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Clemency for Keith Giammanco 3 CherokeeDem Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1815
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FIRE sues college for ignoring records requests about its firing of Black Lives Matter advocate 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1500
70 people arrested at house party after less than an ounce of marijuana goes unclaimed 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 2192
"It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears." - Louis D. Brandeis 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 8 2285
Jeff Sessions Takes a Stand for Debtors' Prisons 4 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 Dec 2017 11 1917
Repost from LBN: Preacher fights ban on spreading gospel on Atlanta sidewalks 0 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1258
The Myth of the Playground Pusher 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1354
Ex-Virginia Death-Row Prisoner With Strong Claim of Innocence Get Parole After 38 Years 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 1158
Happy 226th birthday, the Bill of Rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 1755
Civil forfeiture 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1468
Advocates Push to Get Florida Ex-Felons the Right to Vote 0 question everything Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1182
Happy 292nd Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1950
The LA Times has obtained the LA Sheriff's secret Brady list of deputies with history of misconduct. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1754
'I am a citizen': when border patrol agents violate the rights of US residents 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Dec 2017 3 2391
Muslim Americans challenge "no fly" list in appeals court 1 Eugene May 2012 Dec 2017 2 2125
2 NYPD Officers beat 16 y.o. black kid for raising his hands 6 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 Dec 2017 21 4344
Laurence Tribe: Gorsuch just might be as protective of privacy in cyberspace as Scalia was. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1559
D.C. Metro Hit With First Amendment Suit For Refusing to Run Catholic Christmas Ad 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1770
NY prosecutors gave themselves $3.25 million in bonuses - from the asset forfeiture fund, of course. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2832
Your opinion please: What if there were no life-time appointments for judges? 1 DetlefK Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1520
Federal judge limits St. Louis police conduct during protests 0 Eugene Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1275
Un-American and grotesque: Ex-special counsel slams Sessions suggestion he may prosecute Hillary 3 Soph0571 Nov 2017 Nov 2017 23 3314
Divided U.S. court upholds gun seizure in 'parking while black' case 1 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2578
Mississippi judge resigns after barring mother from seeing baby for 14 months over unpaid court fees 2 appleannie1943 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 1719
Kentucky: He wanted info on Lexington's surveillance cameras. Now the city is suing him. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1725
Customs took his truck without charging him with a crime. Two years later, he's getting it back. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 7 1912

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This Texas town offers hurricane relief - if your politics are right 2 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1713
Government Fights For Inauguration Protesters' Facebook 'Likes' And Reams Of Other Data 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1908
Lawsuit claims border patrol violated constitution by searching Delta plane 1 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1751
Courts Sidestep the Law, and South Carolina's Poor Go to Jail 0 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 2022
Customs agents seized a lawful gun owner's truck over five bullets. Now he's suing to get it back. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 Oct 2017 2 3073
CBS: D.C. court rules tracking phones without a warrant is unconstitutional 2 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2017 Oct 2017 7 2105
Portland, ME, police union strike deal to outfit police with body cameras 0 left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2000
DePauls M. Cherif Bassiouni, global champion of justice, dead at 79 1 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2072
A chilling study shows how hostile college students are toward free speech - The Washington Post 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 4112
The Justice Department goes out of its way to side against a gay couple 1 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2062
Free speech crowd is awfully silent right now. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2190
Trump administration sued over phone searches at U.S. borders 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1660
West Virginia case: It's still lawful to pose a question to a government official 1 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 1937
Chicago changes course, wants police reforms with court role 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1981
Trump order could give immigration agents a foothold in US schools 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2903
No sanctions for Detroit jail's group strip searches: court 2 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3246
Board member of Va. ACLU resigns in protest of group's stance on Charlottesville rally 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 3264
Prosecutors ask court to end Texas county's cash bail for misdemeanors 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 4 2728
Acting DEA administrator says Trump 'condoned police misconduct' in remarks about handling suspects 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 1330
Trump to First Amendment: Drop Dead 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 3070
Op-ed in TWSJ.: Law-enforcement agencies seize billions a year without filing charges 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 1865
Massachusetts top court: State can't comply with immigration detainers (x-post from LBN) 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1850
Florida county sued for detention of US citizen at behest of immigration officials 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 6 2077
Happy 92nd anniversary, verdict in the Scopes trial 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1963
2014 Washington Post series, "Stop and Seize" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2027
Why NCAC Objects to Restore Campus Free Speech Bills 0 Panich52 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1970
Mississippi counties ordered to stop jailing poor people indefinitely 0 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2438
Tennis star James Blake no longer threatening to sue New York after wrongful tackle 0 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3811
Opposing Trump, conservative bloc demands reforms to internet spy law 0 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2636
Black Lives Matter sues for court oversight of Chicago police reforms 0 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 2791

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On this day in 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was murdered. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 3161
Monday marks 50th anniversary of Loving decision on interracial marriage 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 3107
'Hate speech is not protected by the First Amendment,' Portland mayor says. He's wrong. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 May 2017 0 6525
Trump budget could expand definition of 'sanctuary city' 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 0 4794
Wikipedia can pursue NSA surveillance lawsuit: U.S. appeals court 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 2832
Cash Bail, a Cornerstone of the Criminal-Justice System, Is Under Threat 1 question everything May 2017 May 2017 0 6781
Unredacted User Manuals Of Stingray Device Show How Accessible Surveillance Is 2 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 May 2017 2 1985
Police shooting of Texas teen in moving car violated federal guidance 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 3 1515
Inquest recommends charges in Wisconsin inmate's dehydration death: paper 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 4621
NSA concedes violating surveillance limits and pledges curbs on US email collection 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3442
Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression Announces the 2017 Jefferson Muzzles 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4899
U.S. Homeland Security probes possible abuse in Twitter summons case 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2567
ACLU Bills Would Require Transparency on Police Surveillance 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Apr 2017 2 1716
Motivation for Senate 2018. Supreme Court 0 srcameron Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4575
Justice Dept. seeks pause on consent decree with Baltimore 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4008
North Dakota church white supremacist Craig Cobb is buying destroyed by fire 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2576
Georgia nonprofit says it unwittingly gave $25,000 to white nationalist Richard Spencer 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2165
EFF presents: a guide to protecting your data privacy when crossing the US border 1 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2016
The alt-right arrives in Alexandria: Alexandria, Virginia's newest Nazi, Richard Spencer. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Mar 2017 5 2171
Judge shoots down Miami-Dade detention policy adopted to follow Trump deportation order 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1794
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