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Charges Dropped Against Surgeon General Joe Thompson

May 25, 2012 Nic Horton 0 Comments Arkansas, civil liberties, Joe Thompson, Little Rock police, Mike Beeb, Surgeon general

The saga of Arkansas Surgeon General Joe Thompson’s run in with Little Rock police has come to a happy conclusion.

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Arkansas Politics 

Let’s Go To the Tape: Audio of Surgeon General Arrest Sheds New Light on Case

April 9, 2012 Dan Greenberg 3 Comments civil liberties, little rock police department, surgeon general joe thompson

Last week I posted about Surgeon General Joe Thompson’s arrest by Little Rock police officers, suggesting Thompson was arrested essentially because

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Police State: Did LRPD Overplay Hand in Arresting Surgeon General Joe Thompson?

April 3, 2012 Dan Greenberg 3 Comments civil liberties, law enforcement, little rock, surgeon general joe thompson

I have policy disagreements with our state’s surgeon general, Joe Thompson, but that is unrelated to yesterday’s news of his

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Boozman Withdraws PIPA Support! (UPDATED: Griffin Drops Off SOPA Bill!)

January 18, 2012 David Kinkade 2 Comments civil liberties, free speech, john boozman, pipa, SOPA, stop online piracy act

Kudos to U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R) of Arkansas, who announced he is withdrawing his support for the Preventing Real Online Threats

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Fade to Black: These Awful Internet Censorship Bills Are Still A Thing!

January 18, 2012 David Kinkade 1 Comment civil liberties, free speech, freedom of speech, pipa, SOPA, stop online piracy act

Today’s the big Stop SOPA/PIPA blackout day, where many popular websites are “going dark” to raise awareness of the dangers

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Gun Crazy: NYT Story on Concealed Carry Permits Misfires Badly

December 28, 2011 David Kinkade 1 Comment civil liberties, guns, second amendment

“Gun Permit Holders Commit Crimes”!! That is the breathless headline over at the Arkansas Times, where Max Brantley points to

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Arkansas Media 

Everybody Hates The Rotten SOPA Internet Censorship Bill! (Updated!)

November 30, 2011 David Kinkade 3 Comments civil liberties, free speech, freedom of speech, PROTECT-IP, SOPA, stop online piracy act

PROTECT IP/SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. There they are, your United States Congress, and

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Right to Record: Little Rock Case Affirms Need for Protecting Citizens’ Rights

November 9, 2011 Dan Greenberg 6 Comments bullying, civil liberties, cyberbullying, Dan Greenberg, first amendment, free speech

On October 29 in Little Rock, a disagreement between an off-duty cop and a civilian at the upscale Ferneau restaurant erupted

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