Poll: US Voters See Snowden as Whistleblower, Not Traitor Huge Shift as Americans Say Policies Have Gone Too Far
Intelligence Effort Wasted Billions, Watched Citizens, Abused Civil Liberties A Senate investigation finds the post-9/11 big government intelligence program is a bloated bureaucracy and infringes civil liberties
Government Now Allowed to Store Info on Innocent Americans Under new Obama administration rules, information on Americans with no clear ties to terrorism can be held for at least 5 years
‘Trespass Bill’ Would Violate Peaceful Assembly Rights New bill passed by Congress makes it a felony to protest or assemble nearby protected government officials
NYPD Uses White House Money to Spy on Muslim Communities The funds were allocated for drug enforcement, but were instead used to fund unconstitutional surveillance programs