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North Dakota church white supremacist Craig Cobb is buying destroyed by fire 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2678
Georgia nonprofit says it unwittingly gave $25,000 to white nationalist Richard Spencer 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2268
EFF presents: a guide to protecting your data privacy when crossing the US border 1 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2150
The alt-right arrives in Alexandria: Alexandria, Virginia's newest Nazi, Richard Spencer. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Mar 2017 5 2289
Judge shoots down Miami-Dade detention policy adopted to follow Trump deportation order 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1893
Repost from GD: ACLU launches PeoplePower.org to help organize mass resistance 2 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 8 2512
White House supports renewal of spy law without reforms: official 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1755
U.S. attorney general still deciding whether to impose reforms on Chicago police 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1728
Supreme Court weighs law banning sex offenders from Facebook 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1807
Hate groups on the rise across Montana, nation 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1612
U.S. House passes bill requiring warrants to search old emails 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2053
US appeals court rejects White House request to reinstate travel ban 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 4 1643
Did DHS Bully Immigrants Into Signing Away Their Rights? 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1686
Confirmation Fight 0 srcameron Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1837
FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2284
New York City reaches $75 million settlement over police summonses 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1774
Indiana bill would allow police to shut down protests 'by any means necessary' 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2362
Illinois man sues police over flag burning arrest 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2783
Neo-Nazi Website Postpones Armed March in Whitefish, Montana 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1557
Baltimore, U.S. Justice Department reach accord on police reform 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2026
Jeff Sessions could weaken police reforms on excessive force and racial bias 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2541
Thirty Years Ago Today: Amtrak Crash at Chase, Maryland 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2391
Afraid of a fight, white supremacist backs down: Spencer says threats of armed march just a joke 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2849
A stone ignites a community: Billings, Montana, stood up to white supremacists 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 4189
Are the police tracking you? Push to restrict license plate readers heads to Va. Supreme Court 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2745
He helped make legal history in Loving v. Virginia. At 80, hes still fighting for justice. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2193
Two 'deadliest' police departments in US to be investigated in California 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3245
Yahoo email scan shows U.S. spy push to recast constitutional privacy 1 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1704
Alt-right shadow hangs over northwestern Montana town of Whitefish 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2666
Happy 225th Birthday, Bill of Rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2148

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Wake County school choirs barred from performing at nativity event 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2457
Bail money funds Louisiana courts. Now this powerful industry is fighting reform 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1856
Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2525
Happy 291st Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2952
The FBI Just Got Disturbing New Hacking Powers 2 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2286
Pact Resolves ACLU Suit Over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1328
White House dismisses Trump claim that flag burners should be imprisoned 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 1898
Our Civics Lessons 0 bdamomma Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1869
Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1531
Reinstating A Muslim Registry Is Literally At The Top Of Kris Kobachs Agenda For Trump Administrati 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1280
Top States' Voter Turnout - STATS 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1294
Voter turnout research shows... 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1147
Judge Orders Border Patrol to Improve Detention Conditions 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1225
Here are the devastating capabilities of the weapons Obama will leave behind for Trump 2 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1880
Cleveland Submits Use-of-Force Policy to Judge for Approval 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1236
xp- Trump supporters blocking entrance to polls & intimidating voters in Coral Springs, 5 Panich52 Nov 2016 Nov 2016 6 1986
NYPD settlement on Muslim surveillance not 'sufficient', judge rules 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1485
Just thought.... 1 ldlew Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1602
Documents show AT&T secretly sells customer data to law enforcement 2 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 2135
Jailed 96 Days on Bogus Charge: It Is No One's Fault? 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1742
Daily Camera ordered to remove judge's ruling from web, but won't be held in contempt 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1888
Justice department steps in against jailing practices that target poor people 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Oct 2016 1 1537
Federal Report Cites Bias by San Francisco Police 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1470
U.S. police used Facebook, Twitter data to track protesters: ACLU 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1470
Supreme Court to hear Mexico border shooting case 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1299
Chicago police unveil stricter draft policy for use of force 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1441
Yahoo’s Government Email Scanner Was Actually a Secret Hacking Tool 1 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1552
This school staged a ‘Color Wars’ pep rally. Then students showed up in ‘White Pride’ shirts. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1866
Supreme Court rejects Taser excessive force case (x-post from LBN) 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1415
FBI Director calls 'stop and frisk' an important tool when used right 8 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 2218

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Oppose RFRAs support HR 5272 the Do No Harm Bill 2 es35 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 1606
Time Gap in Offering Aid After Police Shooting Stirs Concern 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 1648
Police accidentally record themselves conspiring to fabricate criminal charges against protester 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 1770
Springfield teen sent home from Kroger for wearing Kaepernick jersey 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1762
U.S. removes defunct Saudi-linked American charity from blacklist 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1291
Former Rikers Island officers sentenced to prison for beating inmate 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1406
Chicago officer charged following video of shots fired at two teens in car 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1364
FBI's 2007 impersonation of journalist valid at time: U.S. watchdog 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1351
North Dakota arrest warrant for Amy Goodman raises fears for press freedom 3 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1954
Suit filed on behalf of St. Paul youth injured by Metro Transit Police 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1403
Top West Point general: ‘Valid concerns’ raised about prayer after Army football game 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 2036
Trump and the Central Park Five 0 srcameron Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1543
Wyoming Supreme Court won't hear appeal of $470K seizure 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2367
Woman sues Albuquerque for seizing car despite ban on civil asset forfeiture 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1859
NYPD Might Not Say If Officer in Chokehold Death Is Punished 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1628
Predictive policing practices labeled as 'flawed' by civil rights coalition 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1638
Walter Scott Shooting: Judge Sets 2017 Civil Rights Trial for Ex-Officer Who Shot Black Motorist 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1352
iPhone spyware highlights Israel's advanced surveillance prowess 0 forest444 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1596
Justice Department to decide charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio in racial profiling case 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1799
Defense attorneys clash with prison over recorded meetings 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1615
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