Civil-liberties

Civil-liberties groups and some riders criticized BART's decision.

Phone Cutoff Stirs Worry About Limit on Speech Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011

Civil-liberties advocates on both the political left and right chimed in to slam the bill.

Holder Skirts Fight Over Terror Bill Evan Perez 2011

Civil-liberties groups have charged that the Bush administration abused the material-witness law to preventively detain people whom the government otherwise didn't have probable cause to arrest.

Justices Hear 9/11 Detention Case Evan Perez 2011

Civil-liberties groups and some Democrats have criticized the bureau for its policies on conducting terror investigations, particularly those involving Muslim communities in the U.S.

White House Intensifies Search for Next FBI Chief Evan Perez 2011

Civil-liberties and media groups, including Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, urged the court to rule for Westboro, citing free-speech concerns.

First Amendment Protects 'Hurtful' Speech, Court Says Brent Kendall 2011

Civil-liberties groups challenged my case in court for almost six years until, in late January, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dropped the allegations against me, effectively ending my ban.

Why I Was Banned in the U.S.A. 2010

Civil-liberties groups sued the Obama administration in a challenge to the targeted killings of terror suspects.

What's News: World-Wide 2010

Civil-liberties groups in the U.S. say such extrajudicial killings may violate the legal prohibition against assassinations.

Secret Drone Program at Issue in Lawsuit 2010

Civil-liberties advocates should take note, however, that the changes in practice and the proposed changes to the law apply not just to terrorists but to anyone arrested under suspicion of a crime.

Beltway Civil War! 2010

Civil-liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the legality of the Obama administration's expansion of the U.S. fight against al Qaeda terrorists beyond Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Suit Challenges Reach of U.S. 'Targeted Killings' 2010