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"Rob Reiner was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California's Prop 8 banning same sex marriage." 1 mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 44 1125
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown 2 mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago 23 hrs ago 11 396
More Trump DOJ Hijinks in Abrego Garcia Saga 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 9 328
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 10 343
CBP agents held this U.S. citizen for hours until he agreed to let them search his electronic devices 6 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Saturday 38 1149
🚀 NOTICE: Federal US website newly registered. https://merrychristmas.gov 3 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 4 445
Turkish student who criticized Israel can resume research at Tufts after visa revoked, judge rules 0 Eugene Wednesday Wednesday 11 225
"Constitution's 'domestic violence' clause may block Trump deployment of National Guard in Oregon." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 5 329
Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 2 238
Amicus brief from the Cato Institute, Dale Carpenter and Eugene Volokh urges full Fifth Circuit to affirm panel ruling 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 7 Dec 7 4 399
Trump Action Tracker keeps track of antidemocratic actions by category including civil liberties, with links 6 mahina Dec 6 Dec 6 12 423
Halligan Continues as U.S. Attorney, Prompting Criticism From Judges 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 6 Dec 6 5 339
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 5 Dec 5 8 421
ICE brutally arrested and illegally detained George Retes, an American citizen and Army veteran. 9 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 3 Dec 4 58 1683
Fired EPA employees challenge agency, alleging free speech violations 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 4 Dec 4 6 245
The Rise of the Anti-Trump Jury. Juries Can Stop Trump, Too 1 ck4829 Dec 2 Dec 2 10 610
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2 Dec 2 8 405
They're simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 30 Nov 30 18 831
Judge Boasberg orders DHS Sec Kristi Noem and other officials to submit declarations. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 28 Nov 28 13 556
Ask yourself why there wasn't this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 28 Nov 28 70 2214
FL has suspended 25 rules using DeSantis' yearslong immigration state of emergency 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 28 Nov 28 9 700
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana 6 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 25 Nov 25 53 1936
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 24 Nov 24 2 433
After 27 years on Louisiana's death row, Chris "Jimmie" Duncan is finally getting out. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 22 Nov 23 19 714
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 23 Nov 23 8 538
ICE video shows officers planned to 'smash' into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol 7 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 23 Nov 23 37 1586
Judge Places Hold on I.R.S. Data Sharing With ICE 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 22 Nov 22 3 272
MAGA's $300 million heist 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 21 Nov 21 14 607
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 19 2 560
At the Justice Department, Civil Rights Now Means Gun Rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 19 2 371

Civil Liberties Continued...

