Has anyone in the White House read the Senate Torture Report?
On Monday, we wrote about Amnesty International’s day of action in honor of the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture. Amnesty’s campaign—American Torture Story—encouraged the group’s members to remind Congress,… Read more »
Amnesty International commemorates one-year anniversary of Senate Torture Report with day of action
Wednesday, December 9th marks the one-year anniversary of the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture. While publication of the report did much to make visible the horrific… Read more »
Louisiana indies sue state over new law that equates them with pornographers
A united front of booksellers, civil liberty watchdogs, and independent publishers have come together to challenge Louisiana House Bill 153. The bill, which was signed into law by Governor, presidential… Read more »
Jan Brewer’s book notes subpoenaed by opponents of immigration law
“What did the governor know, and when did she know it?” That’s the question that immigrants rights groups mean to answer about Arizona governor Jan Brewer, and her role in… Read more »
Arizona Booksellers and Librarians Sue State over Revenge Porn Law
As a rule, state legislators tend to devote their efforts to issues that are not always of the foremost public urgency—issues like how to maximally enrich state legislators. But every… Read more »
Amazon will begin collecting sales tax in North Carolina next month
Amazon, a company intent on making the plot of Minority Report a reality in our lifetime, will begin to collect sales tax in North Carolina on February 1st. of this year The… Read more »
Kindle users and library patrons made equal in privacy, but only in California
It’s almost impossible to resist peeking at a friend’s bookshelf when we’re invited into their home. But this sentiment becomes a little scarier when it isn’t a welcome guest snooping… Read more »