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Un-Convention-al Coverage: Heidi Boghosian

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September 3, 2012

Heidi Boghosian, executive director of the National Lawyers Guild, reveals the dark tactics at both conventions to quiet protests outside, including the use of “free speech zones”.

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Senate moves on NDAA and ECPA…but are we really any better off?

December 7, 2012

Last week was a busy one for civil liberties in Congress. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was passed in Senate, and an amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Resurgent CISPA Aims to Attack Civil Liberties Firewalls

March 11, 2013

CISPA was reintroduced in the House on February 13th, by the same sponsors as last year. Currently, there are letters of support from companies like AT&T and IBM, but opposition among civil liberties advocates remains strong.

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Un-Convention-al Coverage: Heidi Boghosian

Senate moves on NDAA and ECPA…but are we really any better off?

Resurgent CISPA Aims to Attack Civil Liberties Firewalls

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