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Laurence Tribe: There are "national emergencies" . . . and then there are NATIONAL EMERGENCIES 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 9 2396
On this day, March 22, 1972, Eisenstadt v. Baird was decided. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 2055
Mississippi African Americans besieged by illegal searches, ACLU lawsuit says 3 Eugene May 2017 Mar 2020 2 5368
NSA backtracks on sharing number of Americans caught in warrant-less spying 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Mar 2020 1 4115
Georgia Innocence Project: GA Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Joey Watkins & Johnny Lee Gates! 3 klook Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 3216
To Track Virus, Governments Weigh Surveillance Tools That Push Privacy Limits 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1843
The DEA seized her father's life savings at an airport without alleging any crime occurred 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Mar 2020 23 4902
Intellectual Property Reform. 11 gredinger Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 5569
Lawrence Wallace, Supreme Court advocate with a famous footnote, dies at 88 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1699
A Puerto Rican man applied for a license. Georgia officials arrested and jailed him for fraud. 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1867
Vindictive Narcissism 0 no_hypocrisy Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1471
The judge whose bail requirements leave cash-strapped defendants in jail 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1609
HS student punished for not standing for Pledge of Allegiance 10 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 Feb 2020 10 3138
'In Trump We Trust': Ice cream shop resists town orders to take down its impeachment banner 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 2839
cross post: Colleges are turning students' phones into surveillance machines 3 discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 4264
92% of Americans think their basic rights are being threatened, new poll shows 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 4213
Happy 228th birthday, the Bill of Rights, enacted on December 15, 1791. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1581
In Maryland, many juvenile offenders languish in prison without parole - PBS NewsHour 0 question everything Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1551
Civil libertarians have long warned that this definition of anti-Semitism cannot be used as... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1825
Happy 294th Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1766
Wow, for 13 years, the Fifth Circuit had a secret policy to deny all appeals by pro se inmates.... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 26 1991
U.S. homeland security abandons plan for face scans for U.S. citizens 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1776
U.S. homeland security proposes face scans for citizens 6 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 2119
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal in 'no-fly list' suit 1 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1883
Amazon says it's considered face scanning in Ring doorbells 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1558
You're not required to like this guy's opinions one bit. But do you know what you can do about that? 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 2383
Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches Of Travelers' Phones And Laptops Unconstitutional 0 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2019 Nov 2019 5 3475
Artist Designs Face Jewelry to Block Facial Recognition Surveillance Cameras 2 littlemissmartypants Nov 2019 Nov 2019 12 2288
UN admonishes Argentina's Macri for judicial interference 0 sandensea Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 2173
Chile protests: UN to investigate claims of human rights abuses after at least 19 deaths 0 sandensea Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1477

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Washington Supreme Court: Lawmakers Can't Legislate Constitutional Rights Away 5 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 8 2535
Ex-worker says Oklahoma prosecutor ordered illegal probe 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1731
'Secret and unaccountable': Where some immigrant teens are being taken by ICE 6 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 2514
ICE withdraws big fines for immigrants taking sanctuary in churches 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1496
Charge dropped against man arrested by Border Patrol after speaking Spanish 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1606
US takes step to require DNA samples from asylum-seekers 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1815
FBI's search for information on Americans was in violation of the law, judge says 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1885
LA police search black drivers most - even though white people have more drugs, report finds 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1604
Oregon Titan Fusion Center: Revealed: anti-terror center helped police track environmental activists 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1585
California legislature bars facial recognition for police body cameras 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1687
US wants $100,000-plus from immigrant who sued over forgery 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1565
Facebook Dumped Intern After He Pointed Out Messenger's Creepy Location Tracking 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Sep 2019 7 2529
Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2019 Sep 2019 6 1640
I've had 2 drivers run a red light/stop sign in a week 6 bucolic_frolic Jul 2019 Sep 2019 2 2626
Judges say travelers can sue TSA over screener mistreatment 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1620
The U.S. Government has issued extrajudicial death sentences for some immigrant children 4 majdrfrtim Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 2045
California Supreme Court backs greater access to police misconduct cases 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1779
The case of the missing tattoos: Altered photo lineup by Portland police draws objection 4 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 2358
Oregon officials request criminal investigation into newspaper reporters over after-hours phone call 4 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 2295
U.S. health panel recommends doctors screen all adults for illicit drug use 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 2448
Phoenix looks to be next big city with citizen police review 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1591
The police know what you'll do next summer 3 Soph0571 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 7 2054
Manhattan DA Got Innocent People's Google Phone Data Through A 'Reverse Location' Search Warrant 2 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 2312
ICE agents try to raid Brooklyn homeless shelter without warrants, sources say 2 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 9 2298
FBI ranks 'black identity extremists' bigger threats than Al Qaeda, white supremacists: leaked docs 2 sandensea Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 2173
This Map Shows If Your Town's Police Are Tapped Into Ring's Surveillance Network 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 2151
Facebook loses facial recognition appeal, must face privacy class action 2 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1684
Amazon Is Coaching Cops on How to Obtain Surveillance Footage Without a Warrant 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 2022
Kids, some as young as 11, now in NYPD's facial recognition database 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1833
Body found in France's Loire River confirmed as music fan missing since police raid 0 sandensea Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 2058

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Border Patrol detains adults with no end - until lawyers sue 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 2121
Boston Police gang database made up mostly of young black, Latino men 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1518
Barr directs federal government to resume capital punishment 2 sandensea Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1837
Former St. Louis officer accused of assaulting protesters 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1726
Deeply divided federal appeals court finds Virginia's 'habitual drunkard' law unconstitutional 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1810
LA County to pay $53M over strip searches of female inmates 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1865
Facial-recognition use by federal agencies draws lawmakers' anger 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 4 1635
Activists worry about potential abuse of face scans for ICE 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1758
Georgia accused of discriminating against Puerto Ricans with bizarre driver-license quiz 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1933
'Protesters as terrorists': growing number of states turn anti-pipeline activism into a crime 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1679
FBI, ICE find state driver's license photos are a gold mine for facial-recognition searches 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1738
Motel 6 hotel chain to settle lawsuit over sharing guest lists with ICE 2 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2022
Major Police Body Camera Manufacturer (Axon/Taser Intl.) Rejects Facial Recognition Software 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1714
Alabama woman loses unborn child after being shot, gets arrested; shooter goes free 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 2099
June 26, Equal Rights Day at SCOTUS: Lawrence (2003), Windsor and Perry (2013), Obergefell (2015) 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1738
St. Louis County Prosecutor Announces New Conviction And Incident Review Unit 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1766
Co. Supreme Ct. Upholds Decision Forcing Teen to Register As Sex Offender for Swapping Nude Selfies 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2278
'Good day for a chokehold': the police endorsing racism and violence on Facebook 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 5 2056
The Terrible Power of U.S. Border Officials To Violate Your Rights and Privacy 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 7 1864
Flag-burning blast from the past: Texas v. Johnson, June 21, 1989 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1705
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