Complaints from Rush Limbaugh tthat the ACLU is ignoring the intrusions into America’s civil liberties by the TSA are completely unfounded.

When 5 high school students were suspended for wearing American flags on Cinco de Mayo, the conservative commentariat predictably exploded. Many conservative pundits opined that, of course, the ACLU would never get involved in protecting the violation of these conservative students’ First Amendment rights. Of course, as Conor Friedersdorf points out, the ACLU is acting [...]

A recent Gallup poll shows that the American public agrees with the Supreme Court that campaign contributions are free speech but that most nonetheless want to limit said speech. Fifty-seven percent of Americans consider campaign donations to be a protected form of free speech, and 55% say corporate and union donations should be treated the [...]

One of my commenters brought to my attention an issue that’s not receiving much attention:  Residents of several U.S. states could have to show their passports for domestic travel — or to enter a federal government building — starting January 1 because of the REAL ID Act.  Chris Strohm for Congress Daily: More than half [...]

A Florida appeals court judge ruled that searches of fans entering sports stadia were unreasonable and therefore violate the fans’ constitutional rights. Appeals court: No pat-downs at Sunday’s Bucs game (AP) Fans won’t be searched at this weekend’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers game after an appeals court Friday lifted a temporary stay on an injunction that [...]