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Happy 291st Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2713
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Pact Resolves ACLU Suit Over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1143
White House dismisses Trump claim that flag burners should be imprisoned 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 1688
Our Civics Lessons 0 bdamomma Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1579
Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1356
Reinstating A Muslim Registry Is Literally At The Top Of Kris Kobachs Agenda For Trump Administrati 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1114
Top States' Voter Turnout - STATS 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1108
Voter turnout research shows... 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1007
Judge Orders Border Patrol to Improve Detention Conditions 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1048
Here are the devastating capabilities of the weapons Obama will leave behind for Trump 2 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1578
Cleveland Submits Use-of-Force Policy to Judge for Approval 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1051
xp- Trump supporters blocking entrance to polls & intimidating voters in Coral Springs, 5 Panich52 Nov 2016 Nov 2016 6 1720
NYPD settlement on Muslim surveillance not 'sufficient', judge rules 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1307
Just thought.... 1 ldlew Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1445
Documents show AT&T secretly sells customer data to law enforcement 2 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1842
Jailed 96 Days on Bogus Charge: It Is No One's Fault? 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1529
Daily Camera ordered to remove judge's ruling from web, but won't be held in contempt 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1663
Justice department steps in against jailing practices that target poor people 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Oct 2016 1 1327
Federal Report Cites Bias by San Francisco Police 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1252
U.S. police used Facebook, Twitter data to track protesters: ACLU 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1295
Supreme Court to hear Mexico border shooting case 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1128
Chicago police unveil stricter draft policy for use of force 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1272
Yahoo’s Government Email Scanner Was Actually a Secret Hacking Tool 1 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1273
This school staged a ‘Color Wars’ pep rally. Then students showed up in ‘White Pride’ shirts. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1638
Supreme Court rejects Taser excessive force case (x-post from LBN) 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1247
FBI Director calls 'stop and frisk' an important tool when used right 8 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 1771
Oppose RFRAs support HR 5272 the Do No Harm Bill 2 es35 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 1415
Time Gap in Offering Aid After Police Shooting Stirs Concern 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 1466
Police accidentally record themselves conspiring to fabricate criminal charges against protester 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 1574

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Springfield teen sent home from Kroger for wearing Kaepernick jersey 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1521
U.S. removes defunct Saudi-linked American charity from blacklist 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1110
Former Rikers Island officers sentenced to prison for beating inmate 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1226
Chicago officer charged following video of shots fired at two teens in car 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1192
FBI's 2007 impersonation of journalist valid at time: U.S. watchdog 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1169
North Dakota arrest warrant for Amy Goodman raises fears for press freedom 3 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1675
Suit filed on behalf of St. Paul youth injured by Metro Transit Police 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1194
Top West Point general: ‘Valid concerns’ raised about prayer after Army football game 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 1749
Trump and the Central Park Five 0 srcameron Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1358
Wyoming Supreme Court won't hear appeal of $470K seizure 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1980
Woman sues Albuquerque for seizing car despite ban on civil asset forfeiture 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1605
NYPD Might Not Say If Officer in Chokehold Death Is Punished 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1454
Predictive policing practices labeled as 'flawed' by civil rights coalition 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1455
Walter Scott Shooting: Judge Sets 2017 Civil Rights Trial for Ex-Officer Who Shot Black Motorist 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1196
iPhone spyware highlights Israel's advanced surveillance prowess 0 forest444 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1442
Justice Department to decide charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio in racial profiling case 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1572
Defense attorneys clash with prison over recorded meetings 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1414
Baltimore's newly revealed surveillance program raises legal questions 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1210
Stingray documents offer rare insight into police and FBI surveillance 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1332
Kansas cops can’t stop drivers just because they have Colorado plates, court rules 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 7 1497
Black Teen Pushed Down by Iowa Officer Got Money for Secrecy 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1272
N.Y. police regularly violated rules on probing Muslim groups: watchdog 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1518
Residency where marijuana is legal no reason for police search: U.S. court 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1433
Civil rights groups accuse Arkansas city of running 'debtors prison' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1418
Gun crime tech 'failed to save lives' in Chicago 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1483
U.S. prison recordings of attorney-client meetings spur legal fight 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1243
Newspaper Publisher Arrested After Open Records Request 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Aug 2016 1 1747
The Nauru Files: 2,000 Leaked Reports Reveal Scale of Abuse of Children 1 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1344
Muslim Woman Says Chicago Police Officers Ripped Off Her Hijab, Suit Says 4 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1395
Baltimore officers cited for mistreatment of women in DoJ report 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1132

Civil Liberties Continued...

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St Louis-area municipalities sued over alleged discriminatory 'debtors' prisons' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1228
How do you fight the police? 1 justgamma Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1579
Ex-Louisiana police officer convicted for lying to FBI in civil rights case 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1351
California Wardens Retire Amid Prison Abuse, Suicide Claims 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1623
States' Flag-Burning Laws Unconstitutional, but Persist 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1186
Rudy Giuliani suggests Muslims on US watchlist should wear GPS bracelets 6 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 3 1675
Argentina's Macri to use all individual social security data for "mass communication" campaigns. 2 forest444 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1309
Argentina's spy agency wins back power under Macri as officials increase surveillance. 0 forest444 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1214
Woman in Illegal Body Cavity Search Settles Border Case 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1477
Documents: People Held to Shield Image of Montana Tribe 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1316
Officer Harasses Woman For Wearing Hijab At DC Public Library 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2016 Jul 2016 3 1931
Justice department 'uses aged computer system to frustrate Foia requests' 4 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 3 1887
In first, U.S. judge throws out cell phone 'stingray' evidence 9 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 33 3037
Why I am in favor of (a modest amount of) terrorism and assassination 0 Craig234 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 5 1549
Report: Albuquerque Police Failed in Use-of-Force Reviews 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1334
Macy's banned from detaining and fining alleged shoplifters, judge rules 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 8 1636
US Senator Wyden: Why I had to halt FBI's latest internet spying push 1 friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1897
How a 'watch list' was defeated in the Fifties: the case of Kent v. Dulles 1 friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1408
Homeless man did not break law by fleeing cold: Massachusetts' top court 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 16 1566
Justice Sotomayor's Ringing Dissent 1 spud_demon Jun 2016 Jun 2016 9 2096
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