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Just thought.... 1 ldlew Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1580
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U.S. police used Facebook, Twitter data to track protesters: ACLU 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1448
Supreme Court to hear Mexico border shooting case 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1277
Chicago police unveil stricter draft policy for use of force 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1421
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Oppose RFRAs support HR 5272 the Do No Harm Bill 2 es35 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 1578
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U.S. removes defunct Saudi-linked American charity from blacklist 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1270
Former Rikers Island officers sentenced to prison for beating inmate 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1383
Chicago officer charged following video of shots fired at two teens in car 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1339
FBI's 2007 impersonation of journalist valid at time: U.S. watchdog 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1328
North Dakota arrest warrant for Amy Goodman raises fears for press freedom 3 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1914
Suit filed on behalf of St. Paul youth injured by Metro Transit Police 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1377
Top West Point general: ‘Valid concerns’ raised about prayer after Army football game 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 1989
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NYPD Might Not Say If Officer in Chokehold Death Is Punished 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1607
Predictive policing practices labeled as 'flawed' by civil rights coalition 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1617
Walter Scott Shooting: Judge Sets 2017 Civil Rights Trial for Ex-Officer Who Shot Black Motorist 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1333
iPhone spyware highlights Israel's advanced surveillance prowess 0 forest444 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1569
Justice Department to decide charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio in racial profiling case 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1772
Defense attorneys clash with prison over recorded meetings 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1594
Baltimore's newly revealed surveillance program raises legal questions 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1375
Stingray documents offer rare insight into police and FBI surveillance 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1526
Kansas cops can’t stop drivers just because they have Colorado plates, court rules 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 7 1670
Black Teen Pushed Down by Iowa Officer Got Money for Secrecy 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1416
N.Y. police regularly violated rules on probing Muslim groups: watchdog 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1664
Residency where marijuana is legal no reason for police search: U.S. court 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1645
Civil rights groups accuse Arkansas city of running 'debtors prison' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1605

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Newspaper Publisher Arrested After Open Records Request 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Aug 2016 1 1957
The Nauru Files: 2,000 Leaked Reports Reveal Scale of Abuse of Children 1 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1569
Muslim Woman Says Chicago Police Officers Ripped Off Her Hijab, Suit Says 4 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1664
Baltimore officers cited for mistreatment of women in DoJ report 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1315
St Louis-area municipalities sued over alleged discriminatory 'debtors' prisons' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1408
How do you fight the police? 1 justgamma Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1763
Ex-Louisiana police officer convicted for lying to FBI in civil rights case 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1530
California Wardens Retire Amid Prison Abuse, Suicide Claims 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1809
States' Flag-Burning Laws Unconstitutional, but Persist 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1370
Rudy Giuliani suggests Muslims on US watchlist should wear GPS bracelets 6 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 3 2031
Argentina's Macri to use all individual social security data for "mass communication" campaigns. 2 forest444 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1528
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Documents: People Held to Shield Image of Montana Tribe 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1505
Officer Harasses Woman For Wearing Hijab At DC Public Library 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2016 Jul 2016 3 2095
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