Sotomayor in fiery dissent: Illegal stops "corrode all our civil liberties"

Sotomayor in fiery dissent: Illegal stops ‘corrode all our civil liberties’

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday issued a vehement dissent in a Fourth Amendment case — writing that the majority’s opinion sanctions police stops that “corrode all our civil liberties and threaten all our lives.”

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Hollande’s War on Liberties

Hollande’s War on Liberties

An outcry rising in France likens the president’s proposals to a “Patriot Act à la française.”

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Poll Watch: Republicans Diverge on Religious Liberties and Guns

Poll Watch: Republicans Diverge on Religious Liberties and Guns

A New York Times/CBS News poll published last week revealed deep divisions in the Republican Party not only over potential presidential nominees but over the federal budget, immigration and whether Republicans in Congress should compromise to get things done.

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