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ACLU: Philadelphia cops wrongly arrest videotapers

By KATHY MATHESON - Associated Press

** FILE ** A freshman Republican state lawmaker from North Dakota plans to introduce a bill that would limit use of drones for law enforcement after the highly publicized case of a Lakota farmer who was arrested after a 16-hour standoff with police on Jan. 6, 2013. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via Associated Press)

North Dakota lawmaker wants limits on drone use

By Dave Kolpack - Associated Press

**FILE** Convicted terrorism plotter Jose Padilla (center) is escorted to a waiting police vehicle by federal marshals near downtown Miami on Jan. 5, 2006. (Associated Press)

ACLU seeks OAS probe of Padilla case

By Peter James Spielmann - Associated Press

Illustration Banning Jesus by John Camejo for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Free speech vs. sound of silence

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

In this file photo from Tuesday, June 17, 2008, Curt Garman, left, and Richard Looke hold hands as they look for a quiet spot to hold their wedding at City Hall in San Francisco. The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, to hear the appeal of a ruling that struck down Proposition 8, the state’s measure that banned same sex marriages. The highly anticipated decision by the court means same-sex marriages will not resume in California any time soon. The justices likely will not issue a ruling until spring of next year. A federal appeals court ruled in February that Proposition 8’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. But the court delayed implementing the order until same-sex marriage opponents proponents could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the ruling. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Gay marriage factions pin hopes on Supreme Court win

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Illustration: Women in combat by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Deceitful debate over women in combat

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

American Civil Liberties Union Women’s Rights Project senior staff lawyer Ariela Migdal (right) gestures while speaking alongside fellow ACLU lawyer Elizabeth Gill (left front) at a news conference Tuesday in San Francisco. Plaintiffs also present for the event (background from left) were Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hunt, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Capt. Zoe Bedell and Marine Corps 1st Lt. Colleen Farrell. The fourth plaintiff is Air Force Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar. (Associated Press)

Women press to end combat ban

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Illustration: Family church by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: ACLU says father-daughter dance ‘contrary to federal law’

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

**FILE** (Associated Press)

Ruling likely to send gay marriage issue to Supreme Court

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

HICKS: Look out for eroding of parental authority

By Marybeth Hicks

Calif. DNA collection from arrestees challenged

By Paul Elias - Associated Press

**FILE** Occupy Oakland protesters march through the Port of Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2011. (Associated Press)

ACLU says FBI was watching Occupy Oakland

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ACLU sues over D.C. camera rights

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Facebook, ACLU: Clicking ‘Like’ is free speech

By BROCK VERGAKIS - Associated Press

Illustration: Voter ID by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Clueless in Minnesota and Michigan

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

Firefighter discipline procedure under fire

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Washington D.C. Fire Department Lt. Robert Alvarado talks to a group of firefighters as they prepare to attend Mayor Vincent C. Gray's 2012 State of the District Address at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 7, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

ACLU questions whether D.C. firefighters get due process

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This September 2011 file photo provided by Vanguard Defense Industries, shows a ShadowHawk drone with Montgomery County, Texas, SWAT team members. The prospect that thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S. skies by the end of this decade is raising the specter of a Big Brother government that peers into backyards and bedrooms. (AP Photo/Lance Bertolino, Vanguard Defense Industries)

Talk of drones patrolling U.S. skies spawns anxiety

By Joan Lowy - Associated Press

Illustration Millstone by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: ACLU friends sex offenders

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

American Scene: ACLU says school wrong to outlaw anti-gay shirt

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