TopPicks Index
Top 10 Pro-Choice Quotes
Ten quotes that remind me why I'm pro-choice.
Top 10 Anti-Abortion Myths
A list of ten persistent myths spread by some activists within the anti-abortion movement.
Top 10 States That May Soon Allow Legal Gay Marriages or New Civil Unions
These states may soon allow legal gay marriages or new gay civil unions. Some of them already allow civil unions but are considering same-sex marriages, while others currently ban both but may soon allow civil unions.
Top 10 Racist Supreme Court Rulings
Ten astonishingly racist Supreme Court rulings.
Top 6 Reasons to Oppose Civil Liberties
A list of the top 10 reasons why we are tempted to give up our civil liberties.
Top 10 Greatest Hits of 2006
The top ten articles on About.com Civil Liberties in 2006.
Top 10 Things to Expect as a Result of the 2006 Midterm Elections
After the 2006 midterm elections, an analysis of how Democratic victories will specifically affect legislation dealing with immigration, abortion, gay marriage, and other issues.
Top 10 "Obscene" Literary Classics
Ten great literary classics that were targeted by obscenity trials. Includes James Joyce's "Ulysses," D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover," Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary," Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things," Allan Ginsberg's "Howl and Other Poems," William S. Burroughs' "Naked Lunch," Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer," Radclyffe Hall's "The Well of Loneliness," John Cleland's "Fanny Hill," and more.
Top 10 Reasons the Clinton Administration Wasn't So Hot on Civil Liberties Issues
An overview of the Clinton administration's gloomy legacy on some civil liberties issues.
Top 10 Death Penalty Blogs
Looking for blogs on capital punishment, the death penalty, and the Eighth Amendment? Here's a list of ten great ones, including Abolishthe Death Penalty, the Lonely Abolitionist, Project Hope, and more.
Top 10 Civil Liberties News Stories of the Week - July 28, 2006 Edition
A quick rundown (with links) of the top 10 U.S. civil liberties news stories for the week ending July 28th, 2006. Includes discussion of the Bush administration's attempt to seek immunity from the War Crimes Act and its plan to radically expand enemy combatant status, as well as one U.S. town's assault on all Latino immigrants.
Top 10 Civil Liberties News Stories of the Week - July 21, 2006 Edition
A quick rundown (with links) of the top 10 U.S. civil liberties news stories for the week ending July 14th, 2006. Includes discussion of the U.S. Senate's renewal of the Voting Rights Act, FEMA obstruction of press access to Katrina survivors, and a new shadow report documenting U.S. human rights abuses against women.
Top 10 Civil Liberties News Stories of the Week - July 14, 2006 Edition
A quick rundown (with links) of the top 10 U.S. civil liberties news stories for the week ending July 14th, 2006. Includes discussion of the Bush administration's concession to Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006), the U.S. House's renewal of the Voting Rights Act, and the New York Supreme Court's ruling against same-sex marriage.
Top 10 Civil Liberties Violations That Helped Cause the American Revolution
A look at the ten British civil liberties violations that helped cause the American Revolution.
Top 10 Blogs on Immigrants' Rights
Looking for blogs about immigrants' rights, undocumented immigrants, illegal immigrants, guest workers, naturalization, new immigrants, and more? Here's a top 10 list including ImmigrationProf, Vivir Latino, and HispanicTips.
Top 10 Civil Liberties News Sources
Looking for news sources and news aggregators on civil liberties issues? Click here for the ACLU Newsroom, Oneworld.net, Women's eNews, and more, including news sources on women's rights, lesbian and gay rights, gun control and the Second Amendment, privacy rights, the war on terror, the war on drugs and drug policy, and more.
Top 10 Blogs on Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian, and Gay Rights
Looking for blogs on gay rights, LGBT or GLBT rights, gay marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships, lesbians', gays', bisexuals', and transgender persons' rights, antidiscrimination and nondiscrimination, gay adoptions, and more? Here's a top 10 list, including Good as You, Gay Rights Watch, the Big Gay Picture, and Pam's House Blend.
Top 10 Urban Legends About Civil Liberties
Looking for urban legends about civil liberties, including Madalyn Murray O'Hair and the FCC, black voting rights expire in 2007, ACLU against crosses on federal property and Marines praying, draft reinstatement, 47 years in prison for public Bible reading, Janet Reno defines Christians as cultists, shamrocks banned in Boston, adultery trial of Amina Lawal, and the EPA using poor children as guinea pigs for a pesticide trial?
Top 10 Blogs on Feminism and Women's Rights
Looking for blogs on feminism, women's rights, and civil liberties? Here's a list of ten great ones, including Feministing, Echidne of the Snakes, the Happy Feminist, and more.