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CHICAGO — A federal court today ordered the Cook County Clerk’s office to provide marriage licenses immediately to same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry, rather than require them to wait until June, the default implementation date for the marriage equality bill passed by the Illinois legi
CHICAGO -- Legislation that limits law enforcement access to "real time" location information created by smartphones and other electronic devices is being hailed as a critical step forward for personal privacy in the emerging technological age.
Legislators asked to adopt measures previously blocked by courts
Earlier today, State Senator Michael Hastings introduced a measure (Senate Bill 2694) that would target "revenge porn," a term used to refer to the instance in which someone posts an intimate photo or video of another person on a website without that person's consent.
NEW YORK – American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero had this reaction to the death of Nelson Mandela: