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D.E.A. Secretly Collected Bulk Records of Money-Counter Purchases 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1540
Georgia Senate votes to allow lawsuits over questionable laws 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1385
For asylum seekers in Mexico, U.S. judge asks, 'How does the court serve them?' 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 1444
Cops steal $270K while executing search warrant,but is stealing while executing SW a 4A violation? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 5 1690
Alarm over leaked US database targeting journalists and immigration activists 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 11 1720
US immigration agents find ways around 'sanctuary' policies 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1388
Court: Flipping the bird to cop is free speech 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 1731
ACLU: N. Carolinians Voted to End Cooperation With Trump's Deportation Force. ICE Retaliated 0 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2019 Mar 2019 8 1722
On Fox News, Dinesh D'Souza calls on Trump to use "force" and send the National Guard to campuses 8 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 2877
Happy 100th anniversary (March 3), Schenck v. United States. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1811
"I hate to be a grinch, but: this is not a legitimate use of the power to pull people over." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Mar 2019 2 2774
Please do not click on the links in this thread about online legal threats. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Mar 2019 2 1934
A 53 year-old homeless man was arrested after trying and failing to use a counterfeit $20 bill to... 11 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Mar 2019 3 3012
Comedian says Border Patrol agents pulled him off Greyhound bus to check his status, then told him h 7 Eugene Jan 2019 Mar 2019 15 2744
ACLU sues Texas over law that says government contractors can't boycott Israel 7 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Mar 2019 4 1825
Court: OK For Wayne County, Michigan, to seize man's car for 3 years 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Mar 2019 2 1348
Clarence Thomas declares war on New York Times v. Sullivan. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Mar 2019 3 2177
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1021
Thomas attacks the right of indigent criminal defendants to have counsel provided 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1436
Supreme Court seems to seek narrow way to uphold cross that memorializes war dead 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1433
Muslim group seeks congressional probe on terror watchlist 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1179
FBI investigating deadly police raid in Houston 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1441
Happy belated 233rd anniversary, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Feb 2019 3 1547
Happy 50th anniversary, Tinker v. Des Moines 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1437
ICE Seizes Over 1 Million Websites With No Due Process; Apparently Unaware That Copyright & Trademar 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Feb 2019 2 1751
Freedom Caucus chairman: use asset forfeiture to fund the wall 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Feb 2019 1 2800
How the Georgia speaker of the House pockets big bucks to delay cases for alleged criminals 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 5 1520
U.S. court allows 'No-Fly List' lawsuits, dissenters warn of danger 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1361
I'll never forget watching by interrogation recording a cop threaten a 19 year old kid with rape.... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 8 1601
FIRE presents the 2019 edition of its annual list of the 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1430

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Protect the National Butterfly Center Go Fund Me 0 littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1387
SCOTUS grants cert in first major religion clause case in the Kavanaugh era. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Jan 2019 1 1818
UPDATE: Campus speech group urges UGA to end inquiry of teaching assistant 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1533
Amazon facial-identification software used by police falls short on tests for accuracy and bias,... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1288
You know, Tuesday afternoon would be a GREAT time for the SCO to announced a new indictment 0 RHMerriman Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1933
Bankruptcy leaves Detroit police abuse claims unpaid 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1382
Greyhound tells riders of rights when Border Patrol comes on board 8 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 35 4583
Jury finds man facing jail after playing 'F the Police' not guilty 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 1614
TSA says it no longer tracks regular travelers as if they may be terrorists 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1427
Missouri: Edmundson Ran Debtors' Prison, 'Extorting' Poor Black Residents, Lawsuit Says 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1420
Happy 227th birthday, the Bill of Rights, enacted on December 15, 1791 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1853
Judge orders probe into California whistleblower's claims 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1418
TX prosecutors admit swaying jury by showing the surviving victim her husband's autopsy photo 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1423
Trump gov't put out a call asking legal immigrants to sponsor some of the 1,000's of kids in cages 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 1478
Revealed: FBI kept files on peaceful climate change protesters 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1261
Ex-judges to ICE: End immigration arrests at courthouses 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1272
Happy 293rd Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1515
Texas police made more than $50 million in 2017 from seizing people's property 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1312
Former Miami Fire Rescue captain fights to get job back after noose incident 0 Scurrilous Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1506
Last vestiges of criminal past erased for wrongly convicted "San Antonio Four" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1099
Argentina's Macri decrees legalization of lethal force against fleeing suspects 0 sandensea Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1225
HS Newspaper Suspended For Publishing Investigation Into Football Players' Transfers 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 1700
Argument preview: Justices to reconsider potentially far reaching double-jeopardy exception 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Dec 2018 0 1450
St. Louis officers accused of beating undercover colleague 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1338
Groups demand end to info-sharing on asylum-seeking children 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1071
Former Biscayne Park (FL) police chief gets 3 years in prison for framing black people 0 Scurrilous Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 1306
New York top court: Jury trials needed when deportation a risk 1 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1242
Private prison companies served with lawsuits over using detainee labor 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 8 1245
Boston police face lawsuit over listing hats and selfies as gang symbols 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1339
Justices to consider whether Eighth Amendment ban on "excessive fines" applies to the states 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1382

Civil Liberties Continued...

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U.S. judge orders release of Iraqis detained by Trump administration 1 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 14 1299
The Atlantic: The ACLU Declines to Defend Civil Rights 38 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 4436
Trump administration officials suggested sharing census responses with law enforcement, court docume 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1232
Gorsuch, joined by Sotomayor(!), writes that SCOTUS should've taken a Confrontation Clause case 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 2036
US civil rights agency decries Trump administration's lax approach to police violence 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 3 1292
Judge Allows Case Against Neo-Nazi Publisher to Proceed 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1451
Before he is ousted, Sessions limits U.S. oversight of local police 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1315
Motel 6 to pay $7.6 million for giving guest lists to U.S. immigration 1 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1332
How a police beating in Elkhart, Indiana, unfolded 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 8 1660
For first time ever, Innocence Project to appear in court on behalf of a prosecutor 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1142
Petition drive ... pays $3 a signature to overturn California's new law ending cash bail 1 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1515
Deep In The Desert, A Case Pits Immigration Crackdown Against Religious Freedom 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1406
You can't protest here. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1379
Lovely article about prison reform in Texas 0 janterry Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1421
Sen. Judiciary Comm. questions Trump's 4th Circuit nominee, 36 years old, less than 30 minutes 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1962
Video shows off-duty Chicago police officer shooting unarmed autistic man 0 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1304
Need some DU Love Urgently 4 littlemissmartypants Oct 2018 Oct 2018 10 1804
Patch Publishes Completely Unnecessary Sex Offender Maps to Keep Kids Safe on Halloween 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1148
Ex-Biscayne Park (FL) officers get year in prison for roles in framing crimes on black teen 3 Scurrilous Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1437
(October 2) World Innocence Day: "One wrongful conviction is too many,..." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1077
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