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NO more Apple phones reasons why plus more 5 Flash953 Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 1222
Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 621
No More Pretense: Carr's FCC Threatens News Radio Station For Reporting The News Too Specifically 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 12 761
Nevada Court Shuts Down Federal Civil Forfeiture Loophole That Bypassed State Restrictions 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 475
Make a civil liberties complaint Musk et. al. who violate Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a 3 suegeo Feb 2025 Feb 2025 9 587
'Brush up on our laws': Ilhan Omar claps back after Elon Musk pushes edited video of her 0 ck4829 Feb 2025 Feb 2025 10 685
New NY law lets doctors keep their names off abortion meds 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 433
Meet two lawyers leading the fight for trans people's lives against Trump's anti-trans attacks 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 489
Her grad school tried to expel her for a tweet about Cardi B. Now they'll pay a $250K lawsuit settlement 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 7 643
On this day, January 30, 1919, Fred Korematsu was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 464
Trump's Death Penalty Order Is a Message to the Supreme Court 14 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 10 1549
Texas judge permits states' challenge against abortion pill rules to proceed 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 614
TED Jimmy Carter, Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse 3 littlemissmartypants Jan 2025 Jan 2025 39 1481
The Fight for Free Speech 0 struggle4progress Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 678
Mount Vernon, NY police force strip searched nearly everyone it arrested, DOJ says 3 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 7 900
Free Speech Advocate 3 joelg Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 751
predictive policing: Pasco County, FL Sheriff's Office settles 'intelligence-led policing' program 0 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 658
No DEI shopping at WalMart this year 3 CatWoman Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 1504
Christian Nationalism's First Item on the Agenda: Repeal Women's Right to Vote 1 niyad Nov 2024 Nov 2024 13 959
Two Missouri officers charged with stealing nude photos during traffic stops 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 872
Hat's Off to UVA Student for Keeping His Hat On 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 1016
Maybe now white people will be able to understand 1 JMCKUSICK Nov 2024 Nov 2024 14 663
Died for being pregnant, Died for being black hmmmmm 0 JMCKUSICK Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 510
Supreme Court schedules transgender rights case for December 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 973
Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrests 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 710
Trump's second-term agenda on LGBTQ issues alarms civil rights groups 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 873
Supreme Court flooded with prayers for relief from groups eager to promote religion 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 800
Jonathan Mitchell told the Fifth Circuit public libraries only exist "as a matter of grace" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 1109
PLEASE SHARE: Kamala Harris talks abortion at GA rally: FULL SPEECH (VIDEO) 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 900
Illinois' top court says odor of burnt marijuana isn't enough to search car 0 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 720

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Progressives press Chicago mayor over pledge to end controversial policing tool ShotSpotter 4 Eugene Jul 2023 Sep 2024 0 2482
Mississippi mail voting case at the Fifth Circuit could quickly become a national issue 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 872
This Election, It's Women's Choice 1 niyad Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 739
Ofra Bikel, whose films freed the wrongly convicted, dies at 94 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 741
Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest 30 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 92 9896
Lawsuit accuses (Medford) Oregon police department of illegally monitoring progressive activists 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 698
Virginia appeals court rules judge wrongly dismissed asset forfeiture challenge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 828
BREAKING: Gaza protest in front of Blinken's house removed by state authorities 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 971
Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jul 2024 10 1497
Some Thoughts on Civil Liberty, on Civil Responsibility, from an often forgotten Emperor 0 MedRxx Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 823
Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned 4 ck4829 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 17 1085
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 714
Massachusetts teacher fired for her TikTok videos loses First Amendment federal appeal 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 11 1310
In the 1940's FDR imprisoned Japanese citizens & descendants. Can DJT imprison Liberals & Democrats if reelected? 4 Jacson6 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 984
Judge rules against Texas Attorney General Paxton in campaign against migrant shelters 1 Jacson6 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 856
She Needed an Emergency Abortion. Doctors in Idaho Put Her on a Plane. 34 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 67 4446
The Supreme Court Just Took Its First Swipe at Marriage Equality 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 15 1354
Supreme Court Allows Suit Over Arrest Said to Be Politically Motivated 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 1121
La.'s Ten Commandments law will test religion-friendly courts, experts say 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 957
Missouri woman's murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 9 1038
Freed murder convict sues Chicago over eyewitness who turned out to be blind 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 26 1378
Federal judge orders ICE to end 'knock and talk' arrests of immigrants in Southern California 0 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 10 1111
Opinion: This Alabama AG won't stop at the state line to prosecute abortion 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 4 1491
Justices Jackson, Sotomayor call out Supreme Court for rejecting due process appeal 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 9 1259
Chains of Labor: The Global Stranglehold on Worker Rights 0 erronis May 2024 May 2024 4 1049
D.C.'s largest high school to show alternate Palestinian film after suit 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 4 1217
Flat-Fee Representation Fuels Man's Bid To Avoid Execution 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1751
Jury Finds Denver Police Officers Violated Colorado Constitution, Awards $3.76 Million in Damages 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 10 1728
Tennessee lawmakers advance bill to undo Memphis' traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 0 1582
Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says 0 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 1547

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Maybe they could beat him to death with a baseball bat. 4 SarahD Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1939
Ferguson, Missouri, agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle 'debtors' prison' lawsuit 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1505
Supreme Court skeptical of Texas, Florida regulation of social media moderation 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1706
The Alabama Chief Justice Who Invoked God in Deciding the Embryo Case 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 2037
Senate poised to pass biggest piece of tech regulation in decades 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1878
ShotSpotter: Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology this year 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1664
New Jersey officer accused of excessive force pleads guilty to misdemeanor counts in federal court 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1702
Minneapolis City Council approves $950,000 settlement with journalists detained or injured during 2020 unrest 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1477
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 2077
Dozens of Rogue California Police Agencies Still Sharing Driver Locations with Anti-Abortion States 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1907
SCOTUSblog: Court schedules abortion pill case for March argument session 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1858
Court appoints lawyer in Oklahoma death penalty case 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1640
After LA police raid home of Black Lives Matter attorney, a judge orders photographs destroyed 2 ck4829 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 3215
City of Seattle settles BLM protesters' lawsuit for $10 million 4 cbabe Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1941
Judges: U.S. Exceeded Scope of Warrant in Search of BH Safety Deposit Boxes 3 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 2021
Facial recognition used after Sunglass Hut robbery led to man's wrongful jailing, says suit 2 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1878
(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 1938
An Ohio official was arrested for speaking at her own meeting. Her rights were violated, judge says 10 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 32 3469
Virginia cake pop maker battles state regulators for right to post pics on Instagram 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 2636
Text Messages, Emails Show KBI Had Full Knowledge Of Raid On Kansas Newspaper's Office 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Jan 2024 6 2791
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