Bill of Rights Defense Committee - Headlines Headlines for and about the national grassroots movement to restore civil liberties, published by the Bill of Rights Defense Committee. 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 RSS Administrator news@bordc.org http://www.bordc.org/newsfeed.xml http://www.bordc.org/images/print_logo.gif http://www.bordc.org/images/favicon.ico HB 87 Negatively Impacts Georgia Economy and Reputation Azadeh Shahshahani - Huffington Post Azadeh Shahshahani - Huffington Post 2012-05-21T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9626 Terror Suspects Claim 'Entrapment To The Highest Degree' By Undercover Cops Samantha Abernethy - Chicagoist Samantha Abernethy - Chicagoist 2012-05-21T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9625 An Apology to Maher Arar -- Moving Beyond the Season of Fear Rev. Richard L. Killmer - Huffington Post Rev. Richard L. Killmer - Huffington Post 2012-05-21T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9624 NATO security concerns postpone meeting on Crete detention center Southtown Star Southtown Star 2012-05-21T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9623 Congress cans the Constitution, as Chicago police abduct activists Shahid Buttar - People's Blog for the Constitution Shahid Buttar - People's Blog for the Constitution 2012-05-18T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9627 A New Attack on the Constitution Editorial - New York Times Editorial - New York Times 2012-05-18T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9622 NATO Summit Protesters Faced Police Raid and Arrests in Chicago On Wednesday Steve Horn - Antiwar.com Steve Horn - Antiwar.com 2012-05-18T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9621 House Endorses NDAA’s Indefinite Detention Ryan J. Reilly - TalkingPointsMemo.com Ryan J. Reilly - TalkingPointsMemo.com 2012-05-18T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9618 Congress still okay with indefinite detention and torture of Americans Jose Luis Magaua - RT Jose Luis Magaua - RT 2012-05-18T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9615 NYPD announces training changes in stop-and-frisk policy amid allegations of racial profiling Associated Press - Washington Post Associated Press - Washington Post 2012-05-17T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9619 Prison Rape Elimination Act To Expand To Immigrant Detention Centers Elise Foley - Huffington Post Elise Foley - Huffington Post 2012-05-17T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9617 Racial Profiling Bill And Secure Communities Intersect Hugh McQuaid - CT News Junkie Hugh McQuaid - CT News Junkie 2012-05-17T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9616 The case against ‘indefinite detention’ Rep. Adam Smith and Rep. Justin Amash - Politico Rep. Adam Smith and Rep. Justin Amash - Politico 2012-05-17T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9613 Despite Opposition, Immigration Agency to Expand Fingerprint Program Julia Preston - New York Times Julia Preston - New York Times 2012-05-17T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9611 Military Detention Law Blocked by New York Judge (Update 2) Bob Van Voris and Patricia Hurtado - Bloomberg Bob Van Voris and Patricia Hurtado - Bloomberg 2012-05-17T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9607 Guantanamo lawyers want ex-CIA official to testify Jane Sutton - Chicago Tribune Jane Sutton - Chicago Tribune 2012-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9620 Immigration: ACLU alleges rights violations at detention centers Richard Fausset - Los Angeles Times Richard Fausset - Los Angeles Times 2012-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9614 US rendition 'torture' case heard BBC News BBC News 2012-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9612 NDAA detention provisions go too far Shahid Buttar and Michael Maharrey - The Hill Shahid Buttar and Michael Maharrey - The Hill 2012-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9608 Indefinite Detention Blocked: District Judge Rules On Controversial Provision Of NDAA Larry Neumeister - Huffington Post Larry Neumeister - Huffington Post 2012-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9606 Secure Communities Program Takes Effect In Massachusetts CBS Boston CBS Boston 2012-05-15T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9610 NDAA Detention Powers Under Attack From Bipartisan House Alliance Ashley Portero - International Business Times Ashley Portero - International Business Times 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9609 Rep. Peter King On NYPD Muslim Surveillance: 'There Is No Profiling' Huffington Post Huffington Post 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9605 Arizona’s Immigration Law Violates Civil Rights. Why Didn’t Anyone Mention That at the Supreme Court? Lucas Guttentag - New Republic Lucas Guttentag - New Republic 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9604 Privatized Torture Andrew Rosenthal - New York Times Andrew Rosenthal - New York Times 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9603 Unholy Partnerships Between Telecoms & Government Spy Agencies: Have We Learned Nothing? Jesselyn Radack - Government Accountability Project Jesselyn Radack - Government Accountability Project 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9602 Clarence Aaron was denied commutation, but Bush team wasn’t told all the facts Dafna Linzer - Washington Post Dafna Linzer - Washington Post 2012-05-13T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9598 Fight looms over detainee provisions Jeremy Herb and Carlo Munoz - The Hill Jeremy Herb and Carlo Munoz - The Hill 2012-05-13T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9597 No Secret Why CIA is Now Romanticizing 'Harsh Interrogation' Techniques Robert Crawford - Common Dreams Robert Crawford - Common Dreams 2012-05-12T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9601 