As part of the military’s transition away from “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” plans are in the works to permit naval chaplains and facilities to be used to conduct same-sex marriages . Though it was expected, some members of Congress are not amused with the upcoming change, arguing that the Defense of Marriage Act bars Naval facilities from being used to conduct same-sex marriages.

With 25,000 teens aging out of the foster care system annually, placing them at greater risk of poverty and incarceration , it’s clear that America’s adoption and foster care system needs an overhaul. Taking a step in that direction is Rep.

Is your iPhone secure? Can your CrackBerry be trusted

Each year, FindLaw.com , the web’s most popular legal information website, releases its list of the top legal issues for the coming year. This year, FindLaw’s in-house legal team has reviewed the issues that consumers of legal information have asked about, read about and learned more about, all year long.

The secret is out.

Before delving into charges that adult website YouPorn is wrongfully sniffing its users , let’s first discuss just what is sniffing? “Sniffing,” or “history sniffing,” is a technique in which a website uses surreptitious technology to harvest information about websites a user has visited. The browsing history would ostensibly then be sold to better target marketing efforts.

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Civil are a class of rights that protect individuals’ freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one’s ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression. Civil rights include the ensuring of peoples’ physical integrity and safety; protection from discrimination on grounds such as physical or mental disability, gender, religion, race, national origin, age, or sexual orientation; and individual rights such as the freedoms of thought and conscience, speech and expression, religion, the press, and movement. (Some activist organizations include sexual orientation within the auspices of civil rights protections although there is continuing cont ..

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Should pilots have to pass through the same security checks as other passengers? Passengers have already been upset enough about TSA screening and body scanners . Now pilots and flight attendants are calling for a ” pat-down opt out day .” They are upset about being subjected to a privacy-invading new body scanner that may have unsafe radiation levels.