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Chicago police commander resigns in wake of Homan Square revelations 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1631
Burma Jails New Zealander for ‘Insulting Buddhism’ in Facebook Post 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1729
U.S. review of San Diego police misconduct finds lax supervision 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1473
Alarming new Barbie stores kids' conversations 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1674
A question and why I avoid using terms like... 8 discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2457
Madison: Federalist No. 46, on the makeup of the militia: 13 NYC_SKP Feb 2015 Mar 2015 1 5418
US Senate committee advances cybersecurity bill in secret session 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1395
Alabama Republicans push bill to allow denial of marriages on basis of beliefs 3 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1806
Why expelled Oklahoma frat boys would have an ‘excellent chance’ in court 12 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 3737
ACLU position on second amendment 4 jimmy the one Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2939
Ferguson judge behind aggressive fines policy resigns as city's court system seized 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1601
Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA 1 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1609
LA to Pay $50K to Detained Photographers and Teach Deputies That Photography is Not a Crime 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 2042
Private police carry guns and make arrests, and their ranks are swelling 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 2222
Electrical engineer tased at his housewarming party sues Madison County deputies 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 10 2087
Justice Department to Fault Ferguson Police, Seeing Racial Bias in Traffic Stops 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1570
‘Shut Down Homan Square’: Anonymous, Black Lives Matter swarm Chicago police ‘black site’ 1 Man from Pickens Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2694
Judge approves settlement allowing return of some Mexicans expelled from California 1 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1516
Chicago protesters demand probe of what they call police 'black site' 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1360
Chicagoans detail abusive confinement inside police 'black site' 0 Eugene Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 1552
A one-time foe takes on ‘religious liberty’ bills for gay-rights group 0 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1497
Secrecy around police surveillance equipment proves a case’s undoing 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2099
New York school districts to stop asking about immigration status 0 Eugene Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1595
Virginia bills that would curtail police powers create a ‘weird alliance’ 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1708
FBI really doesn’t want anyone to know about “stingray” use by local cops 1 friendly_iconoclast Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2065
I don't believe our Constitution is sacred 4 ymetca Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1761
Kansas Lawmakers Seek to Muzzle University Employees | Care2 Causes 1 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 8 1704
The Shocking 'Christian' Hate Mail Activists Received for Challenging Religious Indoctrination in th 5 Half-Century Man Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 7047
Washington state: Clark County's 'In God We Trust' motion shelved 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1818
Watch - Roy Moore says even SCOTUS can't make same-sex marriage legal 3 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 5302

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Justice clarifies new limits on asset forfeiture involving local, state police 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 7 1721
Ferguson, Missouri and second town accused of exploiting poor for profit 0 Eugene Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1336
For once I agree with Rand Paul. I also don't think Loretta Lynch should be Attorney General 34 danriker Feb 2015 Feb 2015 21 6524
IRS took cash, asked questions later, report says 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1478
Seattle activist pepper-sprayed while talking on phone sues city and police 1 Eugene Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 1848
x-post from LBN: "Millions of cars tracked across US in 'massive' real-time DEA spy program" 1 friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1652
Sen Grassley thinks dumping CitizensUnited means Bill of Rights goes next 3 Panich52 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 9 1947
Virginia: Fairfax SWAT team raids high stakes Great Falls poker game, seizes cash, terrifies players 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 2210
I Was Arrested for Learning a Foreign Language. Today, I Have Some Closure. 18 friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 Jan 2015 79 6457
The TSA Wants To Read Your Facebook Posts And Check Out Your Purchases Before It Will Approve You... 7 friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 Jan 2015 7 2763
Oklahoma fights gay marriage, LGBT in general 0 Panich52 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1479
Chicago proposes chokehold ban in wake of U.S. protests 4 Eugene Dec 2014 Jan 2015 1 1755
SCOTUS, 4th Amendment & traffic stops 3 Panich52 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2013
GOP shows true colos - eliminates .civil rights' 1 Panich52 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1859
Voter suppression should be unconstitutional 2 Panich52 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1952
California cops hope to expand facial recognition, “eCrime” head says 1 jakeXT Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1414
Justice Department settles case after DEA set up fake Facebook page in woman's name 2 Eugene Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 1720
Protest Music Is Back - Di%khead American Cops (NSFW) 1 votesparks Nov 2014 Jan 2015 1 1645
Bets And Bullets: A Small-Time Gambler's Death By SWAT 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1967
Tennessee teen in trouble for saying 'bless you' after sneeze 14 exboyfil Aug 2014 Jan 2015 1 5378
Judicial Ethics education - you can tune in if you're curious ... 0 rewinn Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1549
ACLU accuses NSA of using holiday lull to ‘minimise impact’ of documents 0 Eugene Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1511
Happy Birthday, Bill of Rights, ratified on this day in 1791 4 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 3453
Decadeslong Arrest Wave Vexes Employers 0 question everything Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1524
For Eric, For Michael, well, here's another name for you to add... Freddy 0 Dr. Xavier Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 3009
Unarmed People of Color Killed by Police, 1999-2014 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1446
Racial profiling will still be allowed at airports, along border despite new policy 0 Eugene Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1474
Utah agrees to drop parts of disputed 2011 immigration law 0 Eugene Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 1337
Oklahoma school district rejects Hobby Lobby-backed bible class 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 4 1356
ROTC program under review amid religion-based challenges 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1714

Civil Liberties Continued...

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D.C. Council votes to overhaul asset forfeiture, give property owners new rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 4 1365
Killings by Utah police outpacing gang, drug, child-abuse homicides 4 Man from Pickens Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2619
How ‘aggressive and abusive tactics’ by police put an innocent man through 2 murder trials 0 shockedcanadian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1273
Understanding the psychology of police misconduct 3 JonLP24 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 14845
Hero cop protects and serves another satisfied customer (Ferguson) 2 Man from Pickens Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2252
Prisoner's rights 2 xrayvision2005 May 2012 Nov 2014 1 2644
SHOCK VIDEO: Darren Wilson Violates 1st Amendment “I’ll Lock Your Ass Up”- Arrests Man for Filming 1 Man from Pickens Nov 2014 Nov 2014 7 2089
Legacy of Racism and National Oppression in Michigan 0 jakeXT Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1463
Is it time yet 0 lsewpershad Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1368
U.S. appeals court grills opponents of NSA phone data collection 1 Eugene Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1602
Woman Sues LAPD For Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting Her 5 Man from Pickens Nov 2014 Nov 2014 16 2947
Virginia lawmaker targets civil forfeiture 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2014 Oct 2014 6 1632
Roy man calls suicide hotline, killed after SWAT standoff 3 jakeXT Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 2002
Minnesota County returns car, nearly $10,000 to suspected drug dealer after dismissing charges 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 2042
Dr María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio killed for speaking out 0 spike91nz Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 2708
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Cell Phone Tracking by Police 1 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 1654
If you have a cell phone, "they" know where you are. 6 rogerashton Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 2012
Jail Doesn't Help Addicts. Let's Stop Sending Them There. 10 NYC_SKP Oct 2014 Oct 2014 14 4504
ACLU Defense of Religious Practice and Expression (including in the workplace) 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1863
Justice for Stanley Cohen 0 midnight Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1321
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