Intelligence Court Rules Wiretapping Power Legal - NYTimes.com

The ruling validated the president’s power to wiretap international phone calls without a court order.

Oakland to fire 11 cops in search warrant case

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The Raw Story | ACLU: 'Secret courts' conceal fraud by military contractors

Kevin Grandia | Coal lobby PR firm memo boasts about manipulating Democrats and Republicans

The Raw Story | Shocking: Offshore tax havens of the US corporate elite

The Raw Story | Bush-appointed U.S. attorneys refuse to leave Justice Dept.

Dispatches from the Culture Wars: Supremes to Hear Case of Strip-Searched Student

The Supreme Court Friday granted certiorari to a school district in the case of a 13 year old girl who was strip-searched by school officials looking for contraband ibuprofen. The school has a zero-tolerance policy on all medication, whether over-the-counter...

Reuters AlertNet - Russian lawyer's murder shocks rights activists

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