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Customs agents seized a lawful gun owner's truck over five bullets. Now he's suing to get it back. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 Oct 2017 2 3049
CBS: D.C. court rules tracking phones without a warrant is unconstitutional 2 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2017 Oct 2017 7 2071
Portland, ME, police union strike deal to outfit police with body cameras 0 left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1983
DePauls M. Cherif Bassiouni, global champion of justice, dead at 79 1 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2053
A chilling study shows how hostile college students are toward free speech - The Washington Post 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 4052
The Justice Department goes out of its way to side against a gay couple 1 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2046
Free speech crowd is awfully silent right now. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2176
Trump administration sued over phone searches at U.S. borders 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1650
West Virginia case: It's still lawful to pose a question to a government official 1 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 1919
Chicago changes course, wants police reforms with court role 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1964
Trump order could give immigration agents a foothold in US schools 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2891
No sanctions for Detroit jail's group strip searches: court 2 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3218
Board member of Va. ACLU resigns in protest of group's stance on Charlottesville rally 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 3251
Prosecutors ask court to end Texas county's cash bail for misdemeanors 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 4 2713
Acting DEA administrator says Trump 'condoned police misconduct' in remarks about handling suspects 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 1316
Trump to First Amendment: Drop Dead 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 3054
Op-ed in TWSJ.: Law-enforcement agencies seize billions a year without filing charges 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 1852
Massachusetts top court: State can't comply with immigration detainers (x-post from LBN) 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1834
Florida county sued for detention of US citizen at behest of immigration officials 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 6 2053
Happy 92nd anniversary, verdict in the Scopes trial 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1944
2014 Washington Post series, "Stop and Seize" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 1991
Why NCAC Objects to Restore Campus Free Speech Bills 0 Panich52 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1957
Mississippi counties ordered to stop jailing poor people indefinitely 0 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2426
Tennis star James Blake no longer threatening to sue New York after wrongful tackle 0 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3795
Opposing Trump, conservative bloc demands reforms to internet spy law 0 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2623
Black Lives Matter sues for court oversight of Chicago police reforms 0 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 2774
On this day in 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was murdered. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 3140
Monday marks 50th anniversary of Loving decision on interracial marriage 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 3082
'Hate speech is not protected by the First Amendment,' Portland mayor says. He's wrong. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 May 2017 0 6477
Trump budget could expand definition of 'sanctuary city' 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 0 4782

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Wikipedia can pursue NSA surveillance lawsuit: U.S. appeals court 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 2818
Cash Bail, a Cornerstone of the Criminal-Justice System, Is Under Threat 1 question everything May 2017 May 2017 0 6758
Unredacted User Manuals Of Stingray Device Show How Accessible Surveillance Is 2 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 May 2017 2 1957
Police shooting of Texas teen in moving car violated federal guidance 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 3 1502
Inquest recommends charges in Wisconsin inmate's dehydration death: paper 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 4602
NSA concedes violating surveillance limits and pledges curbs on US email collection 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3426
Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression Announces the 2017 Jefferson Muzzles 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4883
U.S. Homeland Security probes possible abuse in Twitter summons case 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2547
ACLU Bills Would Require Transparency on Police Surveillance 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Apr 2017 2 1681
Motivation for Senate 2018. Supreme Court 0 srcameron Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4561
Justice Dept. seeks pause on consent decree with Baltimore 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3989
North Dakota church white supremacist Craig Cobb is buying destroyed by fire 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2563
Georgia nonprofit says it unwittingly gave $25,000 to white nationalist Richard Spencer 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2150
EFF presents: a guide to protecting your data privacy when crossing the US border 1 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1992
The alt-right arrives in Alexandria: Alexandria, Virginia's newest Nazi, Richard Spencer. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Mar 2017 5 2149
Judge shoots down Miami-Dade detention policy adopted to follow Trump deportation order 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1784
Repost from GD: ACLU launches PeoplePower.org to help organize mass resistance 2 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 8 2317
White House supports renewal of spy law without reforms: official 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1637
U.S. attorney general still deciding whether to impose reforms on Chicago police 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1618
Supreme Court weighs law banning sex offenders from Facebook 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1682
Hate groups on the rise across Montana, nation 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1508
U.S. House passes bill requiring warrants to search old emails 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1934
US appeals court rejects White House request to reinstate travel ban 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 4 1522
Did DHS Bully Immigrants Into Signing Away Their Rights? 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1586
Confirmation Fight 0 srcameron Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1740
FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2124
New York City reaches $75 million settlement over police summonses 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1647
Indiana bill would allow police to shut down protests 'by any means necessary' 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2207
Illinois man sues police over flag burning arrest 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2542
Neo-Nazi Website Postpones Armed March in Whitefish, Montana 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1450

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Baltimore, U.S. Justice Department reach accord on police reform 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1898
Jeff Sessions could weaken police reforms on excessive force and racial bias 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2380
Thirty Years Ago Today: Amtrak Crash at Chase, Maryland 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2246
Afraid of a fight, white supremacist backs down: Spencer says threats of armed march just a joke 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2680
A stone ignites a community: Billings, Montana, stood up to white supremacists 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 4008
Are the police tracking you? Push to restrict license plate readers heads to Va. Supreme Court 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2621
He helped make legal history in Loving v. Virginia. At 80, hes still fighting for justice. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2011
Two 'deadliest' police departments in US to be investigated in California 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3111
Yahoo email scan shows U.S. spy push to recast constitutional privacy 1 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1554
Alt-right shadow hangs over northwestern Montana town of Whitefish 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2478
Happy 225th Birthday, Bill of Rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2016
Wake County school choirs barred from performing at nativity event 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2309
Bail money funds Louisiana courts. Now this powerful industry is fighting reform 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1724
Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2348
Happy 291st Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2811
The FBI Just Got Disturbing New Hacking Powers 2 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2080
Pact Resolves ACLU Suit Over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1203
White House dismisses Trump claim that flag burners should be imprisoned 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 1757
Our Civics Lessons 0 bdamomma Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1693
Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1417
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