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Commentary: It's too easy to extract false confessions from youths 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1301
Food for thought 3 dweller Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1337
An ex-priest, a flier and the arrest that legalized protests at Md. homes 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 8 1504
Caste discrimination in America 1 cbabe May 2022 May 2022 3 1669
1A: I protect hate speech, incendiary speech, and screaming "fire" in a crowded theater, unless ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 2 1735
Raleigh NC reaches settlement with teen detained in 2020 George Floyd protests for arrest 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 1086
Oregon sued over failure to provide public defenders 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 1057
Do you recall that the Brooklyn Public Library was offering school kids free library cards? 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 7 1578
Delaware State's Jenkins Stresses Representation After Intimidating Search in Georgia 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 4 1403
"F*&k Civility!" 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 8 1694
VA AG Jason Miyares: "On #NationalDayofPrayer we are reminded ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 0 1484
Supreme Court majority sympathetic to coach who prayed at midfield 7 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 May 2022 1 1896
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito's abortion history lesson in dispute 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 1324
Tweets on Dobbs. I want to do a thread on "deeply rooted in our nation's history and tradition." 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 0 1530
Seattle starts stop and frisk under new mayor 1 cbabe May 2022 May 2022 5 1634
"A powerful message for everyone working in the world of journalism." 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 15 1783
I limit state and local governments. A short thread... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1145
In the case of the praying football coach, both sides invoke religious freedom 22 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 3206
FIRE calls on Florida institutions and faculty to push back against unconstitutional law 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1367
Feds will return more than $1 mil in marijuana money that California cops stole from armored cars. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1481
When a Witness Recants 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 11 1669
Across the Desk - S5:E13 (Oklahoma SB612 - Full Ban On Abortion) 0 Across-the-Desk Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1279
Missouri's parole system has sent thousands back to prison for minor violations. Terrell Robinson is 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1396
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Free speech is a fundamental U.Va. value 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1389
Florida Sued by Activists, Students, Parents, and Teachers Over LGBT School Censorship Bill 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1367
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita folds over press access lawsuit 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1138
'Geofence warrant' unconstitutional, judge rules in Virginia 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1428
Atheist Group Wins $90K Settlement; Student Bullied By Teacher For Sitting Out Pledge Of Allegiance 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 1805
On this day, March 30, 1942, 227 residents of Bainbridge Island, Washington, were rounded up. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1453
9th Circuit Says Arresting People For "Fuck The Cops" Chalk Writing Is Unconstitutional Retaliation 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 9 1727

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Republicans won't be satisfied with overturning Roe 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1787
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 857
Ted Cruz and Mike Lee send AT&T a threatening letter demanding to know why OAN is being canceled. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 2196
Class-action lawsuit targets NYPD practice of secretly collecting DNA 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 1531
Controversy continues over YLS protest and police presence - Yale Daily News 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 1572
NJ Supreme Court: Report on top cop's racist comments must be released 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 1397
Watch Tower's misuse of copyright to suppress criticism 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1662
Cops Unaware They Were Filmed Breaking In - The FBI Warned Them 3 exboyfil Mar 2022 Mar 2022 14 3278
Dear RNC: we at the @CatoInstitute make no apology for our amicus brief in Al-Marri v. Spagone ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 12 2361
Joe Tom Easley, prominent gay rights activist, dies at 81 He was involved in the repeal of DADT. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1360
Controversial sign spotted in Langley High School library 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 9 1797
On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order (EO) 9066. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2050
Argentine Intelligence Agency locates 105,000 wiretaps illegally stored during Macri administration 0 peppertree Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1131
The right wing justices will continue to gut Americans' constitutional rights by shadow docket 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 9 1534
Phil Harvey, who battled government over his sex-product business, dies at 83 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 12 1627
Is the legal standard for libel outdated? Sarah Palin could help answer. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1802
Interview: Nadine Strossen, President Emeritus of the ACLU 0 no_hypocrisy Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1173
FIRE's @1AMorey wrote to Kentucky today with a reminder about the law. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1473
Lawyers accuse judge of literally copy-pasting a prosecutor's arguments 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 8 1513
Lawsuit: Crackdown on Church Soup Kitchens Violates the First Amendment 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1525
January 30 was Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1393
Opinion: Current weather: A blizzard of snowflakes in the red states 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1362
Art Spiegelman sees the new ban of his book "Maus" as a "red alert" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 11 1885
(Alabama) Brookside police patrolled social media, threatening town's critics 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1457
The right-wing threat to free speech 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1821
Judge rules for professors in University of Florida academic freedom case 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1383
Judge: Baton Rouge Violated the First Amendment by Trying To Imprison a Professor for Sharing ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 17 1905
National Press Club Gives VOA Journalists its Prestigious Press Award 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 12 1640
DHS Agent Ray Lamb tried to shoot Kevin Byrd outside a bar one night. He pulled the trigger--but ... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 17 2014
That's TWO cases in which people will get to learn about how you can be acquitted of something and.. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1775

Civil Liberties Continued...

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How to Fight Book Bans: A Tip Sheet for Students 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1505
Good afternoon. The Biden Admin. has asked the Supreme Court to rule that federal agents cannot ... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 8 2438
Argentina's Spygate: "If I could have a Gestapo to terminate all labor unions, I would" 0 peppertree Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1331
"[Robert] Reich has two ideas that he thinks don't undermine free speech. He's simply wrong." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 2429
You can take the Fifth while also denying you did anything wrong. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1765
Should "F**k Biden" flags be allowed on public display in neighborhoods? 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2732
On this day, December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was enacted. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 7 1457
Chicago expected to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raid 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1366
On this date, December 11, 1725, George Mason was born. He conceived the Bill of Rights. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1560
The Supreme Court Is Ready to Make Taxpayers Fund Religious Schools 14 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2773
"Cops are still taking more stuff from people than burglars do." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 15 2363
A chilling story about the Party Apparatchiks who were installed on UF's board of trustees ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1843
Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri indicted on warrantless surveillance charges 4 peppertree Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1703
For Clarence Thomas, decades-long critic of Roe v. Wade, Mississippi abortion case a moment long ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Dec 2021 1 1827
Ian Fishback, Army officer and whistleblower against detainee abuse, dies at 42 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 1773
Missouri attorney general accused of malpractice for fighting Kevin Strickland's release 2 Sherman A1 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1970
Donations pour in to help man wrongfully convicted in 1979 3 Sherman A1 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 1679
Argentine youth soccer player Lucas Gonzalez shot, killed by police 0 peppertree Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1631
She Tried To Report Sexual Harassment in Jail. After Her Suicide, the Guard Was Convicted of ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Nov 2021 37 3326
June: Alabama removes toddler from Michigan family found with marijuana 5 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 2181
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