Daily Archives: July 4, 2014

Latin Post: Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Smartphones Can Still Be Searched by Border Cops

Latin Post: Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Smartphones Can Still Be Searched by Border Cops by Robert Schoon: But don’t expect the Supreme Court’s limitations to impact all law enforcement, because, as Aaron Sankin detailed on the Daily Dot, the United … Continue reading

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19 ways to finally take your patriotism to the next level

19 ways to finally take your patriotism to the next level 10. Be a conscientious citizen and study up on which civil liberties you still have. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. Left out: The freedom to call your GOP … Continue reading

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NPR: Top NYPD Cop: Stop-And-Frisk Is Not ‘The Problem Or The Solution’

NPR: Top NYPD Cop: Stop-And-Frisk Is Not ‘The Problem Or The Solution’: It’s been nearly a year since a court ruling curtailed the New York Police Department’s controversial practice known as stop-and-frisk, but NYPD Commissioner William Bratton says the city … Continue reading

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WaPo: A July 4 quiz: How much do you know about the Declaration of Independence?

WaPo: A July 4 quiz: How much do you know about the Declaration of Independence? by Valerie Strauss: Take our July 4 quiz and test your knowledge of the history of the Declaration of Independence. History here: What you know … Continue reading

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WaPo: Manhattan prosecutor issued sweeping, secret Facebook warrant

WaPo: Manhattan prosecutor issued sweeping, secret Facebook warrant by Radley Balko: The New York Times reports on a big investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office into disability fraud by more than 100 New York City police officers and firefighters. … Continue reading

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BLT: NSA Privacy Report by Fed Watchdog Seen as Too Weak

BLT: NSA Privacy Report by Fed Watchdog Seen as Too Weak Leading technology and civil liberties groups are disappointed with a study [PDF] the U.S. government’s privacy watchdog released in support of a major U.S. foreign surveillance program that collects … Continue reading

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Just Security: Cloud City: A Fourth Amendment Thought Experiment

Just Security: Cloud City: A Fourth Amendment Thought Experiment by Julian Sanchez: Reading the Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board’s rather tepid report on NSA surveillance under §702 of the FISA Amendments Act last night, I found myself thinking of … Continue reading

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NYTimes: Pursuit of Punctuation; on the Declaration of Independence

NYTimes: Pursuit of Punctuation: An excerpt from the National Archives’ official transcript of the Declaration of Independence. A scholar is arguing that the period after “the pursuit of happiness” — shown in an 1823 engraving — does not appear on … Continue reading

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