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Feds Call for Judge to Disband Police in Polygamous Towns 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 1841
What an insulting abuse of power 1 inchhigh Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1806
U.S. high court approves rule change to expand FBI hacking power 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1463
Newly released bigoted texts from San Francisco police call cases into question 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1729
Why Oklahoma cops are returning $53,000 to a Christian band, an orphanage and a church 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 10 1677
Supreme Court to Decide Whether States Can Make You Leave Your Fourth Amendment Rights at the DMV 5 houston16revival Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 3868
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Organizations Debunk 'Bathroom Predator Myth' 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1663
South Carolina town where black man shot asks U.S. for police help 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1720
Top Cincinnati university cop urged aggressive traffic stops: report 4 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 2039
Court rules warrantless collection of cellphone location data constitutional 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1506
The hidden: how Chicago police kept thousands isolated at Homan Square 2 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 2058
Long-stalled email privacy bill advances in Congress 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1447
Chicago policing taskforce calls black distrust of department 'justified' 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1470
'I was struck with multiple blows': inside the secret violence of Homan Square 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 7 1944
Stingray ruling could challenge thousands of Baltimore convictions 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1675
Class-Action Suit Challenges US Government's No-Fly List 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 6 1493
Why Are Educators Learning How to Interrogate Their Students? 1 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 2058
All agree his sentence was too harsh, but he may still stay locked up forever 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 2242
Appeals Court: No stingrays without a warrant, explanation to judge 1 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 2155
Complaint: Court Sentences Latinos to Costly English Classes 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2108
Is There Any Governmental Entity 2 speaktruthtopower Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2146
New Jersey Police Chief on Leave After Email Allegedly Defending Racial Profiling Surfaces 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2029
Lawmakers say NSA plan to expand sharing data ‘unconstitutional’ 2 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2105
Ted Cruz proposal to reinstate NYPD's Muslim surveillance met with scorn 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1852
Report: Bias Evident in Philadelphia Stop-and-Frisk Practice 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2069
U.N. torture envoy appeals again for visit to U.S. prisons 2 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1794
FBI quietly changes its privacy rules for accessing NSA data on Americans 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1754
Ferguson to weigh accepting U.S. government's police reform plan 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1804
Justice Department asks judge to revisit NY iPhone case 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1687
Justice Department Sends Ferguson Warning on Consent Decree 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 1756

Civil Liberties Continued...

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NYPD is sued for using sound cannons at Eric Garner protest 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 8 1802
Louisiana's public defense system could collapse without renewed cash flow 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1814
U.N. Commissioner Warns Apple Not to Allow FBI to Access Private Data 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 2075
Justice Department to review Minneapolis response to police protests 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1809
Congress tells FBI that forcing Apple to unlock iPhones is 'a fool's errand' 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1884
NYPD allegedly violated civil rights in wrongful home searches 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2043
Texas District Sues to Prevent Release of Clock Details 2 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2243
Medical failures at US detention centers linked to deaths of eight immigrants 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1863
US border patrol cleared of racially profiling Hispanics in Ohio 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2318
Former New York county police chief pleads guilty in beating case 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1924
ACLU plans challenge to ruling finding no First Amendment right to film police 3 farleftlib Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 4155
Boston Police use of cell phone trackers kept private 0 friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2251
On Apple v. the FBI: "(Y)ou can't make a backdoor that only good guys can fit through" 0 friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2024
Solid support for Apple in iPhone encryption fight: poll 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1586
Eleven years and counting: EFF scores a major victory in its NSA mass surveillance suit 0 friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1878
Is cash bail unconstitutional? Activists sue over system 'favoring the wealthy' 11 Eugene Dec 2015 Feb 2016 8 3370
NYPD tracked citizens’ cellphones 1,000 times since 2008 without warrants 3 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 7 1830
Sheriff Faces Misdemeanor After Dying Inmate Didn't Get Care 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1797
Wyoming Trespass Laws Under Fire by Environmentalists, Photographers 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2035
California School to Change Policy After Banning Gay T-Shirt 2 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2111
Chicago Says It Will Release Police Shooting Videos Quickly 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1562
Federal Monitor Says Changing NYPD Culture a Challenge 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1500
Four men—including a pair of pastors—sue Tacoma police over stingray documents 1 friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2021
Immigrants arrested in U.S. raids say were misled on right to counsel 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1498
What the DOJ Lawsuit Against Ferguson Alleges 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1719
Justice Department presents evidence to grand jury in police choking death of Eric Garner 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1627
Two UVa Law School graduates to clerk for Supreme Court 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2200
Groups sue for videos of Minneapolis police killing 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1527
Ex-Vegas Officer, Department Sued in Body Camera Force Case 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1820
Iowa High Court to Consider State's Ban on Voting by Felons 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1512

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Nina Turner In Cleveland... 0 WillyT Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1540
Rights group sues for details of U.S. counter terrorism effort 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1653
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Cartaphelius Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2197
Homan Square: inquiry into Chicago police 'should also cover facility' 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1713
Federal Charges for Vegas Police Officer in Body-Camera Case 2 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 2046
Chicago police must finally produce stingray records, judge orders 4 friendly_iconoclast Jan 2016 Jan 2016 11 2645
FBI investigating fatal Chicago police shooting of motorist in 2013 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1691
Police can detain without cause in Buenos Aires, according to a Municipal Supreme Court ruling. 0 forest444 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1591
NY City Settles Lawsuits Over Muslim Surveillance by Police 0 friendly_iconoclast Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1782
Nebraska routinely holds children in solitary confinement, report finds 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1660
New Survey Finds Majority Who Believe It Is Sometimes Necessary For Government To Sacrifice Freedom… 2 OKIsItJustMe Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 1870
Latest Battle in War on Christmas Is Texas Nativity Scene Skirmish 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1752
Judge throws out 2000 murder conviction, frees Kansas man after 15 years in prison 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1694
Homan Square hearing listens to testimony on Chicago police practices 0 Eugene Dec 2015 Dec 2015 4 1588
Happy 224th Birthday, Bill of Rights 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 6 2452
ACLU Pushes For More Transparency On No-Fly List 1 Panich52 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 4 1592
The fascinating history of how Jefferson and other Founding Fathers defended Muslim rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 1637
Happy 290th Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 2475
FBI head: terror fight requires open backdoors to encrypted user data 1 Eugene Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1455
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