New York Police Release Data Showing Rise in Number of Stops on Streets Al Baker - New York Times Al Baker - New York Times 2012-05-12T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9600 Government spying on Americans increased under Obama’s watch Doug Thompson - Capital Hill Blue Doug Thompson - Capital Hill Blue 2012-05-11T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9595 The U.S. v. Joe Arpaio: Justice Department Sues Arizona Sheriff for Racial Profiling of Latinos Democracy Now! Democracy Now! 2012-05-11T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9593 Bush & Associates Found Guilty of Torture Mathaba (Malaysia) Mathaba (Malaysia) 2012-05-11T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9592 U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics for ‘Total War’ on Islam Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman - Wired Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman - Wired 2012-05-10T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9599 Few Companies Fight Patriot Act Gag Orders, FBI Admits Kim Zetter - Wired Kim Zetter - Wired 2012-05-10T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9596 U.S. rights group seeks probe of border complaints Marty Graham - Chicago Tribune Marty Graham - Chicago Tribune 2012-05-10T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9594 What Does Your Fusion Center File Look Like? Public Intelligence Public Intelligence 2012-05-10T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9589 National Security Letters: A Little Less Secret? Alexander Abdo - ACLU Alexander Abdo - ACLU 2012-05-09T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9591 FBI chief urges restoration of searches without warrants Jerry Seper - Washington Times Jerry Seper - Washington Times 2012-05-09T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9590 Stigma and Suspicion: NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Samar Warsi - Jurist Samar Warsi - Jurist 2012-05-09T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9588 Smith amendment helps address detainee question Raha Wala - The Hill Raha Wala - The Hill 2012-05-09T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9587 Counterintelligence Surveillance Swelled Another 10 Percent in 2011 Ms. Smith - Network World Ms. Smith - Network World 2012-05-09T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9586 Report Finds Stop-and-Frisk Focused on Black Youth Sean Gardiner - Wall Street Journal Sean Gardiner - Wall Street Journal 2012-05-09T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9585 The spectacle of terror and its vested interests Naomi Wolf - Guardian (UK) Naomi Wolf - Guardian (UK) 2012-05-09T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9584 Delaying Justice at Guantánamo Editorial - New York Times Editorial - New York Times 2012-05-08T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9583 This Week in Transparency: Drones, Secret Surveillance, and Classifying the Wizard of Oz Trevor Timm - Electronic Frontier Foundation Trevor Timm - Electronic Frontier Foundation 2012-05-08T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9577 Fresh effort to retain civil liberties in defense bill Carolyn Lochhead - San Francisco Chronicle Carolyn Lochhead - San Francisco Chronicle 2012-05-08T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9576 NSA Whistleblower: Justice Department Covers Up Crimes of Obama, Bush Administrations Kevin Gosztola - The Dissenter Kevin Gosztola - The Dissenter 2012-05-08T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9575 Oops! Air Force Drones Can Now (Accidentally) Spy on You Spencer Ackerman - Wired Spencer Ackerman - Wired 2012-05-08T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9574 US troops tortured me, ex-Iraqi detainee tells tribunal Maizatul Nazlina - The Star Online (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Maizatul Nazlina - The Star Online (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 2012-05-08T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9572 No Accountability for Torture David Cole - New York Review of Books David Cole - New York Review of Books 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9582 Meanwhile, in the land of the free… Dan Gillmor - Columbia Journalism Review Dan Gillmor - Columbia Journalism Review 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9579 Bill Strengthening Racial Profiling Ban Clears House Christopher Keating and Daniela Altimari - Hartford (CT) Courant Christopher Keating and Daniela Altimari - Hartford (CT) Courant 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9578 The Shame of Guantánamo: A Close-Up View of Injustice Anthony D. Romero - Huffington Post Anthony D. Romero - Huffington Post 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9573 Surveillance State democracy Glenn Greenwald - Salon Glenn Greenwald - Salon 2012-05-06T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9580 More federal judge abdication Glenn Greenwald - Salon Glenn Greenwald - Salon 2012-05-04T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9581 Court: Ex-Bush aide protected from torture lawsuit Fox News Fox News 2012-05-03T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9571 DoD, DHS officials keep pressure on Congress for new cyber laws Jared Serbu - Federal News Radio Jared Serbu - Federal News Radio 2012-05-03T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9570 Torture isn't fair game, and it isn't effective method  Retired Maj. Gen. Walter L. Stewart Jr.  - Pennlive.com Retired Maj. Gen. Walter L. Stewart Jr.  - Pennlive.com 2012-05-02T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9569 Gitmo trials ‘not the U.S. at its best’ Donald J. Guter - Miami Herald Donald J. Guter - Miami Herald 2012-05-02T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-21T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.bordc.org/rss_item.php?articleid=9568