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And so, they shot him... 3 Moral Compass Jun 2015 Jun 2015 7 2325
NCAC -- Policing art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1590
Challenge to U.S. warrantless surveillance on tap after guilty plea 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1494
NJ police don't like student's art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1810
U.S. top court throws out Los Angeles ordinance giving police access to hotel records 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1605
Transgender teen's rights violated in Connecticut prison transfer, court rules 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1622
(xp) Arabs, Muslims can sue U.S. officials over post-9/11 jail treatment 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1854
Scott Walker’s Illegal Arrests Of Protesters May Cost Wisconsin Taxpayers $1 million 3 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1953
I Rant On The Authoritarian Mindset of Police in the United States 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1684
Broken Windows--Not all they're cracked up to be (food for your Inner Nerd) 1 Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1660
Mark Saunders, Toronto police chief, stands by controversial carding practice 2 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 0 1865
Legalized pot? Not for federal employees. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 1 2110
The Man Behind the Newest Supreme Court Voting Case 3 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1833
Colorado: Lawsuit claims illegal religious activities at Florence High School 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1694
Virginia and Automatic License Plate Readers 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1599
Justice Department contradicts Attorney General Loretta Lynch's claims about Patriot Act 0 friendly_iconoclast May 2015 May 2015 6 1758
How the DEA Harasses Amtrak Passengers 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 16 2242
Where are the bills to end the militarization of police and murder of black men? 6 qwlauren35 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2544
Obama will restrict grenade launchers, military equipment from local police 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 May 2015 1 1650
Homan Square detainee: I was sexually abused by police at Chicago 'black site' 6 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 7 2109
SAY NO TO S04260! We have THE RIGHT TO PROTEST/NO MORE ILLEGAL BARRICADES AT PROTESTS! l 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 3 4660
Physicians group: give LGBT equal rights - it makes them healthier 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 6241
How the IRS seized a North Carolina businessman’s life savings without ever charging him 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 9 2428
What's the differece between the SCOTUS "vacating" and "reversing" a decision? 3 dariomax Mar 2015 May 2015 2 16240
B.C. man wrongly imprisoned for 27 years in rape case can sue, Supreme Court says 1 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 2 1681
Obama must finally end NSA phone record collection, says privacy board 4 Eugene Jan 2015 May 2015 5 2043
Chicago agrees to pay $5.5m to victims of police torture in 1970s and 80s 1 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 4 1753
U.S. lawmakers seek to end spies' mass collection of phone data 1 Eugene Apr 2015 May 2015 3 1731
'Racially biased' arrests in Louisiana school district prompt appeal to feds 0 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 1 1823
Watching the Tony Robinson Jr shooting press conference. 2 Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 May 2015 4 2660

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Opinion: Press freedom is declining in the US http://alj.am/1dDJZeo 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1571
Echoes of Baltimore on the streets of Jerusalem 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1816
My rant to those on Facebook reguarding flag walking/burning - AUDIO WARNING- Turn it down. 2 Tanta May 2015 May 2015 1 1696
'Muslim-free' Arkansas gun range draws wary eye of Justice Department 2 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 4 1994
U.S. reaches anti-bias accord with Los Angeles County sheriff 0 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1547
Justices Kennedy and Scalia and their divide on gay rights 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1836
Above the Law: An Investigation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuses in California 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1670
Mass strip search of U.S. students by Canadian guards broke policy, documents show 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1544
Prison watchdog concerned over prisoner in solitary for 17 years 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 1495
Outrageous censorship list 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1869
Whose Books Are Banned? (Racism?) 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1699
The Show WILL Go On! Theater Students Stand Up 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1674
Treating Rhymes as Crimes: The War on Hip-Hop 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1534
Police can’t delay traffic stops to investigate crimes absent suspicion, Supreme Court rules 2 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2258
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 1704
FBI Ruse Violated Rights of Vegas Hotel Guest, US Judge Says 0 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1652
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 2933
Undercover Mounties pushed pressure-cooker bomb plan on accused terror couple, court hears 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2013
NY Civil Liberties Union: Erie County Sheriff Records Reveal Invasive Use of “Stingray” Technology 1 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1825
Is Facebook’s “Faceprint Database” Illegal? 0 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1580
DEA sued over secret bulk collection of Americans' phone records 1 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1685
Va. prosecutor: Innocent man faces life behind bars unless McAuliffe pardons 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1507
Hobby Lobby Ruling Opened Floodgates For Indiana Discrimination Law 3 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2100
FBI Uncovers Another Of Its Own Plots, Sen. Feinstein Responds By Saying We Should Censor Internet 3 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 2018
University of Maryland investigation finds no policy violation in racist, sexist email 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1843
Journalists sue St Louis County police over treatment during Ferguson protests 1 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1681
Arizona governor vetoes bill aimed at shielding police names 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1656
URGENT: The beating of a black man by the Inkster, MI police dept. 0 rladdi Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2425
Former Alabama officer charged with violating man's civil rights after beating 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1636
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1137

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Airport pat-downs of black women's hairstyles discriminatory: ACLU 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1695
Censorship vs. free speech on specialized license plates in Texas 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1560
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Still Wants to Talk About Bongs 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1610
Why Philadelphia police need reforms in wake of shootings 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1434
Chicago police use stop-and-frisk excessively: ACLU report 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1516
Wave of state bills would restrict public access to police body-camera footage 1 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1609
New York judge refuses to release Eric Garner grand jury documents 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1472
Chicago police commander resigns in wake of Homan Square revelations 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1654
Burma Jails New Zealander for ‘Insulting Buddhism’ in Facebook Post 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1764
U.S. review of San Diego police misconduct finds lax supervision 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1496
Alarming new Barbie stores kids' conversations 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1704
A question and why I avoid using terms like... 8 discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2584
Madison: Federalist No. 46, on the makeup of the militia: 13 NYC_SKP Feb 2015 Mar 2015 1 5687
US Senate committee advances cybersecurity bill in secret session 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1415
Alabama Republicans push bill to allow denial of marriages on basis of beliefs 3 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1871
Why expelled Oklahoma frat boys would have an ‘excellent chance’ in court 12 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 3919
ACLU position on second amendment 4 jimmy the one Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2989
Ferguson judge behind aggressive fines policy resigns as city's court system seized 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1624
Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA 1 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1640
LA to Pay $50K to Detained Photographers and Teach Deputies That Photography is Not a Crime 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 2058
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