Civil Liberties, Privacy & Government

State and Federal Government Information

• The Federal Citizen Information Center has some very useful publications.
• FedStats is the The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
• State Specific News.
• OSHA Regulations online.
• The United States Federal Government Information Locator

Massachusetts & Boston Government

• At the Middlesex County Registry of Deeds you can search for title records for your property and even get images of the recorded documents.
• The Big Dig
• 02133.org: Massachusetts Politics and Policy Online
• The MassPort web site, with information about flights to & from Logan Airport.
• The City of Boston Web Site.
• The City of Cambridge web site.
• Massachusetts State Government Web Page.
• Information on Licensed Professionals in Massachusetts (MA Division of Registration). You can also look up doctors with the Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors' DocFinder

Copyright and DMCA

• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act textand assorted reference material.
• The classic Betamax Case. This is one of many interesting resources at The Museum of Broadcast Communications
• Links about the technical and legal issues surrounding Digital Rights Management
• The Campaign for Digital Rights is an on-line consumer group concerned with fair use of digital media.
• The Creative Commons Project presents an interesting way of allowing reuse of content on the web.

Law & Public Policy

OverLawyered.com collects stories and information about how the legal system can be used as a weapon rather than a way to resolve issues.

End Zero Tolerance is a resource for those interested in ending "Zero Tolerance" policies.

Privacy & Civil Liberties Resources

• The Privacy Journal is a great resource for information about protecting your privacy, including a collection of tips for individuals and organizations.
• American Civil Liberties Union & its Massachusetts Chapter
• Electronic Privacy Information Center
• The Privacy Foundation
• Center For Democracy and Technology
• Americans For Computer Privacy
• The Digital Future Coalition

Taxation

• Per-Capita Tax Burder and Return on Tax Dollars.
• The Citizens for Tax Justice page details about how the Tax Burden is distributed among the states.
• Another site with per-capita tax burden information.
• Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center analyzes state budget and tax policies.