2006
- Questions and answers about the NSA phone record collection program at USATODAY.com - Thu, May 11, 2006
- How the Patriot Act came in from the cold at Christian Science Monitor - Fri, Mar 03, 2006
- National security vs. whistle-blowing at Christian Science Monitor - Tue, Jan 24, 2006
- Bush's counsel on spying now under close scrutiny at Boston Globe - Tue, Dec 27, 2005
- Just how extensive is NSA's spy program? at CNET.com - Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Opinion & Editorials
- Not Quite the Banner Day One Might Have Hoped For at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Wed, Jun 28, 2006
- All wrapped up in the flag at The Oregonian - Wed, Jun 28, 2006
- Burning the Bill of Rights at The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Tue, Jun 27, 2006
- Flag Burning Ban is a Bad Idea at MSNBC - Thu, Jun 22, 2006
- Flag needs protection at USATODAY.com - Wed, Jun 21, 2006
- Secrecy Mustn't Crush Rule of Law at Wired News - Wed, Jun 21, 2006
Related Web Sites
- The Bill of Rights
- full text of the ten articles which are the blueprint for U.S. civil liberties. From THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet.
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- works to defend and preserve individual rights and liberties. Site includes alerts on legislative and other action that may affect civil liberties.
- Civil Liberties
- addresses civil liberties issues -- both in the traditional sense, and with respect to the war on terrorism. From the Cato Institute.
- Human Rights Watch
- nonprofit, nongovernmental organization dedicated to the protection of human rights worldwide; investigates and exposes human rights violations and holds abusers accountable. HRW response to the attacks on the U.S..
- Project Censored
- seeks out stories which have been effectively censored by the media through bias or underreporting.
- The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression
- devoted "solely to the defense of free expression in all its forms."