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Thirty Years Ago Today: Amtrak Crash at Chase, Maryland 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2470
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A stone ignites a community: Billings, Montana, stood up to white supremacists 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 4271
Are the police tracking you? Push to restrict license plate readers heads to Va. Supreme Court 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2806
He helped make legal history in Loving v. Virginia. At 80, hes still fighting for justice. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2287
Two 'deadliest' police departments in US to be investigated in California 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3302
Yahoo email scan shows U.S. spy push to recast constitutional privacy 1 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1766
Alt-right shadow hangs over northwestern Montana town of Whitefish 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2760
Happy 225th Birthday, Bill of Rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2201
Wake County school choirs barred from performing at nativity event 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2530
Bail money funds Louisiana courts. Now this powerful industry is fighting reform 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1919
Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2605
Happy 291st Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 3018
The FBI Just Got Disturbing New Hacking Powers 2 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2384
Pact Resolves ACLU Suit Over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1385
White House dismisses Trump claim that flag burners should be imprisoned 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 1964
Our Civics Lessons 0 bdamomma Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1940
Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1586
Reinstating A Muslim Registry Is Literally At The Top Of Kris Kobachs Agenda For Trump Administrati 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1341
Top States' Voter Turnout - STATS 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1346
Voter turnout research shows... 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1191
Judge Orders Border Patrol to Improve Detention Conditions 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1283
Here are the devastating capabilities of the weapons Obama will leave behind for Trump 2 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1967
Cleveland Submits Use-of-Force Policy to Judge for Approval 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1290
xp- Trump supporters blocking entrance to polls & intimidating voters in Coral Springs, 5 Panich52 Nov 2016 Nov 2016 6 2067
NYPD settlement on Muslim surveillance not 'sufficient', judge rules 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1553
Just thought.... 1 ldlew Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1650

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Documents show AT&T secretly sells customer data to law enforcement 2 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 2212
Jailed 96 Days on Bogus Charge: It Is No One's Fault? 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1808
Daily Camera ordered to remove judge's ruling from web, but won't be held in contempt 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1952
Justice department steps in against jailing practices that target poor people 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Oct 2016 1 1595
Federal Report Cites Bias by San Francisco Police 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1530
U.S. police used Facebook, Twitter data to track protesters: ACLU 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1531
Supreme Court to hear Mexico border shooting case 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1352
Chicago police unveil stricter draft policy for use of force 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1495
Yahoo’s Government Email Scanner Was Actually a Secret Hacking Tool 1 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1617
This school staged a ‘Color Wars’ pep rally. Then students showed up in ‘White Pride’ shirts. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1933
Supreme Court rejects Taser excessive force case (x-post from LBN) 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1469
FBI Director calls 'stop and frisk' an important tool when used right 8 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 2403
Oppose RFRAs support HR 5272 the Do No Harm Bill 2 es35 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 1677
Time Gap in Offering Aid After Police Shooting Stirs Concern 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 1698
Police accidentally record themselves conspiring to fabricate criminal charges against protester 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 1829
Springfield teen sent home from Kroger for wearing Kaepernick jersey 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1826
U.S. removes defunct Saudi-linked American charity from blacklist 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1347
Former Rikers Island officers sentenced to prison for beating inmate 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1463
Chicago officer charged following video of shots fired at two teens in car 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1418
FBI's 2007 impersonation of journalist valid at time: U.S. watchdog 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1402
North Dakota arrest warrant for Amy Goodman raises fears for press freedom 3 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 2041
Suit filed on behalf of St. Paul youth injured by Metro Transit Police 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1459
Top West Point general: ‘Valid concerns’ raised about prayer after Army football game 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 2116
Trump and the Central Park Five 0 srcameron Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1586
Wyoming Supreme Court won't hear appeal of $470K seizure 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2475
Woman sues Albuquerque for seizing car despite ban on civil asset forfeiture 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1938
NYPD Might Not Say If Officer in Chokehold Death Is Punished 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1683
Predictive policing practices labeled as 'flawed' by civil rights coalition 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1703
Walter Scott Shooting: Judge Sets 2017 Civil Rights Trial for Ex-Officer Who Shot Black Motorist 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1404
iPhone spyware highlights Israel's advanced surveillance prowess 0 forest444 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1650

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Justice Department to decide charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio in racial profiling case 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1861
Defense attorneys clash with prison over recorded meetings 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1675
Baltimore's newly revealed surveillance program raises legal questions 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1453
Stingray documents offer rare insight into police and FBI surveillance 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1612
Kansas cops can’t stop drivers just because they have Colorado plates, court rules 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 7 1753
Black Teen Pushed Down by Iowa Officer Got Money for Secrecy 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1491
N.Y. police regularly violated rules on probing Muslim groups: watchdog 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1736
Residency where marijuana is legal no reason for police search: U.S. court 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1731
Civil rights groups accuse Arkansas city of running 'debtors prison' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1690
Gun crime tech 'failed to save lives' in Chicago 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1723
U.S. prison recordings of attorney-client meetings spur legal fight 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1481
Newspaper Publisher Arrested After Open Records Request 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Aug 2016 1 2057
The Nauru Files: 2,000 Leaked Reports Reveal Scale of Abuse of Children 1 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1665
Muslim Woman Says Chicago Police Officers Ripped Off Her Hijab, Suit Says 4 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1812
Baltimore officers cited for mistreatment of women in DoJ report 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1396
St Louis-area municipalities sued over alleged discriminatory 'debtors' prisons' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1489
How do you fight the police? 1 justgamma Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1835
Ex-Louisiana police officer convicted for lying to FBI in civil rights case 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1611
California Wardens Retire Amid Prison Abuse, Suicide Claims 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1885
States' Flag-Burning Laws Unconstitutional, but Persist 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1452
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