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When the judicial process has run its course the outcome is always unfavorable for one party or the other. In the case of George Zimmerman the call for another sentencing for his life has had an public outcry. Many of these groups are more extremists and have slowed the Zimmerman family from moving on with their lives.

Naming your child after the "Messiah" should be a parents personal & religious freedom, but a Tennessee judge is forcing a mother to change her son's name to Martin. Religious freedom is for those who choose religion and those who oppose religion. How do we find a fair and equal balance for all.

Very interesting topic. I am religious and find this to be ridiculous. I understand the judge may find it to infringe on a person's religious beliefs, but come on, seriously?! I think a parent should be able to name their kid whatever they want.

A couple should be allowed to name their child whatever they want, the court should have no say in it. A name is not breaking any laws.

The pros and cons of SOPA and PIPA are discussed in this article. There is also an alternative introduced in this website about the OPEN Act.

Media Privacy, copyright infringement is what PIPA and SOPA is about. they want to block certain domains like the pirate bay and mega upload from giving away movies and music. Even payperview fights are on the pirate bay. for example, if comcast or century link didn't want you to access piratebay.org they could block it but there is still a way to get to the website through other ways so PIPA and SOPA had to drop it.

In this website, one may see how Employers can easily access private information about the employees or potential employees. Different countries are treating the infringement of privacy, by use of social medias, in different ways. It also explains what employers should do instead or consider if their companies are involved in the social media.

This web article talks about issues regarding the second amendment of the US constitution, the right to bear arms. The author talks about how the gun debate has become a hot button topic of argument in the political elections. This makes sense with the growing rate of gun related murders in the past few years. It also references a recent lift on gun bans in Chicago, IL.

Gun control and gun rights has always been a very popular topic, specifically when it comes to elections. Recently there have been two court cases to reach the highest court in the US, one of which was considered to be a landmark case. However, neither case established what laws could be put in place without infringing upon our second amendment rights.

Americans are divided over whether or not the U.S. government has gone too far in using surveillance practices that infringe on citizens' privacy, an NBC News online survey found. While 38 percent of Americans say the government's surveillance program has gone too far in infringing on people's privacy, 35 percent say the government's program has been relatively balanced between privacy concerns and fighting terrorism.

The Catholic church is openly against Obama's birth control mandate, even though a mjority of women in the Catholic church use and support birth control. In an attempt to take a shot at Obama, they aired an ad against his birth control mandate saying that it infringes upon their freedom of religion.

Are employer mandates infringing on employee personal freedoms? The article talks about employers forcing employees to particpate in company health improvement programs. By mandating this kind of particpartion, the company can save money and at times imposed state or federal fines.

Explains sopa to people. Companies can censor website or videos for potentially having copyright infringement. and if the company is wrong , its no big deal because the website is down and the company is untouched.

Megaload one of the biggest file-sharing website was taken down because of potential of copyright infringement. Accused of owing millions to copyright holders.

The second Amendment gives every citizen the right to bear arms. The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

The subject of the child obesity epidemic has been high in the last 4 years. Did the government have to right to force what is or isnt allowed to be served, sold, and purchased on school campuses? This artical has it all explained pretty well.

New York City Mayor is trying to ban sugar drinks that are larger than 16 ounces because it is one of the main causes of obesity. People argue that although they agree with the fact that soft drinks are indeed unhealthy, the government should protect the freedom of the people.

taking away the drinks are going too far but the idea is right, obesity is a huge problem in the US and although it is an argument of freedom to eat, drink etc whatever you may please but when it comes to health that is a whole differnt concern.

Unlike the many points of cannabis laws that restrict the American people or are upheld by the American people the right to earn a lawful living is under debate. This specific post is to bring to light the issue of where state and federal laws infringe on personal freedoms to earn a living.

This article talks about California passing new regulation on gun control. It touches on if it is illegal to ban certain guns since in infringes on the second amendment.

This article explains how the balancing of personal freedoms works into the government and the workplace of citizens today. A big example this article touches on is how online activity can be monitored. What is really private today?

Technology is advancing faster and faster every minute and privacy is something known of the past now in my opinion. One of my teachers told the class that everything you learn about computers during your freshman and sophomore years of college will most likely be outdated by your junior year - just to help realize how fast technology is actually growing. Anything online can affect you now-a-days it seems. On the news the other day, there was a story about Facebook Friends and your credit. People are actually being denied car loans or things of that sort because of the friends they have on Facebook because if their friends seem unreliable and have bad scores, then the company will assume you do too. It's getting ridiculous to be honest.

These days employers monitor and know everything you are doing. Knowing this, I feel like if you are acting in a way that is respectable both at work and in your personal life, you will have nothing to worry about. I do not see this issue of lack of privacy changing, I see it increasing as time goes on.

This supports seat belt usage but also discusses the infringement on personal politics. Do we go by the law or our personal beliefs? There are different ways to look at this situation.

France started a ban on Islamic face veils worn by women supporting and practicing their religion. The law infringes on their personal freedoms and many have protested outright.

This older article still holds much significance in the attack on America's personal freedoms. The introduction of helmet and seat belt laws is a fairly new infringement on an individual's right to assume his or her own risk. The laws are passed concerning a "social cost," involved in managing these actions.

In a New York Times article, author Adam Liptak details the change in law enforcement priorities to preventing terrorist attacks over punishing crimes after they have been committed and how this may be an infringement on our freedom of speech. After the September 11th attack, surveillance of religious and dissident groups and informants in Muslim groups caused early arrests as "material support," in support of terrorist organizations. Simply talking to a terrorist group, even urging these groups to resolve disputes through peaceful means, is considered committing a crime.