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Beyond espionage: Four ways the United States can still prosecute WikiLeaks's Julian Assange

Freedom Watch
Not long after WikiLeaks entered the international lexicon, the question became not whether the United States government would prosecute founder Julian Assange, but how .
By: HARVEY SILVERGLATE AND KYLE SMEALLIE  |  January 05, 2011
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Innocence lost, but not forgotten

Freedom watch
In film, the demands of art and of history are often in conflict. The aptly-titled Conviction , opening this Friday in theaters, is the rare feature film that satisfies both demands.
By: HARVEY SILVERGLATE AND KYLE SMEALLIE  |  October 13, 2010
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Elena Kagan’s shaky record

What a Kagan appointment to the Supreme Court could mean for civil liberties
As a potential Obama nominee for Supreme Court justice, Elena Kagan has liberal bona fides and the likely support of the right. But if her record is any indication, she’s more likely to side with the conservative bloc on matters of executive power and war-time presidential authority.  
By: HARVEY SILVERGLATE AND KYLE SMEALLIE  |  April 16, 2010
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Freedom watch: Jailhouse bloc

The real reason law-and-order types love mandatory-minimum sentencing? It's money in their pockets.
With aromatic puffs of change, Bay State stoners rejoiced on Election Day.
By: HARVEY SILVERGLATE AND KYLE SMEALLIE  |  December 09, 2008
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Justice on the hoof

Nude-dance case ends with a whimper
The case of a political activist busted three years ago for a naked dance in Harvard Square, has ended with a whimper.
By: HARVEY SILVERGLATE AND KYLE SMEALLIE  |  September 17, 2008
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