Actress Lindsay Lohan has once again been arrested following a fight, among other reasons, which took place at a club in New York. Her police record continues to rise and since 2007 when she was arrested in...
Victory for freedom of speech and the press. A federal jury awarded damages to an Oregon man who was illegally arrested for filming a cop who he believed, was infringing on his First Amendment right to protest outside of a bank. Now, it seems that this guy had set up a table...
Immigrantion and Criminal Enforcement is the main federal agency charged with enforcing our nation's immigration laws. Well, it seems that they can arrest suspected illegal/undocumented individuals and have stated that they as an orgaization are not obligated to release the...
AUSTIN—Students at the University of Texas were arrested and charged with criminal trespassing after refusing to leave the fourth floor of the Main Building on Wednesday evening. The 18 students, members of the Students Against Sweatshops...
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court case affirmed the ability of police to engage in strip searches after an arrest, at a police station, even for minor arrests. I am kind of torn on this, because while I don't support the drug war, along as it exists I can understand police wanting...
It disgusts me when the police actively violate the First Amendment rights of individuals, even if I don't agree with a darn thing they believe. For example, anti-abortion protestor Peter D'Attilio of Massachusetts, who I probably won't agree with on...
In the city of San Francisco you can be arrested for intent to solicit a prostitute. This is something of a thought crime. If the government believes you intended enough to do an action, though you never agreed to do that action, than it is a crime. For example, if you make...
If you are unfamiliar with downtown Washington DC, McPherson Square is a Metro stop closest to the Whitehouse. It is common for people to carry on protests and demonstrations there, and like all DC public parks,...
Al Unser, Jr. has a serious substance abuse problem. He’s had it for years with multiple arrests but IndyCar’s Race Control still kept him on board making decisions. It’s time to sweep IndyCar’s Race...
"WHEC-TV reported that Emily Good of Rochester, New York filmed police officers while they were conducting a traffic stop in front of her home. Good’s videotape shows the officers telling her that they feel threatened by her standing behind them because she seemed ...
The wife of Egypt's ousted President, Hosni Mubarak has taken ill with suspected heart attack. Suzanne Mubarak was admitted to hospital in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh just hours after anti-corruption officials...
"Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations, a judge has ruled. Mr Assange will appeal against the High Court ruling, delivered at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court, south London, following a hearing two weeks ago. ...
Ekaterina Belyaeva, Kazakhstani Journalist Arrested Ekaterina Belyaeva the editor of the Kazah newspaper, Vzglad, was arrested in the capital Amalty after protesting Kazakhstan's strict media laws. On Tuesday...
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