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Massachusetts high court says accused criminal must decrypt computers for police 5 Eugene Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2178
Q about discrimination and "sincerely held religious belief" 4 DetlefK Mar 2014 Jun 2014 0 2005
Prisons of “type C”: A new test field in the Greek experiment 0 no more banksters Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2162
‘No judgment, no discretion’: Police records that ruin innocent lives 2 shockedcanadian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1790
There is a man in our community who is being harrassed by the police, 6 pennylane100 Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 3514
Jean Paton and the Struggle to Reform American Adoption - 0 me b zola Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1734
I wonder if people can read at times 4 Leme Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 3443
Human Rights Code gives convicted Ontarians more workplace protection than the innocent 0 shockedcanadian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1268
U.S. Marshals Seize Cops’ Spying Records to Keep Them From the ACLU 0 friendly_iconoclast Jun 2014 Jun 2014 5 1468
Ontario privacy watchdog takes legal action against Toronto police: Star Exclusive 0 shockedcanadian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1464
Darryl Howard and the rampaging prosecutor: Durham learns little from Duke lacrosse debacle 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2014 May 2014 2 3140
No charges, no trial, but presumed guilty 1 shockedcanadian May 2014 May 2014 2 2176
State Surveillance: The Munk Debate (Glenn Greenwald & Ohanian v. Dershowitz & General Hayden) 0 Electric Monk May 2014 May 2014 0 1537
Supreme Court Justice Argues That States Should Be Permitted To Set Up Official Religions 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2014 May 2014 1 2691
Oakland PD's surveillance center's primary purpose is fighting protesters, not crime 2 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2013 May 2014 1 2095
ACLU: Know Your Rights Constitutional Free Zone Map 4 NYC_SKP Apr 2014 Apr 2014 15 2442
U.S. will not appeal judge's ruling on no-fly list mistake 0 Eugene Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 8614
New York City, rights group seal deal to end stop-and-frisk 2 Eugene Jan 2014 Mar 2014 0 1880
Illinois Supreme Court strikes down eavesdropping law as too broad 0 Eugene Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 1535
So, now that we're starting to see studies that link sleep deprivation to brain damage 0 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 Mar 2014 13 1985
Federal Judge Rejects Justice Department's Request To Hold NSA Phone Records 0 Eugene Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 1443
PA's Worst: Republican Pushes Pro-Discrimination Proposal in PA House [VIDEO] 2 Counterpoint PA Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2395
Edward Snowden Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 0 GoLeft TV Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 1432
Man spends four decades in mental hospital for stealing $20 necklace 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 1994
Judge names monitor to oversee Arizona sheriff in profiling case 1 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 1787
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh cell phone searches by police 0 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1784
ACLU seeks probe of alleged abuses at Arizona border checkpoints 0 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1532
The effort to normalize drone surveillance 8 Android3.14 Dec 2013 Jan 2014 0 3048
ACLU sues for details of U.S. surveillance under executive order 1 Eugene Dec 2013 Jan 2014 6 1790
Obama concedes NSA bulk collection of phone data may be unnecessary 4 Eugene Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 2171