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UCLA faculty gets big win in suit against Trump's university attacks 0 usonian Nov 17 Nov 17 4 793
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 17 Nov 17 19 671
Wisconsin: Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs--And They Have No Idea What They're Doing 2 Eugene Nov 16 Nov 16 2 459
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: 'I felt like a piece of trash' 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 13 456
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 14 612
Advocates Applaud as Pro-Palestinian Commentator Sami Hamdi Released by ICE 2 cbabe Nov 11 Nov 11 6 410
DOJ Officials Hype Up Ongoing Efforts to Weaponize Civil Rights Laws 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 11 Nov 11 5 355
Q) How does a person protect a pro democracy anti fascist web site? 2 Ranting Randy Oct 31 Nov 9 2 419
Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge some protesters 2 Eugene Nov 7 Nov 7 4 443
Flock cameras lead Colorado police to wrong suspect: "It became my job to prove my innocence" 2 ck4829 Nov 7 Nov 7 0 416
"Excessive force. PERIOD!" 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 6 Nov 6 40 1098
Are You on Trump's List of Domestic Terrorists? There's No Way to Know. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 7 397
The Battle in Virginia Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 7 710
EXCLUSIVE: Key Lime Air is running flights of detainees for ICE, according to government data and flight tracking 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 1 Nov 1 10 552
Don't think of it as a concentration camp; think of it as an "accountability center." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 30 Oct 30 3 418
Shock Video Shows ICE Agent Assaulting Woman Who Asked If He's A Good Christian 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 29 Oct 29 11 531
There's a Right To Record ICE Raids--and There's No Blanket Immunity for Raiders 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 28 Oct 28 9 495
BREAKING: Full Fifth Circuit decides it will rehear the case over West Texas A&M's effort to ban a drag show 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 27 Oct 27 4 630
Trump ally says grand jury empaneled in Florida to investigate a sweeping conspiracy against Trump 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 27 Oct 27 2 586
Looking to speed up building network of migrant detention centers, Trump administration turns to the US Navy 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 27 Oct 27 2 531
Man challenges arrest for mocking DC troops with Darth Vader's theme song 3 cbabe Oct 23 Oct 23 26 714
6 ICE monsters attack blind 4'6" man 2 Nululu Oct 22 Oct 22 12 750
ICE agents hold teens at gunpoint at Dutch Bros in Hillsboro 2 cbabe Oct 21 Oct 21 16 837
DoDEA Must Return Books to Shelves, Judge Rules 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 Oct 21 12 544
After hours of oral argument ... in Callais v. Louisiana... Supreme Court is ready to decimate ..Voting Rights Act 1 littlemissmartypants Oct 19 Oct 19 9 597
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall Veteran and Legendary Trans Activist, Has Died at 78 0 cbabe Oct 18 Oct 18 2 392
Hey Desperate Times, this is Desperate Measures. Desperate Measures, this is Desperate Times. 1 ck4829 Oct 17 Oct 17 3 454
Can Police Enter Your Home Without a Warrant? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide. 0 littlemissmartypants Oct 16 Oct 16 10 584
Official border patrol FB page is posting the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song. "Jew me sue Kick me k*ke me." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 15 Oct 15 7 549
Supreme Court to hear arguments in pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 12 Oct 15 4 608

Civil Liberties Continued...

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"MIT's response to the Trump admin's proposed "compact" is excellent and should be a model for other universities." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 10 Oct 15 9 689
"Honestly very impressed by Newsmax, the Washington Times, and the Washington Examiner." 11 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 14 Oct 14 22 1354
Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, which has agreed to accept him for residency. 10 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 12 Oct 12 38 1594
Discussion Highlights False Confessions on International Wrongful Conviction Day 0 ck4829 Oct 11 Oct 11 4 442
This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to Prison in Africa 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 11 Oct 11 10 824
Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia return to court as his deportation saga continues 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 11 Oct 11 3 463
"They are clearly trying to terrify everyone out of showing up to the No Kings protest." 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 10 Oct 10 10 1037
How Right-Wing Influencers Are Shaping the Guard Fight in Portland 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 10 Oct 10 3 552
"Trump (1) reveals he doesn't know what habeas corpus is and (2) punts to Noem." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 9 Oct 9 7 777
The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 8 Oct 8 13 995
"It's important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 6 Oct 6 12 566
Supreme Court to decide if states may ban attempts to 'convert' gay and transgender youth 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 6 Oct 6 2 652
"Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point." 12 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 6 Oct 6 57 2854
" Fascism occurs twice: ..." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 5 Oct 5 6 801
"This is a neo-Nazi meme normally found on TRS and the Daily Stormer being shared by the official DHS account." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 5 Oct 5 6 936
crazy kop. Cop sees guy pumping gas, mistakes it for pistol. doesn't apologize, tries to justify his actions 4 BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 3 Oct 5 12 918
This is a declaration they will use federal resources to deploy violence against judges, prosecutors, attorneys general. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 4 Oct 4 19 864
Watchdog group files Hatch Act complaint over federal agencies blaming Democrats for shutdown 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 4 Oct 4 11 613
Fiercely Anti-Abortion Judge Has Bowed Out of Blockbuster Mifepristone Case 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2 Oct 3 6 753
"Kavanaugh Stops" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 1 Oct 1 51 2111
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