Domestic Intelligence: A lawsuit brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation has shed light on efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to monitor domestic groups with possible ties to terrorism, and The New York Times says some of the monitoring broke internal rules.
Pardon Request: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) are appealing to President Barack Obama to pardon renowned black boxer Jack Johnson, imprisoned a century ago because of his romantic link to a white woman, The Associated Press reports.
Staying Behind Bars: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has upheld the involuntary confinement of a New York man who was acquitted, by reason of mental illness, in a 1980 manslaughter case. But, The New York Law Journal reports, the circuit still found a lower court erred in its ruling.
Rape Investigation: Police officials in the Washington area think that a serial rapist, responsible for a string of reports along the East Coast dating back more than a decade, has returned to the area, The Washington Post reports.
From the Census: The Wall Street Journal reports on new Census Bureau projections released Wednesday showing a slowdown in immigration.
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