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ACLU Pushes For More Transparency On No-Fly List 1 Panich52 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 4 1597

The fascinating history of how Jefferson and other Founding Fathers defended Muslim rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 1640

Happy 290th Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 2484

FBI head: terror fight requires open backdoors to encrypted user data 1 Eugene Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1461

Librarians and privacy advocates ally to condemn cybersecurity bill 1 Eugene Dec 2015 Dec 2015 4 1556

Another Person Charged In Wake Of 2002 Innocence Project Exoneration 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1461

US attorney general: Homan Square findings are 'extremely important' 0 Eugene Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 1452

FDR: 1 discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1715

Tenth Circuit Overturns Sanctions in Voting Rights Case 0 Panich52 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1755

Homan Square: Chicago police chief's downfall prompts calls to shutter facility 1 Eugene Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1588

Sixty years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Ala. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1678

Your browser history, IP addresses, online purchases etc all up for grabs without a warrant 0 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 2152

The Prison-Industrial Complex: Why we need publicly funded elections 1 Alison Hartson Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 2860

8 Ways the Supreme Court Has Been Destroying American Democracy 3 Panich52 Jun 2015 Nov 2015 4 2288

Marco Rubio lends support to bill that would delay surveillance reform 0 Eugene Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 1395

Prosecutor And Cop Lose It Over Idea Of Over Idea Of Needing A Conviction To Take Property 4 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 Nov 2015 5 2541

Congressman introduces bill to end warrantless Stingray surveillance 0 Eugene Nov 2015 Nov 2015 4 1534

FBI spy planes flew 10 times over Freddie Gray protests: documents 0 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1334

‘Jesus’ chants, jeers greet Satanists during Bremerton football game 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 2173

Neighbors challenge church's rodeo arena 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1880

NYPD Says 'Trust Us' on Potentially Dangerous X-Ray Vans Roaming the Streets of New York. 0 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 Oct 2015 9 2149

Homan Square: federal officials pressed to investigate 'crimes against humanity' 0 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1411

CRITICS NOT SATISFIED WITH DHS CELL CHANGES 1 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1548

Chicago sued for 'unconstitutional and torturous' Homan Square police abuse 1 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 14 1825

DEA bought millions in cell phone trackers and training, payment data shows 3 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 1884

Muslim groups can pursue civil rights lawsuit against NYPD, court rules 0 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1564

Wikileaks release of TPP deal text stokes 'freedom of expression' fears 0 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 1750

In Light of American Surveillance, European Union Legal Decision to Protect Europeans' 2 JDPriestly Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1814

FBI resists calls to reform voluntary reporting system for police killings 5 Eugene Sep 2015 Oct 2015 3 2034

Arizona sheriff denies investigating racial profiling case judge 1 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1688

Civil Liberties Continued...

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NYPD to require officers to report every time they use force 1 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1933

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution, Ending Class Bias in the Law 2 Al Carroll Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 3250

Did the head of a religious faction take a gummint helicopter from DC to New York? 9 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 3482

Court hears first arguments in case challenging bulk data collection by NSA 2 Eugene Sep 2015 Sep 2015 7 1917

Religious sign on Marine Corps Base Hawaii draws fire 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1712

SCREW YOU, FEDS! Dozen or more US libraries line up to run Tor exit nodes 1 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 1965

Church seeks legal injunction against protesting strippers 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 2242

Library’s Tor relay—which had been pulled after Feds noticed—now restored 1 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1983

University of California considering recognizing a “right” to be “free from … expressions of intoler 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1798

First Library to Support Anonymous Internet Browsing Effort Stops After DHS Email 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1929

Kim Davis Is Winning 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 2500

When does your religion legally excuse you from doing part of your job? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 2227

Alaska state trooper seizes reporter's camera memory card 2 FuzzyRabbit Sep 2015 Sep 2015 10 2967

(Baltimore) 2,000 cases may be overturned because police used secret Stingray surveillance 2 Eugene Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 2501

Theocrat Kim Davis' hypocritical saga continues. In jail. 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1996

Feds Will Need Warrant to Use Cellphone Scanning Technology Known as 'Stingrays' 0 Eugene Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1704

VIDEO: Black Man Pulled Over by White Cop for 'Making Direct Eye Contact' 3 votesparks Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 2268

'Big Mountain Jesus' gets the OK from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 2871

"Male Escorts A Homeland Security Threat?" NYT Editorial 8 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 10 3790

Kansas: Chanute residents protest removal of picture of Jesus from school 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1674

Spain: Woman fined for Facebook post of police car 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 6 1897

Is America embracing book banning? 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1613

Did the College Board Cave to Political Pressure Over AP History? 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1869

Texas Imam..er ..judge ordered a man to write Bible verses, marry girlfriend within 30 days or jail 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1632

Just reading this sickens me.... I don't know what to make of it. 5 V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 Aug 2015 5 4143

Divided appeals court, creating a split, says warrantless procurement of tower info violated Fourth 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1745

Congress' fix for high-profile hacks is yet another way to grab your private data 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1747

CISA would invalidate both the Fourth Amendment and every company’s privacy policy 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1777

Virginia forfeiture laws come under scrutiny 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1835

Ensuring Separation Of Church, State 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1825

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Missouri Sheriff puts 'In God We Trust' on patrol cars. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1926

AU new project: Protect Your Neighbors / Relig right unhappy / protecting birth control access 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1670

Nearly $11 Million In Grants For Two NJ Sectarian Schools Raises Constitutional Concerns 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1825

Pharmacies Should Fill Prescriptions Regardless Of Owners’ Religious Views 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1460

Miss school dist defense: its officials don't understand 1st Amend 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1922

LGBT censorship of TX library fails 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1929

Graphic Novel Isn't Banned– But Isn't in the School Library 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1695

Laura Poitras Sues US Government To Find Out Why She Was Detained Every Time She Flew 0 friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 Jul 2015 17 1960

AL Supreme Court Chief Justice Moore: Same-sex marriage ruling 'destroyed the institution of God' 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2455

Gettysburg’s black residents: Dropping Confederate flag can’t erase racism 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1631

Opinion: Stop treating citizens like consumers (face recognition) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1984

Mother of Mexican teen fatally shot by border patrol agent can sue, judge rules 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1675

Heritage Foundation: Supreme Court Term Overview, July 9, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1605

Alabama: Christian flag removed from Glencoe City Hall following letter 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 7 1824

Police Brutality Can’t Be Fixed By African-American Self-Improvement 8 Panich52 May 2015 Jul 2015 5 2934

New York reaches outline of settlement over Muslim surveillance 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jul 2015 1 1663

Government free to pick and choose which proposed license plate designs to allow 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 1924

A history of the ACLU defending the Confederate flag, the tea party, the KKK and Rush Limbaugh 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 3026

And so, they shot him... 3 Moral Compass Jun 2015 Jun 2015 7 2568

NCAC -- Policing art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1758

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