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The Terrible Power of U.S. Border Officials To Violate Your Rights and Privacy 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 7 1697
Flag-burning blast from the past: Texas v. Johnson, June 21, 1989 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1553
Judge halts immigration arrests at Massachusetts courts 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1413
Lawsplainer: SCOTUS decision in Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, a First Amendment case 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1859
Government fails to release data on deaths in police custody 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1383
Gay-themed books fuel fight over free speech at small-town library in Maine 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 6 1676
Two CT men did 30 years for murder on the basis of a forensics expert's incorrect testimony 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 12 2102
Federal task forces ban body cameras, so Atlanta police pull out. Others may follow. 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 11 2077
Happy 76th anniversary, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1662
Help finding images of possible white nationalist logo 4 AllyCat Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 2316
Watchdog says FBI has access to about 640M photographs 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1775
Supreme Court limits free speech claim in arrests 1 Eugene May 2019 Jun 2019 1 2048
San Francisco police union wants chief out over raid on freelance reporter 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 2 1822
APNewsBreak: Police won't fight California use-of-force bill 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 5 1695
Man witnesses deputy hassle man during drug search. Police charge him with 3rd degree harassment. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 4 1976
Police might have broken the law by raiding a reporter's home. Here's how they justify it. 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 11 1718
Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban as concern grows in U.S. Congress 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1638
SCOTUSblog Monday round-up; May 20, 2019 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 1402
Does it seem that police are out of control? 6 safeinOhio May 2019 May 2019 6 2210
Trump's new tool for collecting social-media-bias stories has one unusual question on it: Are you a 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 2486
Board reverses clearing of officer in veteran detention 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1515
Lawsuit targets strip searches of women at Michigan jail 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1504
Last-minute execution decisions expose wide and bitter rift at Supreme Court 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 2098
What the feds consider evidence of criminal activity: living a block or two away from a drug dealer. 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 2 1695
City Wants to Seize House Over Tall Grass in Yard 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 5 2086
Judge: ICE agents can't use immigration interview as 'trap' 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 3 1584
ACLU challenges bail bonds system after bounty hunters charged with assault 3 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 3 1619
ACLU sues to stop Trump policy on jailing asylum seekers 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 6 1583
At UMass, a Palestinian human rights panel draws a lawsuit 2 friendly_iconoclast May 2019 May 2019 2 1726
Georgia jury acquits man for coming to the door holding a gun when police officers came knocking 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1927

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Washington, D.C.: Handcuffing of 9-year-old prompts probe of police practices 4 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1846
Repost from LBN: NRA sues city of L.A. over its new contract disclosure law 1 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1612
Perrysburg, Ohio, high school student criminally charged for "ranking" women in his class on twitter 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1940
Charges dropped for University of Arizona students who protested Border Patrol 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1539
Facebook urged to tackle spread of fake profiles used by US police 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1572
Videos appear to show armed militia detaining migrants at US-Mexico border 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2118
No ICE Arrests In Courthouses Without Judicial Warrants, N.Y. Court Directive Says 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1373
Ted Cruz Could Use a Refresher Class on the First Amendment 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1833
Federal judge awards legal fees in Iowa ag gag lawsuit case 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1414
Alabama Cops Raid House, Seize Cash, and Ruin Lives Over $50 of Marijuana 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 7 1946
ACLU: (NJ) Students suspended for posting gun photos on Snapchat file free-speech suit 0 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1704
Georgia lawmakers consider bill that takes aim at the state's journalists 4 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1793
'Blatant Violation of the First Amendment': Public Citizen Sues Betsy DeVos for Censoring Its Websit 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1918
When you want to violate the Constitution, literally any smell is the "odor of marijuana." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 9 1696
this is as good a summary of how qualified immunity abets police brutality as you'll see 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1548
US wants 2 years to ID migrant kids separated from families 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1496
Motel 6 pays $12 million for sharing guest lists with U.S. immigration: Washington AG 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1658
Lawyers slam 'Wild West' atmosphere in Texas immigration court 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1538
Supreme Court Draws, Quarters The Eighth Amendment 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1881
Judge orders Fairfax County, Virginia, police to stop collecting data from license plate readers 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1607
University of Arizona will charge 2 students over protest of Border Patrol event on campus 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1559
16-year-old Illinois boy commits suicide after police threatened him with lifetime sex registry 8 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 2613
D.E.A. Secretly Collected Bulk Records of Money-Counter Purchases 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1597
Georgia Senate votes to allow lawsuits over questionable laws 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1444
For asylum seekers in Mexico, U.S. judge asks, 'How does the court serve them?' 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 1516
Cops steal $270K while executing search warrant,but is stealing while executing SW a 4A violation? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 5 1782
Alarm over leaked US database targeting journalists and immigration activists 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 11 1788
US immigration agents find ways around 'sanctuary' policies 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1453
Court: Flipping the bird to cop is free speech 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 1810
ACLU: N. Carolinians Voted to End Cooperation With Trump's Deportation Force. ICE Retaliated 0 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2019 Mar 2019 8 1811

Civil Liberties Continued...

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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 3013
Happy 100th anniversary (March 3), Schenck v. United States. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1916
"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 2970
Please do not click on the links in this thread about online legal threats. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Mar 2019 2 2023
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 3293
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 2863
ACLU sues Texas over law that says government contractors can't boycott Israel 7 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Mar 2019 4 2020
Court: OK For Wayne County, Michigan, to seize man's car for 3 years 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Mar 2019 2 1416
Clarence Thomas declares war on New York Times v. Sullivan. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Mar 2019 3 2285
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1064
Thomas attacks the right of indigent criminal defendants to have counsel provided 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1512
Supreme Court seems to seek narrow way to uphold cross that memorializes war dead 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1504
Muslim group seeks congressional probe on terror watchlist 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1242
FBI investigating deadly police raid in Houston 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1519
Happy belated 233rd anniversary, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Feb 2019 3 1636
Happy 50th anniversary, Tinker v. Des Moines 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1502
ICE Seizes Over 1 Million Websites With No Due Process; Apparently Unaware That Copyright & Trademar 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Feb 2019 2 1826
Freedom Caucus chairman: use asset forfeiture to fund the wall 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Feb 2019 1 2971
How the Georgia speaker of the House pockets big bucks to delay cases for alleged criminals 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 5 1594
U.S. court allows 'No-Fly List' lawsuits, dissenters warn of danger 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1409
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