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Hegseth doesn't want midshipmen reading an autobiography of MLK 2 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 3 261
Trans people can serve currently under the terms in place before Trump's EO. 1 mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 0 159
"Do not pretend that what is happening is normal or excusable. It isn't." 3 mahatmakanejeeves 22 hrs ago 22 hrs ago 10 405
Trump administration quietly reinstates a State Dept program allowing the tracking of Ukrainian children sent to Russia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 4 202
Exclusive: Trump's "pro-Hamas" purge could block foreign students from colleges 2 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 2 247
American Oversight is suing Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe et al, saying their messaging via Signal is a violation of ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 6 270
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears 1 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 18 612
"We're the country that made lynchings into picnics." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 12 429
Key Takeaways from Trump's Election Integrity EO - Institute for Responsive Government 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 4 231
UPDATE: DOJ and Kari Lake are desperate to make this case go away, but they're not being too bright about it. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 5 491
"Trump DOJ lawyers making it clear that you should never trust a word they say. They'll renege on deals over and over." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 6 375
ICE goons were turned away at HD Cooke. They tried to seize the school nurse in the parking lot. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 10 793
Exclusive: DOGE staffer, 'Big Balls', provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show 3 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 6 225
Law firm targeted by Trump could have been 'destroyed,' chairman says in explaining deal with Trump 5 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 343
Ninth Circuit panel allows Trump administration to enforce much of Trump EO pausing refugee admissions program 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 2 345
Join the AAUP webinar "Trump's Immigration Actions: What You Need to Know"; Thursday, March 27 at 3:00 PM PT/ 6:00 PM ET 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 0 163
U.S. Lodges New Accusations Against Detained Columbia Protest Leader 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 3 332
Democratic Senators Team Up With MAGA To Hand Trump A Censorship Machine 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 10 568
"every person involved in this needs to be in prison" 9 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 60 2112
OSHA Update: All Quiet Now, But DOGE is Coming 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 1 328
RFK Jr.'s group set up a fake CDC site full of vaccine disinfo. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 22 Mar 22 9 487
Judge Boasberg is having a hearing starting now on the DOJ motion to vacate his Temporary Restraining Order. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 21 Mar 21 6 490
After filing nothing since Tuesday injunction blocking Trump anti-trans military ban, DOJ filed a motion this morning 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 21 Mar 21 9 473
This is how you take a stand. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 21 Mar 21 18 586
'Deported because of his tattoos': has the US targeted Venezuelans for their body art? 5 Eugene Mar 21 Mar 21 4 434
We get to say who is a terrorist. Our decision is final. It can't be challenged. Just trust us. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 7 353
Fed. judge says gov't filing in AEA case--which was filed, but tardy--is "woefully insufficient." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 7 405
Federal judge blocks Elon Musk, Amy Gleason, and DOGE employees from access to Social Security Administration 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 11 332
"I do not think the filing in the Perkins Coie case actually complies with the court's order." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 2 351
The Claremont Institute has been conducting a campaign to radicalize sheriffs to embrace reactionary and nativist ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 1 274

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How Bari Weiss's University of Austin Sidles Up to Orban's Strongman Rule 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 2 346
The perversity of false arrest claims. Plaintiffs has evidence he was falsely arrested for being a journalist. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 7 335
Meet Steve Davis, Elon Musk's Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGE (Gift Article) 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 6 301
Trump administration deletes database of kidnapped Ukrainian children out of spite 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 4 409
Georgetown Univ. researcher detained by federal immigration officials 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 4 382
French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing personal opinion' on Trump policies 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 5 421
Justices allow Louisiana to execute Buddhist over religious freedom claim 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 4 460
NEW: Judge Boasberg says he'll give DOJ one more day to produce the information he asked for by noon. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 4 447
Trump is seeking to deport another graduate student who is legally in the country, lawsuit says 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 7 510
