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VIDEO: Black Man Pulled Over by White Cop for 'Making Direct Eye Contact' 3 votesparks Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 2305

'Big Mountain Jesus' gets the OK from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 2922

"Male Escorts A Homeland Security Threat?" NYT Editorial 8 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 10 3859

Kansas: Chanute residents protest removal of picture of Jesus from school 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1708

Spain: Woman fined for Facebook post of police car 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 6 1929

Is America embracing book banning? 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1642

Did the College Board Cave to Political Pressure Over AP History? 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1908

Texas Imam..er ..judge ordered a man to write Bible verses, marry girlfriend within 30 days or jail 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1670

Just reading this sickens me.... I don't know what to make of it. 5 V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 Aug 2015 5 4193

Divided appeals court, creating a split, says warrantless procurement of tower info violated Fourth 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1770

Congress' fix for high-profile hacks is yet another way to grab your private data 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1781

CISA would invalidate both the Fourth Amendment and every company’s privacy policy 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1809

Virginia forfeiture laws come under scrutiny 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1861

Ensuring Separation Of Church, State 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1855

Missouri Sheriff puts 'In God We Trust' on patrol cars. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1960

AU new project: Protect Your Neighbors / Relig right unhappy / protecting birth control access 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1702

Nearly $11 Million In Grants For Two NJ Sectarian Schools Raises Constitutional Concerns 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1853

Pharmacies Should Fill Prescriptions Regardless Of Owners’ Religious Views 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1488

Miss school dist defense: its officials don't understand 1st Amend 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1950

LGBT censorship of TX library fails 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1968

Graphic Novel Isn't Banned– But Isn't in the School Library 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1722

Laura Poitras Sues US Government To Find Out Why She Was Detained Every Time She Flew 0 friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 Jul 2015 17 1991

AL Supreme Court Chief Justice Moore: Same-sex marriage ruling 'destroyed the institution of God' 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2510

Gettysburg’s black residents: Dropping Confederate flag can’t erase racism 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1664

Opinion: Stop treating citizens like consumers (face recognition) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 2009

Mother of Mexican teen fatally shot by border patrol agent can sue, judge rules 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1703

Heritage Foundation: Supreme Court Term Overview, July 9, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1634

Alabama: Christian flag removed from Glencoe City Hall following letter 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 7 1857

Police Brutality Can’t Be Fixed By African-American Self-Improvement 8 Panich52 May 2015 Jul 2015 5 2986

New York reaches outline of settlement over Muslim surveillance 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jul 2015 1 1705

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Government free to pick and choose which proposed license plate designs to allow 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 1953

A history of the ACLU defending the Confederate flag, the tea party, the KKK and Rush Limbaugh 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 3089

And so, they shot him... 3 Moral Compass Jun 2015 Jun 2015 7 2603

NCAC -- Policing art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1793

Challenge to U.S. warrantless surveillance on tap after guilty plea 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1654

NJ police don't like student's art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 2002

U.S. top court throws out Los Angeles ordinance giving police access to hotel records 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1764

Transgender teen's rights violated in Connecticut prison transfer, court rules 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1811

(xp) Arabs, Muslims can sue U.S. officials over post-9/11 jail treatment 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2054

Scott Walker’s Illegal Arrests Of Protesters May Cost Wisconsin Taxpayers $1 million 3 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 2204

I Rant On The Authoritarian Mindset of Police in the United States 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1852

Broken Windows--Not all they're cracked up to be (food for your Inner Nerd) 1 Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1847

Mark Saunders, Toronto police chief, stands by controversial carding practice 2 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 0 2083

Legalized pot? Not for federal employees. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 1 2388

The Man Behind the Newest Supreme Court Voting Case 3 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 2073

Colorado: Lawsuit claims illegal religious activities at Florence High School 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1880

Virginia and Automatic License Plate Readers 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1752

Justice Department contradicts Attorney General Loretta Lynch's claims about Patriot Act 0 friendly_iconoclast May 2015 May 2015 6 1920

How the DEA Harasses Amtrak Passengers 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 16 2507

Where are the bills to end the militarization of police and murder of black men? 6 qwlauren35 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2916

Obama will restrict grenade launchers, military equipment from local police 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 May 2015 1 1855

Homan Square detainee: I was sexually abused by police at Chicago 'black site' 6 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 7 2436

SAY NO TO S04260! We have THE RIGHT TO PROTEST/NO MORE ILLEGAL BARRICADES AT PROTESTS! l 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 3 4856

Physicians group: give LGBT equal rights - it makes them healthier 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 6417

How the IRS seized a North Carolina businessman’s life savings without ever charging him 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 9 2766

What's the differece between the SCOTUS "vacating" and "reversing" a decision? 3 dariomax Mar 2015 May 2015 2 16464

B.C. man wrongly imprisoned for 27 years in rape case can sue, Supreme Court says 1 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 2 1859

Obama must finally end NSA phone record collection, says privacy board 4 Eugene Jan 2015 May 2015 5 2332

Chicago agrees to pay $5.5m to victims of police torture in 1970s and 80s 1 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 4 1935

U.S. lawmakers seek to end spies' mass collection of phone data 1 Eugene Apr 2015 May 2015 3 1912

Civil Liberties Continued...

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'Racially biased' arrests in Louisiana school district prompt appeal to feds 0 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 1 2013

Watching the Tony Robinson Jr shooting press conference. 2 Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 May 2015 4 2918

Opinion: Press freedom is declining in the US http://alj.am/1dDJZeo 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1748

Echoes of Baltimore on the streets of Jerusalem 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1985

My rant to those on Facebook reguarding flag walking/burning - AUDIO WARNING- Turn it down. 2 Tanta May 2015 May 2015 1 1876

'Muslim-free' Arkansas gun range draws wary eye of Justice Department 2 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 4 2215

U.S. reaches anti-bias accord with Los Angeles County sheriff 0 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1711

Justices Kennedy and Scalia and their divide on gay rights 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2031

Above the Law: An Investigation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuses in California 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1835

Mass strip search of U.S. students by Canadian guards broke policy, documents show 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1693

Prison watchdog concerned over prisoner in solitary for 17 years 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 1647

Outrageous censorship list 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 2042

Whose Books Are Banned? (Racism?) 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1911

The Show WILL Go On! Theater Students Stand Up 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1881

Treating Rhymes as Crimes: The War on Hip-Hop 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1696

Police can’t delay traffic stops to investigate crimes absent suspicion, Supreme Court rules 2 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2474

This is probably the wrong thread but I would like to here from people who know the law 1 Maraya1969 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1880

FBI Ruse Violated Rights of Vegas Hotel Guest, US Judge Says 0 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1826

For those enamored with local citizen's Police Review Boards: The Devil's always in the details 5 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 3341

Undercover Mounties pushed pressure-cooker bomb plan on accused terror couple, court hears 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2197

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