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Chinese labor camp inmate tells of true horror of Halloween 'SOS' 6 shockedcanadian Nov 2013 Dec 2013 4 2449
Teen Kills 4; Judge LITERALLY Lets Him Off Because He is Rich! 8 appleannie1 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 4 3693
From The Department Of Can You Believe This 5 DallasNE Sep 2013 Nov 2013 3 2311
NSA bulk data collection violates constitutional rights, ACLU argues 1 Eugene Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1694
These are all over NOLA, on high-end suvs since Katrina. 2 RosettaStoned77 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2691
Spinning Against Innocence Projects 1 LegalScholar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1630
N.Y. City to seek immediate ruling preserving stop-and-frisk 0 Eugene Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1503
Arizona Harassment Statute under attack in Supreme Court -1st Amendment - Sheriff Joe not happy 0 scottx2 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1788
Hidden Agenda Fuels Challenge to Pivotal Death Penalty Case 0 LegalScholar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1381
Gun owning liberal and watching Baggars shoot at a range 38 IkeRepublican Oct 2013 Nov 2013 17 15846
The Chicago Tribune Murdered the Truth 0 LegalScholar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1575
Macy's joins Barneys in brewing NYC 'shop-and-frisk' scandal 1 Eugene Oct 2013 Oct 2013 10 1856
Lavabit 'fatally undermined' by US request for encryption keys, ACLU says 0 Eugene Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1473
Judicial Horror Story - Just in Time for Halloween 0 LegalScholar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1514
Another Chapter on Wacky Chicago Judge 4 LegalScholar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2073
Is this an example of child abuse or... 10 shockedcanadian Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 2891
More DNA Samples, More Debate 17 question everything Sep 2013 Oct 2013 0 4005
Off-duty NYPD officer allegedly seen pounding SUV arrested on riot charge 2 shockedcanadian Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1818
EFF racks up another courtroom victory over the NSA: damning docs to follow 8 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2013 Oct 2013 17 3027
Incredible Story of Wacky Judge in Chicago 0 LegalScholar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1488
ACLU- "Racial Justice: Gone Too Far. Our Kids in Handcuffs" 0 NYC_SKP Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 2188
U.S. Justice Department spent $4.9 million on drones, new rules urged: watchdog 1 Eugene Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1502
Border Patrol agrees to officer training in Washington state profiling case 1 Eugene Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1623
ACLU faults 'suspicious activity' reporting by law enforcement 0 Eugene Sep 2013 Sep 2013 5 1588
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 JustanAngel Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1388
Hundreds of Pages of NSA Spying Documents to be Released As Result of EFF Lawsuit 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2013 Sep 2013 4 1595
Civil-liberties groups seek hearings on DEA's use of intelligence 0 Eugene Sep 2013 Sep 2013 4 1533
Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets Ban in School Struck Down by Court, Appealed, Upheld [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1734
Lawyers challenge U.S. 'no fly' list in federal court in Oregon 1 Eugene Jun 2013 Sep 2013 5 1816
Federal Court Sides With ACLU in No Fly List Lawsuit 1 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2013 Aug 2013 10 1856

Civil Liberties Continued...

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In rebuff to Bloomberg, New York City Council curbs police power 9 Eugene Jun 2013 Aug 2013 3 3173
NSA surveillance program violates the constitution, ACLU says 2 Eugene Aug 2013 Aug 2013 9 2049
Holder pressed on U.S. drug agency use of hidden data evidence 1 Eugene Aug 2013 Aug 2013 9 2443
What surveillance really is, at its root, is a highly effective form of social control 6 limpyhobbler Aug 2013 Aug 2013 7 2475
John Grishams books are censored at Guantanamo Bay. 2 MarkLaw Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1804
ACLU: A Guide to What We Now Know About the NSA's Dragnet Searches of Your Communications 3 NYC_SKP Aug 2013 Aug 2013 10 2232
ACLU on the Hill: NSA Surveillance "Intrusive and Unconstitutional" 6 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Aug 2013 7 2528
Repost from LBN: NYPD to stop archiving names, addresses of stop-and-frisk targets 1 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1899
Vicious Cycle of Repression-Protest-Repression 0 William deB. Mills Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2776
Mind-Boggling Road-Side Cavity Searches Aren't Isolated Incidents: Lawyers 2 AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 Aug 2013 5 2305
ACLU story: "You May Have 'Nothing to Hide' But You Still Have Something to Fear" 9 NYC_SKP Aug 2013 Aug 2013 29 3997
Justice Should Not Depend on Skin Color 1 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 1794
Seeking Asylum from a country not traditionally considered... 4 shockedcanadian Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2138
From the ACLU "Blog of Rights": "Domestic Drones" 1 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1911
New York City mayor vetoes bills to limit stop-and-frisk policy 0 Eugene Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 1763
New Jersey Senate Candidate leads fight to repeal Patriot Act and FISA Amendments Act 0 limpyhobbler Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 1796
Looking for support for this group. 39 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Jul 2013 8 7451
Teacher Fired for Past Life as Porn Actress 11 Modern School Jan 2013 Jul 2013 1 7110
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