Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/84520/ Mildred Loving, who challenged a Virginia ban on interracial marriage, has died. Tue, 06 May 2008 05:36:01 PDT Pam Spaulding http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/84425/ The North Carolina NAACP has filed a complaint of voter suppression against Women's Voices, Women Vote. Mon, 05 May 2008 11:32:01 PDT Pam Spaulding http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/84215/ What kind of judges would President McCain put on the bench? Fri, 02 May 2008 07:10:01 PDT Sara Whitman http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/84102/ Twisting his argument into a legalistic pretzel, Justice Scalia insists that torture is not a form of punishment. Thu, 01 May 2008 09:00:01 PDT Jon Ponder http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/83625/ They want to take it to the feds. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:04:01 PDT Lindsay Beyerstein http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/83525/ New York City police officers get away with murder. Again. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:45:01 PDT Liliana Segura http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/83467/ A week after the Supreme Court upholds lethal injection, ending a nationwide de facto moratorium, the state of Georgia schedules its first execution. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:00:01 PDT Mike Rosen-Molina http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/83431/ The Bush Administration won't let the facts get in the way in its desperate attempts to convict six men on terrorism charges. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:00:01 PDT Liliana Segura http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/83138/ General Richard Myers was duped by Donald Rumsfeld, who waved through torture techniques pushed by Alberto Gonzales and others. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:58:01 PDT David Frueh http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/83101/ Attorneys waited for their client's death before admitting he was the real killer in the murder that sent Alton Logan to prison for half his life. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:37:01 PDT The Innocence Project http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/82764/ The U.S. Department of Justice is expanding its DNA database to include some 1.2 million more people. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:00:01 PDT Deirdre Jurand http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/82749/ U.S. Government "playing a passive-aggressive version of hide-and-seek," says attorney for Hani Abdullah. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:00:01 PDT Joshua Pantesco http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/82205/ The Church had a chance to turn away from hatred, to rediscover its moral compass. But it didn't. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:22:01 PDT Molly Ivors http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/82054/ What we long suspected, confirmed -- did a war crimes tribunal just get closer? Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:14:01 PDT Pam Spaulding http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/81996/ For two years, Bilal Hussein has been held without charge. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:05:01 PDT Digby