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Chicago sued for 'unconstitutional and torturous' Homan Square police abuse 1 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 14 1681

DEA bought millions in cell phone trackers and training, payment data shows 3 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 1668

Muslim groups can pursue civil rights lawsuit against NYPD, court rules 0 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1430

Wikileaks release of TPP deal text stokes 'freedom of expression' fears 0 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 1611

In Light of American Surveillance, European Union Legal Decision to Protect Europeans' 2 JDPriestly Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1629

FBI resists calls to reform voluntary reporting system for police killings 5 Eugene Sep 2015 Oct 2015 3 1785

Arizona sheriff denies investigating racial profiling case judge 1 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1522

NYPD to require officers to report every time they use force 1 Eugene Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1777

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution, Ending Class Bias in the Law 2 Al Carroll Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 2939

Did the head of a religious faction take a gummint helicopter from DC to New York? 9 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 3026

Court hears first arguments in case challenging bulk data collection by NSA 2 Eugene Sep 2015 Sep 2015 7 1727

Religious sign on Marine Corps Base Hawaii draws fire 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1565

SCREW YOU, FEDS! Dozen or more US libraries line up to run Tor exit nodes 1 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 1787

Church seeks legal injunction against protesting strippers 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 2052

Library’s Tor relay—which had been pulled after Feds noticed—now restored 1 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1792

University of California considering recognizing a “right” to be “free from … expressions of intoler 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1619

First Library to Support Anonymous Internet Browsing Effort Stops After DHS Email 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1764

Kim Davis Is Winning 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 2197

When does your religion legally excuse you from doing part of your job? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 2013

Alaska state trooper seizes reporter's camera memory card 2 FuzzyRabbit Sep 2015 Sep 2015 10 2759

(Baltimore) 2,000 cases may be overturned because police used secret Stingray surveillance 2 Eugene Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 2276

Theocrat Kim Davis' hypocritical saga continues. In jail. 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1855

Feds Will Need Warrant to Use Cellphone Scanning Technology Known as 'Stingrays' 0 Eugene Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1562

VIDEO: Black Man Pulled Over by White Cop for 'Making Direct Eye Contact' 3 votesparks Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 2054

'Big Mountain Jesus' gets the OK from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 2503

"Male Escorts A Homeland Security Threat?" NYT Editorial 8 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 10 3364

Kansas: Chanute residents protest removal of picture of Jesus from school 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1536

Spain: Woman fined for Facebook post of police car 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 6 1716

Is America embracing book banning? 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1471

Did the College Board Cave to Political Pressure Over AP History? 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1682

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Texas Imam..er ..judge ordered a man to write Bible verses, marry girlfriend within 30 days or jail 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1495

Just reading this sickens me.... I don't know what to make of it. 5 V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 Aug 2015 5 3832

Divided appeals court, creating a split, says warrantless procurement of tower info violated Fourth 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1600

Congress' fix for high-profile hacks is yet another way to grab your private data 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1612

CISA would invalidate both the Fourth Amendment and every company’s privacy policy 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1636

Virginia forfeiture laws come under scrutiny 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1692

Ensuring Separation Of Church, State 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1640

Missouri Sheriff puts 'In God We Trust' on patrol cars. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1735

AU new project: Protect Your Neighbors / Relig right unhappy / protecting birth control access 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1529

Nearly $11 Million In Grants For Two NJ Sectarian Schools Raises Constitutional Concerns 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1654

Pharmacies Should Fill Prescriptions Regardless Of Owners’ Religious Views 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1329

Miss school dist defense: its officials don't understand 1st Amend 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1736

LGBT censorship of TX library fails 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1742

Graphic Novel Isn't Banned– But Isn't in the School Library 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1537

Laura Poitras Sues US Government To Find Out Why She Was Detained Every Time She Flew 0 friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 Jul 2015 17 1801

AL Supreme Court Chief Justice Moore: Same-sex marriage ruling 'destroyed the institution of God' 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2134

Gettysburg’s black residents: Dropping Confederate flag can’t erase racism 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1463

Opinion: Stop treating citizens like consumers (face recognition) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1810

Mother of Mexican teen fatally shot by border patrol agent can sue, judge rules 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1548

Heritage Foundation: Supreme Court Term Overview, July 9, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1467

Alabama: Christian flag removed from Glencoe City Hall following letter 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 7 1674

Police Brutality Can’t Be Fixed By African-American Self-Improvement 8 Panich52 May 2015 Jul 2015 5 2566

New York reaches outline of settlement over Muslim surveillance 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jul 2015 1 1524

Government free to pick and choose which proposed license plate designs to allow 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 1783

A history of the ACLU defending the Confederate flag, the tea party, the KKK and Rush Limbaugh 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 2712

And so, they shot him... 3 Moral Compass Jun 2015 Jun 2015 7 2305

NCAC -- Policing art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1572

Challenge to U.S. warrantless surveillance on tap after guilty plea 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1474

NJ police don't like student's art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1801

U.S. top court throws out Los Angeles ordinance giving police access to hotel records 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1593

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Transgender teen's rights violated in Connecticut prison transfer, court rules 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1614

(xp) Arabs, Muslims can sue U.S. officials over post-9/11 jail treatment 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1839

Scott Walker’s Illegal Arrests Of Protesters May Cost Wisconsin Taxpayers $1 million 3 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1935

I Rant On The Authoritarian Mindset of Police in the United States 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1676

Broken Windows--Not all they're cracked up to be (food for your Inner Nerd) 1 Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1648

Mark Saunders, Toronto police chief, stands by controversial carding practice 2 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 0 1846

Legalized pot? Not for federal employees. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 1 2093

The Man Behind the Newest Supreme Court Voting Case 3 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1809

Colorado: Lawsuit claims illegal religious activities at Florence High School 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1682

Virginia and Automatic License Plate Readers 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1589

Justice Department contradicts Attorney General Loretta Lynch's claims about Patriot Act 0 friendly_iconoclast May 2015 May 2015 6 1737

How the DEA Harasses Amtrak Passengers 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 16 2225

Where are the bills to end the militarization of police and murder of black men? 6 qwlauren35 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2512

Obama will restrict grenade launchers, military equipment from local police 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 May 2015 1 1638

Homan Square detainee: I was sexually abused by police at Chicago 'black site' 6 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 7 2090

SAY NO TO S04260! We have THE RIGHT TO PROTEST/NO MORE ILLEGAL BARRICADES AT PROTESTS! l 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 3 4655

Physicians group: give LGBT equal rights - it makes them healthier 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 6228

How the IRS seized a North Carolina businessman’s life savings without ever charging him 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 9 2410

What's the differece between the SCOTUS "vacating" and "reversing" a decision? 3 dariomax Mar 2015 May 2015 2 16210

B.C. man wrongly imprisoned for 27 years in rape case can sue, Supreme Court says 1 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 2 1666

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