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August 14, 2013 Spitzer Has 19-Pt Lead In New York City Comptroller Race by Linda Perry Barr August 13, 2013 New Poll Shows de Blasio Leads The Pack by Linda Perry Barr August 12, 2013 Judge Rules Stop And Frisk Unconstitutional by Linda Perry Barr August 8, 2013 The NSA Is Scanning The Contents Of All Email Crossing A US Border by Andrea Sears August 8, 2013 A New York Federal Court Judge held a hearing today over the demand for compassionate release for civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart who is terminally ill with cancer. by Rebecca Myles August 8, 2013 NYPD Agrees To Eliminate Stop and Frisk Database of Innocent People by Andrea Sears August 8, 2013 We Are All Ramarley Graham by Linda Perry Barr August 7, 2013 Court Settlement Prohibited Children From Talking About Fracking by Andrea Sears August 7, 2013 California Prison Hunger Strike Supporters Respond to Disinformation by Andrea Sears August 7, 2013 New York elected officials and community leaders urge Congress to pass revised Voting Rights Act, and do it soon August 7, 2013 Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembered in NYC by Linda Perry Barr August 6, 2013 NYS Supreme court rules in favor of Bloomberg administration in overturning prevailing wage legislation; elected officials and advocates say they will fight back by Rebecca Myles August 5, 2013 "I believe that I shouldn't have to worry about every single word in my emails to my friends" says 10 year old at anti Surveillance rally  by Rebecca Myles August 5, 2013 DEA Program Gives NSA Surveillance Intelligence to Law Enforcement Then Hides The Source by Andrea Sears August 2, 2013 Advocates Condemn GOP House Proposal To Cut $40B From Food Stamps by Andrea Sears August 1, 2013 Appeals Court Rules No Warrant Is Needed To Obtain Cellphone Location Data by Andrea Sears August 1, 2013 New Leaked NSA Documents Spark Calls For Congressional Action by Andrea Sears July 31, 2013 Supporters of imprisoned activist attorney Lynne Stewart were outside New York Federal Court today. Lawyers were petitioning the court to grant compassionate release to Stewart. by Rebecca Myles July 31, 2013 Implications of the Bradley Manning Verdict for Whistleblowers Extended Interview by Andrea Sears July 30, 2013 New York State Assembly hosted a public hearing over bill that would require food containing GMO's to be labelled by Rebecca Myles