Many courts have ruled peaceful panhandling is protected under the First Amendment, and selective enforcement has targeted the poor and homeless.

Two cases before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court could determine whether people whose convictions were obtained by fraud will continue paying the price for the state drug lab scandal.

We are closely watching and commenting in the media on all the civil liberties issues raised by the attack and subsequent developments.

The American Civil Liberties Union shares the public's relief that the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been apprehended.