Documents recently dredged from the CIA’s massive database expose an effort by the former director to destroy documents evincing the agency’s illegal activities and operations. That director — George H.W. Bush, who served in the role from January 1976 until January 1977 — went on to become the 41st President of the United States. As MuckRock reports, Read More…
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Which Trump Trumps? – TLAV Political Roundtable
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSFollowing the official inauguration of President Donald Trump, that which many thought would never come to pass, there has been no shortage of the all too expected violent protests and hyperbolic demands; but we must ask ourselves, at what point do Read More…
As Trump Takes Power, Politicians Around The US Move To Make Protesting Illegal
Indiana passed a bill on Wednesday that authorizes police officers to shut down highway protesting “by any means necessary.” S.B. 285, as it is known, obliges a public official to dispatch all available officers within 15 minutes of discovering any assembly of 10 or more people who are obstructing vehicle traffic. The bill then authorizes Read More…
Regulation Nation: Where Independence Is Illegal without a Permit
These days, you need permission from the government to do just about anything, including feeding yourself or others. Do you own a car? Every year, you must go down to the DMV and pay the government for permission to drive it. Do you own a business? You must register it and pay an annual fee Read More…
Jury Finds Woman NOT Guilty Of “Manufacturing Drugs” Because The Cannabis She Grew Was Medicine
In a state where medical and recreational cannabis is still completely prohibited, a jury found Bridget Kirouac not guilty of cultivating cannabis plants. This heartening example of jury nullification is yet another indication that public opinion is firmly on the side of medical cannabis — and government’s war on drugs is being rejected. Years ago, Kirouac Read More…
Federal Judge Suppresses Evidence Gathered With “Stingray” Surveillance Tool
A federal judge has set a precedent by suppressing evidence obtained without a warrant using a surveillance device sometimes known as a Stingray. After several years of law enforcement agencies across the United States gathering evidence using a secret surveillance tool – and doing so without a warrant – a federal judge has struck down Read More…






