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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1117
Thomas attacks the right of indigent criminal defendants to have counsel provided 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1600
Supreme Court seems to seek narrow way to uphold cross that memorializes war dead 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1592
Muslim group seeks congressional probe on terror watchlist 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1328
FBI investigating deadly police raid in Houston 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1626
Happy belated 233rd anniversary, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Feb 2019 3 1733
Happy 50th anniversary, Tinker v. Des Moines 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1592
ICE Seizes Over 1 Million Websites With No Due Process; Apparently Unaware That Copyright & Trademar 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Feb 2019 2 1920
Freedom Caucus chairman: use asset forfeiture to fund the wall 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Feb 2019 1 3177
How the Georgia speaker of the House pockets big bucks to delay cases for alleged criminals 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 5 1677
U.S. court allows 'No-Fly List' lawsuits, dissenters warn of danger 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1480
I'll never forget watching by interrogation recording a cop threaten a 19 year old kid with rape.... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 8 1725
FIRE presents the 2019 edition of its annual list of the 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1612
Protect the National Butterfly Center Go Fund Me 0 littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1500
SCOTUS grants cert in first major religion clause case in the Kavanaugh era. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Jan 2019 1 2021
UPDATE: Campus speech group urges UGA to end inquiry of teaching assistant 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1711
Amazon facial-identification software used by police falls short on tests for accuracy and bias,... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1400
You know, Tuesday afternoon would be a GREAT time for the SCO to announced a new indictment 0 RHMerriman Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 2080
Bankruptcy leaves Detroit police abuse claims unpaid 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1500
Greyhound tells riders of rights when Border Patrol comes on board 8 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 35 4941
Jury finds man facing jail after playing 'F the Police' not guilty 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 1758
TSA says it no longer tracks regular travelers as if they may be terrorists 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1582
Missouri: Edmundson Ran Debtors' Prison, 'Extorting' Poor Black Residents, Lawsuit Says 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1544
Happy 227th birthday, the Bill of Rights, enacted on December 15, 1791 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 2050
Judge orders probe into California whistleblower's claims 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1547
TX prosecutors admit swaying jury by showing the surviving victim her husband's autopsy photo 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1574
Trump gov't put out a call asking legal immigrants to sponsor some of the 1,000's of kids in cages 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 1604
Revealed: FBI kept files on peaceful climate change protesters 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1379
Ex-judges to ICE: End immigration arrests at courthouses 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1416
Happy 293rd Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1666

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Texas police made more than $50 million in 2017 from seizing people's property 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1492
Former Miami Fire Rescue captain fights to get job back after noose incident 0 Scurrilous Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1651
Last vestiges of criminal past erased for wrongly convicted "San Antonio Four" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1230
Argentina's Macri decrees legalization of lethal force against fleeing suspects 0 sandensea Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1345
HS Newspaper Suspended For Publishing Investigation Into Football Players' Transfers 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 1915
Argument preview: Justices to reconsider potentially far reaching double-jeopardy exception 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Dec 2018 0 1595
St. Louis officers accused of beating undercover colleague 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1461
Groups demand end to info-sharing on asylum-seeking children 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1213
Former Biscayne Park (FL) police chief gets 3 years in prison for framing black people 0 Scurrilous Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 1445
New York top court: Jury trials needed when deportation a risk 1 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1397
Private prison companies served with lawsuits over using detainee labor 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 8 1389
Boston police face lawsuit over listing hats and selfies as gang symbols 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1472
Justices to consider whether Eighth Amendment ban on "excessive fines" applies to the states 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1540
U.S. judge orders release of Iraqis detained by Trump administration 1 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 14 1430
The Atlantic: The ACLU Declines to Defend Civil Rights 38 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 5808
Trump administration officials suggested sharing census responses with law enforcement, court docume 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1359
Gorsuch, joined by Sotomayor(!), writes that SCOTUS should've taken a Confrontation Clause case 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 2231
US civil rights agency decries Trump administration's lax approach to police violence 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 3 1421
Judge Allows Case Against Neo-Nazi Publisher to Proceed 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1609
Before he is ousted, Sessions limits U.S. oversight of local police 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1437
Motel 6 to pay $7.6 million for giving guest lists to U.S. immigration 1 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1505
How a police beating in Elkhart, Indiana, unfolded 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 8 1853
For first time ever, Innocence Project to appear in court on behalf of a prosecutor 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1262
Petition drive ... pays $3 a signature to overturn California's new law ending cash bail 1 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1691
Deep In The Desert, A Case Pits Immigration Crackdown Against Religious Freedom 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1560
You can't protest here. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1549
Lovely article about prison reform in Texas 0 janterry Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1530
Sen. Judiciary Comm. questions Trump's 4th Circuit nominee, 36 years old, less than 30 minutes 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 2190
Video shows off-duty Chicago police officer shooting unarmed autistic man 0 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1454
Need some DU Love Urgently 4 littlemissmartypants Oct 2018 Oct 2018 10 1990

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Patch Publishes Completely Unnecessary Sex Offender Maps to Keep Kids Safe on Halloween 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1295
Ex-Biscayne Park (FL) officers get year in prison for roles in framing crimes on black teen 3 Scurrilous Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1626
(October 2) World Innocence Day: "One wrongful conviction is too many,..." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1231
World Record for life ruined? Wilbert Jones, 19 when arrested, released after 45 years 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 32 3345
Our government decides that a 5-year-old child can give informed consent to waive her rights. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 7 1829
Student asked by school principal to remove jersey during patriotic-themed football game 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1990
"... some idiot law firm thought it could threaten Something Awful into a settlement...." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 2390
The people upset by demonstrations on Capitol Hill are incensed by a kneeling athlete. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1727
Texas Agriculture Commissioner gets police to remove political sign from woman's yard 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 17 2111
Pregnant bystander mauled by police dog denied by judge in federal lawsuit 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1825
The 2018 Jefferson Muzzles 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1339
Warden orders life-support withdrawn. Inmate dies. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1745
USC students rallied today demanding prof be fired for championing due process 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1965
"Not in this America, you pharisaical theocratic half-wit." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 2405
Texas Attorney General Defends Law Forcing Kids To Stand For Pledge Of Allegiance 3 Eugene Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1637
Paxton takes a stand for Cy-Fair ISD in case of student who sat for Pledge of Allegiance 8 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1782
Prisoner freed after Golf Digest investigation uncovers flaws in trial 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 5 1579
Blood-Spatter Expert in Joe Bryan Case Says "My Conclusions Were Wrong" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1388
Amazon's Face Recognition Falsely Matched 28 Members of Congress With Mugshots 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 Sep 2018 3 1735
I teach my 1Ls on Day 2 of law school that "I want my lawyer" is the most important phrase in law. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1634
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