john whitehead


People to watch Published on Aug 1st, 2013 21 comments City Kristin Szakos: While professionally she's been a reporter/writer/translator, community organizing has always been close to the vice mayor's heart— she's written two books about it and her...
Police provocateur: Man says 'no' to license checkpoint Published on Jul 17th, 2013 71 comments Joe Draego refused to show a police officer his driver's license at a recent checkpoint. He says he was threatened that his window would be broken if he didn't roll it all the way down and that he...
Controversial constitutionalist: 30 years of defending the people Published on Jul 24th, 2012 4 comments In the corner is a cardboard stand-up of James Dean– and another of the Beatles in a phone booth. Toy skeletons are all over the place, as well as artwork that hints of a disturbing vision....
Drone instincts: What's wrong with the war effort? Published on May 3rd, 2011 22 comments While Americans may be celebrating the death of “the most infamous terrorist of our time,” seeing it as a fitting act of retribution for the innocent lives lost on 9/11, the war effort is far from...
Security theater: C'ville native nets airport disorderly charge Published on Dec 31st, 2010 52 comments Aaron Tobey is photographed by police after his arrest. PHOTO BY HENRICO POLICE DEPARTMENT When Aaron B. Tobey decided to exercise his First Amendment rights by displaying the Fourth Amendment on...
Perriello's place II: Olbermann calls Whitehead 'worst' Published on Dec 15th, 2009 25 comments John Whitehead accepts his "worst person in the world" award. FILE PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO As last week's cover story, "Perriello's place: When free speech collides with private property," hit the...
Suing the president: Ten years later, John Whitehead looks back at Jones v. Clinton Published on Jan 24th, 2008 10 comments John WhiteheadPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO On a winter day ten years ago, as he was leaving his Charlottesville home to run weekend errands, John Whitehead suspected something was amiss. "There were...
John Whitehead: A civil libertarian's job is never done Published on Aug 22nd, 2002 0 comments John Whitehead has been fighting for the rights of the underdog since he was a young pup of a lawyer. This year, the organization he founded to defend religion and other civil liberties– the...