Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Civil Liberties

Related: About this forum

This is a group, not a forum. Groups often serve as safe havens for members who share similar interests and viewpoints. Individuals who post messages contrary to a particular group's stated purpose can be excluded from posting in that group. For detailed information about this group and its purpose, click here.

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

LGBT censorship of TX library fails 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1714

Graphic Novel Isn't Banned– But Isn't in the School Library 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1517

Laura Poitras Sues US Government To Find Out Why She Was Detained Every Time She Flew 0 friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 Jul 2015 17 1780

AL Supreme Court Chief Justice Moore: Same-sex marriage ruling 'destroyed the institution of God' 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2082

Gettysburg’s black residents: Dropping Confederate flag can’t erase racism 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1443

Opinion: Stop treating citizens like consumers (face recognition) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1800

Mother of Mexican teen fatally shot by border patrol agent can sue, judge rules 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1529

Heritage Foundation: Supreme Court Term Overview, July 9, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1448

Alabama: Christian flag removed from Glencoe City Hall following letter 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 7 1645

Police Brutality Can’t Be Fixed By African-American Self-Improvement 8 Panich52 May 2015 Jul 2015 5 2531

New York reaches outline of settlement over Muslim surveillance 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jul 2015 1 1503

Government free to pick and choose which proposed license plate designs to allow 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 1765

A history of the ACLU defending the Confederate flag, the tea party, the KKK and Rush Limbaugh 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 2668

And so, they shot him... 3 Moral Compass Jun 2015 Jun 2015 7 2274

NCAC -- Policing art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1545

Challenge to U.S. warrantless surveillance on tap after guilty plea 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1452

NJ police don't like student's art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1775

U.S. top court throws out Los Angeles ordinance giving police access to hotel records 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1581

Transgender teen's rights violated in Connecticut prison transfer, court rules 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1594

(xp) Arabs, Muslims can sue U.S. officials over post-9/11 jail treatment 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1800

Scott Walker’s Illegal Arrests Of Protesters May Cost Wisconsin Taxpayers $1 million 3 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1919

I Rant On The Authoritarian Mindset of Police in the United States 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1658

Broken Windows--Not all they're cracked up to be (food for your Inner Nerd) 1 Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1633

Mark Saunders, Toronto police chief, stands by controversial carding practice 2 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 0 1820

Legalized pot? Not for federal employees. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 1 2059

The Man Behind the Newest Supreme Court Voting Case 3 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1784

Colorado: Lawsuit claims illegal religious activities at Florence High School 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1669

Virginia and Automatic License Plate Readers 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1578

Justice Department contradicts Attorney General Loretta Lynch's claims about Patriot Act 0 friendly_iconoclast May 2015 May 2015 6 1723

How the DEA Harasses Amtrak Passengers 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 16 2200

Civil Liberties Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

Where are the bills to end the militarization of police and murder of black men? 6 qwlauren35 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2471

Obama will restrict grenade launchers, military equipment from local police 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 May 2015 1 1617

Homan Square detainee: I was sexually abused by police at Chicago 'black site' 6 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 7 2044

SAY NO TO S04260! We have THE RIGHT TO PROTEST/NO MORE ILLEGAL BARRICADES AT PROTESTS! l 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 3 4642

Physicians group: give LGBT equal rights - it makes them healthier 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 6214

How the IRS seized a North Carolina businessman’s life savings without ever charging him 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 9 2372

What's the differece between the SCOTUS "vacating" and "reversing" a decision? 3 dariomax Mar 2015 May 2015 2 16178

B.C. man wrongly imprisoned for 27 years in rape case can sue, Supreme Court says 1 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 2 1642

Obama must finally end NSA phone record collection, says privacy board 4 Eugene Jan 2015 May 2015 5 1999

Chicago agrees to pay $5.5m to victims of police torture in 1970s and 80s 1 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 4 1722

U.S. lawmakers seek to end spies' mass collection of phone data 1 Eugene Apr 2015 May 2015 3 1700

'Racially biased' arrests in Louisiana school district prompt appeal to feds 0 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 1 1772

Watching the Tony Robinson Jr shooting press conference. 2 Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 May 2015 4 2595

Opinion: Press freedom is declining in the US http://alj.am/1dDJZeo 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1550

Echoes of Baltimore on the streets of Jerusalem 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1770

My rant to those on Facebook reguarding flag walking/burning - AUDIO WARNING- Turn it down. 2 Tanta May 2015 May 2015 1 1679

'Muslim-free' Arkansas gun range draws wary eye of Justice Department 2 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 4 1922

U.S. reaches anti-bias accord with Los Angeles County sheriff 0 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1520

Justices Kennedy and Scalia and their divide on gay rights 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1807

Above the Law: An Investigation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuses in California 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1649

Mass strip search of U.S. students by Canadian guards broke policy, documents show 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1530

Prison watchdog concerned over prisoner in solitary for 17 years 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 1476

Outrageous censorship list 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1845

Whose Books Are Banned? (Racism?) 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1677

The Show WILL Go On! Theater Students Stand Up 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1654

Treating Rhymes as Crimes: The War on Hip-Hop 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1512

Police can’t delay traffic stops to investigate crimes absent suspicion, Supreme Court rules 2 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2191

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 1671

FBI Ruse Violated Rights of Vegas Hotel Guest, US Judge Says 0 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1620

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 2839

Civil Liberties Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

Undercover Mounties pushed pressure-cooker bomb plan on accused terror couple, court hears 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1983

NY Civil Liberties Union: Erie County Sheriff Records Reveal Invasive Use of “Stingray” Technology 1 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1789

Is Facebook’s “Faceprint Database” Illegal? 0 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1550

DEA sued over secret bulk collection of Americans' phone records 1 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1659

Va. prosecutor: Innocent man faces life behind bars unless McAuliffe pardons 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1489

Hobby Lobby Ruling Opened Floodgates For Indiana Discrimination Law 3 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2060

FBI Uncovers Another Of Its Own Plots, Sen. Feinstein Responds By Saying We Should Censor Internet 3 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1993

University of Maryland investigation finds no policy violation in racist, sexist email 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1801

Journalists sue St Louis County police over treatment during Ferguson protests 1 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1647

Arizona governor vetoes bill aimed at shielding police names 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1629

URGENT: The beating of a black man by the Inkster, MI police dept. 0 rladdi Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2391

Former Alabama officer charged with violating man's civil rights after beating 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1613

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1115

Airport pat-downs of black women's hairstyles discriminatory: ACLU 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1666

Censorship vs. free speech on specialized license plates in Texas 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1535

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Still Wants to Talk About Bongs 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1594

Why Philadelphia police need reforms in wake of shootings 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1410

Chicago police use stop-and-frisk excessively: ACLU report 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1492

Wave of state bills would restrict public access to police body-camera footage 1 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1577

New York judge refuses to release Eric Garner grand jury documents 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1449

Page: « Prev 1 ... 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Next » | Archives

Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Civil Liberties