Following the revelation that the NSA was collecting phone records of millions of customers, how did the FBI and NSA maneuver rules and regulations to collect, mine, and use collected data?
Backed by Democratic Gov. Jack Markell, Delaware’s Election Day Registration (EDR) bill would help increase turnout and provide a fail-safe alternative for voters who encounter problems at the polls. Find out how the state can become a national leader on election reform.
You might think the government would be satisfied that Bradley Manning has entered a guilty plea that could put him away for 20 years. Instead, in the court martial that began Monday, prosecutors are reaching for more.
Last Wednesday, a few hundred people rallied at the capitol and met with lawmakers, telling them not to leave Albany before the legislative session ends June 20 without enacting public campaign financing.
In a unanimous ruling last week, the Washington State Supreme Court affirmed its rule that indigent litigants have just as much right to use the civil courts as anyone else, and need not pay fees normally charged for merely filing a case.
Despite recent tragic acts of violence, nationwide crime is at a 30-year low. We would be wise to seize this opportunity to introduce much-needed rationality into criminal justice policy.
In the trial over the NYPD's controversial stop and frisk program, NYPD's Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives gave troubling testimony indicating a lack of internal oversight — oversight that experts say should be managed by an independent monitor.
Although President Obama outlined positive new actions in his recent counter-terrorism speech, he failed to address a number of key questions and policy changes needed for reform.
A roundup with the latest news highlighting the corrosive nature of money in New York State politics — and the need for public financing and robust campaign finance reform.
Vermont lawmakers missed an opportunity to reduce state correction costs this month when they failed to pass a provision requiring judges to consider the cost of available sentences — a move that would help Vermont lower its correction costs and prison population.
