Open Data Projects Are Fueling the Fight Against Police Misconduct
A growing number of accountability groups are aggregating and distributing police misconduct databases on their own.
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Andrea Leadsom's Campaign to Lead Britain Might Foster Fear of Islam, Leak Suggests
Several of the other points suggest a right-wing campaign, perhaps modeled on the success of Donald Trump with Republican primary voters.
Texas Prisons Assert Right to Censor Inmates’ Families on Social Media
A new rule in Texas that prohibits prisoners from maintaining a social media presence could infringe on the free speech and expression rights of ordinary citizens who maintain accounts on behalf of incarcerated loved ones.
International Criminal Court Investigates Human Rights Abuses by British Forces in Iraq
Missing from the Chilcot report are allegations of systemic abuse by British soldiers — accusations that are currently being considered by a domestic investigative body as well as the ICC.
Secret Rules Make It Pretty Easy for the FBI to Spy on Journalists
<em>The Intercept</em> obtained classified rules for national security letters, secret orders that the FBI uses to obtain information on journalists’ phone records.
Dean Rusk Also Missing, Feared Dead
Niall Ferguson proves that if you compare Henry Kissinger’s least murderous act of secret foreign intervention to John Foster Dulles’s most murderous, Kissinger comes out as less murderous.
As Brasília’s Corruption Is Exposed, Lawmakers Try to Criminalize Dissent
Leaked secret audio recordings of Brazil’s most powerful figures have sparked a series of explosive scandals. Now, lawmakers are trying to outlaw their publication.
Secret Text in Senate Bill Would Give FBI Warrantless Access to Email Records
The stealth change would expand the reach of the FBI’s already highly controversial national security letters.
FBI Told Cops to Recreate Evidence From Secret Cell-Phone Trackers
Feds tell locals that they need to find other ways "to corroborate information concerning the location of the target obtained through the use of this equipment” if they want to introduce it at trial.
FBI Kept Demanding Email Records Despite DOJ Saying It Needed a Warrant
“It is very troubling that the FBI has apparently not been adhering to that guidance," says Sen. Ron Wyden.