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The Orwell Awards - Laws & Regulations Archives
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Australian man charged over 'anti-Semitic' YouTube video.
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Making teen sex illegal: Two teenage girls have been charged with disseminating child porn after they sent nude photos of themselves to two boys, who were also charged with possession of the pics.
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"Big Brother database a 'terrifying' assault on traditional freedoms." - Ben Russell, Home Affairs Correspondent for www.independent.co.uk
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A lawsuit alleges that the town of Tenaha, Texas has police pull over motorists - especially African Americans - and extort money and valuables by threatening criminal charges or worse.
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US Supreme Court says automobile passengers can be searched for no reason.
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British bailiffs get power to use force on debtors.
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British Tory shadow minister Damian Green arrested by "counter-terrorism police" after obtaining leaked documents.
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New York City orders churches not to shelter the homeless.
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US inmate populations in 10 states have increased by 25% or more between 2006 and 2011. Private prison companies are preparing for a wave of new business due to the economic downturn.
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Tennessee Adopts $9.5 Million University Piracy Measure Despite School Layoffs - Using conservative estimates, the piracy measure is equal to the price of about 100 Tennessee professors' wages and benefits.
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UK Police now fine people on the spot.
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UK householders face £70 fines for putting waste in wrong bins.
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UK speeding fines up by 400 per cent.
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New Texas Law Limits Computer Repair To Licensed Private Investigators.
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UK drivers who fail to pay fines will have cars towed.
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Welsh painter fined for smoking in his own van, which is classified as a workplace.
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Christian photographers fined $6,600 for refusing same-sex ceremony.
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UK teachers are to be given the power to search pupils for drugs and alcohol in schools.
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British pubs to be forced to search customers for knives, under threat of losing their licences.
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The UK has 1,000 laws that will let the state into your home. Some 420 new powers of entry are the product of laws introduced since 1997.
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A quarter of British adults to face 'anti-paedophile' tests.
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Republican governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal has signed into law a bill allowing for the chemical castration of sex offenders.
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In the UK, 8 new laws come into effect each day.
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Sweden approves wiretapping law allowing authorities to spy on cross-border e-mail and telephone traffic.
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Israelis Invent Rail-Riding Spybots
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