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Judge shoots down Miami-Dade detention policy adopted to follow Trump deportation order 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1890
Repost from GD: ACLU launches PeoplePower.org to help organize mass resistance 2 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 8 2507
White House supports renewal of spy law without reforms: official 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1750
U.S. attorney general still deciding whether to impose reforms on Chicago police 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1725
Supreme Court weighs law banning sex offenders from Facebook 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1801
Hate groups on the rise across Montana, nation 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1607
U.S. House passes bill requiring warrants to search old emails 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2047
US appeals court rejects White House request to reinstate travel ban 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 4 1637
Did DHS Bully Immigrants Into Signing Away Their Rights? 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1683
Confirmation Fight 0 srcameron Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1833
FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2276
New York City reaches $75 million settlement over police summonses 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1768
Indiana bill would allow police to shut down protests 'by any means necessary' 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2352
Illinois man sues police over flag burning arrest 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2774
Neo-Nazi Website Postpones Armed March in Whitefish, Montana 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1552
Baltimore, U.S. Justice Department reach accord on police reform 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2021
Jeff Sessions could weaken police reforms on excessive force and racial bias 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2533
Thirty Years Ago Today: Amtrak Crash at Chase, Maryland 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2386
Afraid of a fight, white supremacist backs down: Spencer says threats of armed march just a joke 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2842
A stone ignites a community: Billings, Montana, stood up to white supremacists 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 4183
Are the police tracking you? Push to restrict license plate readers heads to Va. Supreme Court 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2738
He helped make legal history in Loving v. Virginia. At 80, hes still fighting for justice. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2185
Two 'deadliest' police departments in US to be investigated in California 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3235
Yahoo email scan shows U.S. spy push to recast constitutional privacy 1 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1699
Alt-right shadow hangs over northwestern Montana town of Whitefish 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2661
Happy 225th Birthday, Bill of Rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2142
Wake County school choirs barred from performing at nativity event 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2450
Bail money funds Louisiana courts. Now this powerful industry is fighting reform 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1850
Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2515
Happy 291st Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2947

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The FBI Just Got Disturbing New Hacking Powers 2 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2277
Pact Resolves ACLU Suit Over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1322
White House dismisses Trump claim that flag burners should be imprisoned 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 1892
Our Civics Lessons 0 bdamomma Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1863
Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1525
Reinstating A Muslim Registry Is Literally At The Top Of Kris Kobachs Agenda For Trump Administrati 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1271
Top States' Voter Turnout - STATS 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1286
Voter turnout research shows... 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1142
Judge Orders Border Patrol to Improve Detention Conditions 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1218
Here are the devastating capabilities of the weapons Obama will leave behind for Trump 2 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1874
Cleveland Submits Use-of-Force Policy to Judge for Approval 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1226
xp- Trump supporters blocking entrance to polls & intimidating voters in Coral Springs, 5 Panich52 Nov 2016 Nov 2016 6 1975
NYPD settlement on Muslim surveillance not 'sufficient', judge rules 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1481
Just thought.... 1 ldlew Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1595
Documents show AT&T secretly sells customer data to law enforcement 2 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 2128
Jailed 96 Days on Bogus Charge: It Is No One's Fault? 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1738
Daily Camera ordered to remove judge's ruling from web, but won't be held in contempt 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1882
Justice department steps in against jailing practices that target poor people 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Oct 2016 1 1531
Federal Report Cites Bias by San Francisco Police 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1464
U.S. police used Facebook, Twitter data to track protesters: ACLU 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1466
Supreme Court to hear Mexico border shooting case 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1293
Chicago police unveil stricter draft policy for use of force 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1437
Yahoo’s Government Email Scanner Was Actually a Secret Hacking Tool 1 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1546
This school staged a ‘Color Wars’ pep rally. Then students showed up in ‘White Pride’ shirts. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1861
Supreme Court rejects Taser excessive force case (x-post from LBN) 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1408
FBI Director calls 'stop and frisk' an important tool when used right 8 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 2187
Oppose RFRAs support HR 5272 the Do No Harm Bill 2 es35 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 1602
Time Gap in Offering Aid After Police Shooting Stirs Concern 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 1642
Police accidentally record themselves conspiring to fabricate criminal charges against protester 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 1767
Springfield teen sent home from Kroger for wearing Kaepernick jersey 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1755

Civil Liberties Continued...

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U.S. removes defunct Saudi-linked American charity from blacklist 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1286
Former Rikers Island officers sentenced to prison for beating inmate 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1401
Chicago officer charged following video of shots fired at two teens in car 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1357
FBI's 2007 impersonation of journalist valid at time: U.S. watchdog 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1345
North Dakota arrest warrant for Amy Goodman raises fears for press freedom 3 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1942
Suit filed on behalf of St. Paul youth injured by Metro Transit Police 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1399
Top West Point general: ‘Valid concerns’ raised about prayer after Army football game 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 2024
Trump and the Central Park Five 0 srcameron Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1538
Wyoming Supreme Court won't hear appeal of $470K seizure 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2351
Woman sues Albuquerque for seizing car despite ban on civil asset forfeiture 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1847
NYPD Might Not Say If Officer in Chokehold Death Is Punished 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1621
Predictive policing practices labeled as 'flawed' by civil rights coalition 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1633
Walter Scott Shooting: Judge Sets 2017 Civil Rights Trial for Ex-Officer Who Shot Black Motorist 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1347
iPhone spyware highlights Israel's advanced surveillance prowess 0 forest444 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1589
Justice Department to decide charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio in racial profiling case 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1792
Defense attorneys clash with prison over recorded meetings 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1610
Baltimore's newly revealed surveillance program raises legal questions 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1391
Stingray documents offer rare insight into police and FBI surveillance 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1543
Kansas cops can’t stop drivers just because they have Colorado plates, court rules 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 7 1688
Black Teen Pushed Down by Iowa Officer Got Money for Secrecy 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1432
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