DOGE flipped the Institute's security contractors - Inter-Con - against them by threatening to cancel their contracts 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 7 407
One of the named defendants in the United States Institute of Peace suit will clerk for Gorsuch starting later this year 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 6 418
A new Supreme Court case seeks to revive one of the most dangerous ideas from the Great Depression 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 19 1761
Trump to declare fentanyl "Weapon of Mass Destruction," per draft EO 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 2 324
There are no Justice Department line attorneys handling the Perkins Coie case--a case about lawyers. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 6 410
Justice Department Stonewalls Federal Judge Over Deportation Flights 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 17 4 312
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups 2 Eugene Mar 15 Mar 15 5 469
Death by a thousand cuts 6 JMCKUSICK Mar 13 Mar 14 7 431
Federal judge blocks Trump order against law firm, calling it a "personal vendetta" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 13 Mar 13 16 460
We Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 12 Mar 12 10 379
The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 12 Mar 12 7 395
Trump Orders DOJ to Demand Money Bonds From Challengers in Court 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 8 Mar 12 3 442
D.C. U.S. attorney targets Ukraine whistleblower Rep. Vindman 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 12 Mar 12 4 427
10th Cir.: it violates the First Amendment for school superintendent to try and shut down a parent-led group on Facebook 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 10 Mar 10 4 574
Knight Institute Says Threats to Deport Student Protesters Pose "Existential Threat" to Universities 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 10 Mar 10 5 341
US authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University, students say 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 3 510
Trump lashes out, acting as an authoritarian in attacks on perceived opponents 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 3 176
KY clerk who denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples loses another round in court 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 7 Mar 7 9 513
Trump "Brings Back Free Speech" By [Checks Notes] Threatening To Imprison Protestors And Expose Journalist Sources 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 8 323
AP's amended complaint over its exclusion from the WH press pool, filed late last night 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 4 Mar 4 5 380
Tennessee Supreme Court opinion holds that personalized license plates are secretly the government's speech. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 26 Feb 26 2 568

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"Moving forward, the White House press pool will be determined by the White House press team." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 25 Feb 26 1 413
Justice Thomas urges Supreme Court to reconsider free speech rules near abortion clinics 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 25 Feb 25 4 904
Political speech--which is what the WH says the AP Stylebook is in this letter--is core protected speech under 1A. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 4 318
A man in Hawaii argued he spent 30 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. New DNA evidence helped free him 0 ck4829 Feb 24 Feb 24 8 358
FCC adds banner to complaints page inviting comments on Kamala Harris interview on "60 Minutes." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 Feb 21 3 392
How Renegade Juries Could Help Thwart Trumpian Misrule 1 ck4829 Feb 18 Feb 18 3 463
NO more Apple phones reasons why plus more 5 Flash953 Feb 9 Feb 18 2 1034
Los Angeles Schools on Alert Amid Rise of ICE Agent Impersonators Throughout the District 0 ck4829 Feb 11 Feb 11 4 420
Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 10 Feb 10 3 541
No More Pretense: Carr's FCC Threatens News Radio Station For Reporting The News Too Specifically 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 7 Feb 7 12 641
Nevada Court Shuts Down Federal Civil Forfeiture Loophole That Bypassed State Restrictions 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 7 Feb 7 1 391
Make a civil liberties complaint Musk et. al. who violate Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a 3 suegeo Feb 6 Feb 6 9 472
'Brush up on our laws': Ilhan Omar claps back after Elon Musk pushes edited video of her 0 ck4829 Feb 5 Feb 5 10 589
New NY law lets doctors keep their names off abortion meds 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 4 Feb 4 2 320
Meet two lawyers leading the fight for trans people's lives against Trump's anti-trans attacks 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 4 Feb 4 3 375
Her grad school tried to expel her for a tweet about Cardi B. Now they'll pay a $250K lawsuit settlement 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 31 Jan 31 7 510
On this day, January 30, 1919, Fred Korematsu was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 0 363
Trump's Death Penalty Order Is a Message to the Supreme Court 14 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 23 Jan 23 10 1272
Texas judge permits states' challenge against abortion pill rules to proceed 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 2 495
TED Jimmy Carter, Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse 3 littlemissmartypants Jan 1 Jan 1 39 1358
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