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Free Speech Advocate 0 joelg Tuesday Tuesday 1 215
predictive policing: Pasco County, FL Sheriff's Office settles 'intelligence-led policing' program 0 Eugene Saturday Saturday 2 236
No DEI shopping at WalMart this year 3 CatWoman Dec 1 Dec 1 3 894
Christian Nationalism's First Item on the Agenda: Repeal Women's Right to Vote 1 niyad Nov 30 Nov 30 13 484
Two Missouri officers charged with stealing nude photos during traffic stops 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 6 477
Hat's Off to UVA Student for Keeping His Hat On 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 1 577
Maybe now white people will be able to understand 1 JMCKUSICK Nov 1 Nov 1 14 271
Died for being pregnant, Died for being black hmmmmm 0 JMCKUSICK Nov 1 Nov 1 2 172
Supreme Court schedules transgender rights case for December 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 Oct 26 3 460
Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrests 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 3 357
Trump's second-term agenda on LGBTQ issues alarms civil rights groups 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 2 500
Supreme Court flooded with prayers for relief from groups eager to promote religion 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 30 Sep 30 2 428
Jonathan Mitchell told the Fifth Circuit public libraries only exist "as a matter of grace" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 29 Sep 29 6 655
PLEASE SHARE: Kamala Harris talks abortion at GA rally: FULL SPEECH (VIDEO) 0 RandySF Sep 20 Sep 20 1 584
Illinois' top court says odor of burnt marijuana isn't enough to search car 0 Eugene Sep 19 Sep 19 2 377
Progressives press Chicago mayor over pledge to end controversial policing tool ShotSpotter 4 Eugene Jul 2023 Sep 19 0 2093
Mississippi mail voting case at the Fifth Circuit could quickly become a national issue 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 17 Sep 17 4 504
This Election, It's Women's Choice 1 niyad Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 409
Ofra Bikel, whose films freed the wrongly convicted, dies at 94 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 390
Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest 30 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 92 5001
Lawsuit accuses (Medford) Oregon police department of illegally monitoring progressive activists 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 397
Virginia appeals court rules judge wrongly dismissed asset forfeiture challenge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 534
BREAKING: Gaza protest in front of Blinken's house removed by state authorities 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 581
Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jul 2024 10 996
Some Thoughts on Civil Liberty, on Civil Responsibility, from an often forgotten Emperor 0 MedRxx Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 492
Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned 4 ck4829 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 17 680
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 397
Massachusetts teacher fired for her TikTok videos loses First Amendment federal appeal 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 11 915
In the 1940's FDR imprisoned Japanese citizens & descendants. Can DJT imprison Liberals & Democrats if reelected? 4 Jacson6 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 571
Judge rules against Texas Attorney General Paxton in campaign against migrant shelters 1 Jacson6 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 498

Civil Liberties Continued...

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She Needed an Emergency Abortion. Doctors in Idaho Put Her on a Plane. 34 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 67 3139
The Supreme Court Just Took Its First Swipe at Marriage Equality 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 15 1018
Supreme Court Allows Suit Over Arrest Said to Be Politically Motivated 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 800
La.'s Ten Commandments law will test religion-friendly courts, experts say 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 525
Missouri woman's murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 9 699
Freed murder convict sues Chicago over eyewitness who turned out to be blind 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 26 1053
Federal judge orders ICE to end 'knock and talk' arrests of immigrants in Southern California 0 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 10 730
Opinion: This Alabama AG won't stop at the state line to prosecute abortion 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 4 1084
Justices Jackson, Sotomayor call out Supreme Court for rejecting due process appeal 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 9 926
Chains of Labor: The Global Stranglehold on Worker Rights 0 erronis May 2024 May 2024 4 707
D.C.'s largest high school to show alternate Palestinian film after suit 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 4 900
Flat-Fee Representation Fuels Man's Bid To Avoid Execution 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1355
Jury Finds Denver Police Officers Violated Colorado Constitution, Awards $3.76 Million in Damages 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 10 1395
Tennessee lawmakers advance bill to undo Memphis' traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 0 1256
Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says 0 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 1262
Maybe they could beat him to death with a baseball bat. 4 SarahD Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1577
Ferguson, Missouri, agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle 'debtors' prison' lawsuit 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1215
Supreme Court skeptical of Texas, Florida regulation of social media moderation 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1381
The Alabama Chief Justice Who Invoked God in Deciding the Embryo Case 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1613
Senate poised to pass biggest piece of tech regulation in decades 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1522
ShotSpotter: Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology this year 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1387
New Jersey officer accused of excessive force pleads guilty to misdemeanor counts in federal court 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1440
Minneapolis City Council approves $950,000 settlement with journalists detained or injured during 2020 unrest 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1188
If a cop crashes and dies when chasing someone, should the person being chased be held responsible for the cop's death? 6 Towlie Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1655
Dozens of Rogue California Police Agencies Still Sharing Driver Locations with Anti-Abortion States 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1566
SCOTUSblog: Court schedules abortion pill case for March argument session 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1546
Court appoints lawyer in Oklahoma death penalty case 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1299
After LA police raid home of Black Lives Matter attorney, a judge orders photographs destroyed 2 ck4829 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2056
City of Seattle settles BLM protesters' lawsuit for $10 million 4 cbabe Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1549
Judges: U.S. Exceeded Scope of Warrant in Search of BH Safety Deposit Boxes 3 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1667

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Facial recognition used after Sunglass Hut robbery led to man's wrongful jailing, says suit 2 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1528
(Jefferson Parish, LA) After refusing murder charge, JPDA wants to charge victim's father $18k for public records 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1614
An Ohio official was arrested for speaking at her own meeting. Her rights were violated, judge says 10 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 32 3000
Virginia cake pop maker battles state regulators for right to post pics on Instagram 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 2201
Text Messages, Emails Show KBI Had Full Knowledge Of Raid On Kansas Newspaper's Office 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Jan 2024 6 2505
Opinion: To fight antisemitism on campuses, we must restrict speech 4 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1645
Opinion: College presidents reveal three surprise truths about free speech and antisemitism 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 3432
Opinion: How an Ohio senator's stunt proves the Trump dictatorship theory 7 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 10 2125
Elon Musk's X sues media watchdog Media Matters over report on pro-Nazi content on the social media site 8 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 2681
Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails 34 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 32 4118
Trump hints at TERRIFYING USE OF MILITARY (never underestimate Trump and his ability to grab power) 3 UCmeNdc Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 2232
Should People Have the Right to Say Awful Things Without Facing Legal Consequences? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 2473
Federal judge grants injunction banning 'Kansas Two-Step' Highway Patrol tactic 2 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 11 1783
Court upholds NYC law banning the types of police restraints that killed George Floyd, Eric Garner 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 8184
Republicans Have a New Plan to Save the Supreme Court Abortion Pill Case 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 2145
Speaker Johnson: Separation of church, state 'a misnomer' 15 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 2904
For our next trick, watch the Eighth Amendment disappear before your very eyes! 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 9 2945
Political Violence Threatens Our Democracy. How Do We Keep Candidates Safe? 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 1741
Ta-Nehisi Coates Speaks Out Against Israel's "Segregationist Apartheid Regime" After West Bank Visit 1 littlemissmartypants Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 2666
Minnesota appeals court protects felon voting rights after finding a lower court judge overstepped 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2461
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