According to second-hand reports from officials, Tsarnaev stopped speaking with investigators after being read his Miranda rights. But the reading of the rights is largely a procedural issue. Reminding the accused of their right to remain silent is essential.
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case on Tuesday that holds telecom companies accountable for letting the National Security Agency spy on unknowing Americans without a warrant.
Not so long ago, we pointed out how Chris Dodd, the current chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), sounds like a bit of a despot when talking about Internet censorship, but lately, he just sounds hypocritical.
A developer who calls himself T Rizk doesn't have much faith in Congress making the right decision on anti-piracy legislation, so he's built a work around for the impending censorship measures being considered: DeSOPA.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee decided on Friday to table the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) until 2012 -- however, in a somewhat sneaky last minute move, Rep. Lamar Smith scheduled an early morning hearing on Wednesday to try one more time to push the bill through.
There's been plenty of reporting on how the FBI uses sting operations and confidential informants to spy on Muslims, but a new ACLU report claimed on Thursday the bureau actually spies on them through its own community outreach programs.
When a federal judge ruled that Twitter must reveal the private data of three WikiLeaks associates on Thursday, privacy advocates died a little inside.
A recently defunct FBI program had a rather simplistic view of Islam
Was the House's defeat of extending the anti-terrorism law a Tea Party triumph in defending civil liberties?
An explanation from the one who nominated WikiLeaks for the prize
The U.S. reportedly can't make a "direct connection" between the two
Christopher Beam takes a stab at laying out the philosophy's strengths and weaknesses
What Obama, Defense Secretary Gates, and others have to say
Liberals despair, though debate is not dead
A new Harvard report shows surprising trends
I would be delighted to have a national identity card--on one condition
Will the organization respond?
Close Gitmo for a KSM military tribunal? No fair!
Parsing the resignation of Obama's point man on detainee policy
What it means for the New York City terrorist trials
His administration may keep 75 suspected terrorists locked up permanently, but where?
Left-wing bloggers unleash on the president, accusing him of operating Bagram in a "legal black hole"
Conservatives and liberals interpret today's New York Times story on the Justice Department
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