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Judge who handcuffed public defender to teach a ‘lesson’ gets own chastising 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 4 1570
Taking down drones with eagles 6 elljay May 2016 May 2016 0 3812
Push for encryption law falters despite Apple case spotlight 0 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 1327
Bill would expand FBI's warrantless access to online records, senators warn 0 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 5 1325
ACLU threatens Cleveland over delays in convention protest permits 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 1436
Prosecutor: Cop Destroyed Woman's Phone, Lied About Assault 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 1 1435
Utah to Temporarily Stop Enforcing Law in 'Deadpool' Case 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 1 1611
'Racism from cradle to grave': Texas cemetery sued for 'whites only' policy 3 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 3 1750
A university moved to fire a professor after he defended a student’s right to debate gay marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 3 1431
Feds Call for Judge to Disband Police in Polygamous Towns 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 1659
What an insulting abuse of power 1 inchhigh Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1607
U.S. high court approves rule change to expand FBI hacking power 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1309
Newly released bigoted texts from San Francisco police call cases into question 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1570
Why Oklahoma cops are returning $53,000 to a Christian band, an orphanage and a church 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 10 1537
Supreme Court to Decide Whether States Can Make You Leave Your Fourth Amendment Rights at the DMV 5 houston16revival Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 3467
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Organizations Debunk 'Bathroom Predator Myth' 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1459
South Carolina town where black man shot asks U.S. for police help 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1551
Top Cincinnati university cop urged aggressive traffic stops: report 4 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1779
Court rules warrantless collection of cellphone location data constitutional 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1359
The hidden: how Chicago police kept thousands isolated at Homan Square 2 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1818
Long-stalled email privacy bill advances in Congress 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1305
Chicago policing taskforce calls black distrust of department 'justified' 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1316
'I was struck with multiple blows': inside the secret violence of Homan Square 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 7 1753
Stingray ruling could challenge thousands of Baltimore convictions 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1494
Class-Action Suit Challenges US Government's No-Fly List 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 6 1335
Why Are Educators Learning How to Interrogate Their Students? 1 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 1843
All agree his sentence was too harsh, but he may still stay locked up forever 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 2033
Appeals Court: No stingrays without a warrant, explanation to judge 1 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1973
Complaint: Court Sentences Latinos to Costly English Classes 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1920
Is There Any Governmental Entity 2 speaktruthtopower Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1957

Civil Liberties Continued...

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New Jersey Police Chief on Leave After Email Allegedly Defending Racial Profiling Surfaces 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1854
Lawmakers say NSA plan to expand sharing data ‘unconstitutional’ 2 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1898
Ted Cruz proposal to reinstate NYPD's Muslim surveillance met with scorn 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1706
Report: Bias Evident in Philadelphia Stop-and-Frisk Practice 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 1896
U.N. torture envoy appeals again for visit to U.S. prisons 2 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1578
FBI quietly changes its privacy rules for accessing NSA data on Americans 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1611
Ferguson to weigh accepting U.S. government's police reform plan 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1641
Justice Department asks judge to revisit NY iPhone case 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1544
Justice Department Sends Ferguson Warning on Consent Decree 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 1600
NYPD is sued for using sound cannons at Eric Garner protest 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 8 1643
Louisiana's public defense system could collapse without renewed cash flow 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1637
U.N. Commissioner Warns Apple Not to Allow FBI to Access Private Data 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 1924
Justice Department to review Minneapolis response to police protests 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1651
Congress tells FBI that forcing Apple to unlock iPhones is 'a fool's errand' 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1710
NYPD allegedly violated civil rights in wrongful home searches 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 1864
Texas District Sues to Prevent Release of Clock Details 2 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2037
Medical failures at US detention centers linked to deaths of eight immigrants 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1695
US border patrol cleared of racially profiling Hispanics in Ohio 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2162
Former New York county police chief pleads guilty in beating case 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1777
ACLU plans challenge to ruling finding no First Amendment right to film police 3 farleftlib Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 3722
Boston Police use of cell phone trackers kept private 0 friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2105
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 1856
Solid support for Apple in iPhone encryption fight: poll 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1443
Eleven years and counting: EFF scores a major victory in its NSA mass surveillance suit 0 friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1707
Is cash bail unconstitutional? Activists sue over system 'favoring the wealthy' 11 Eugene Dec 2015 Feb 2016 8 2790
NYPD tracked citizens’ cellphones 1,000 times since 2008 without warrants 3 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 7 1606
Sheriff Faces Misdemeanor After Dying Inmate Didn't Get Care 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1622
Wyoming Trespass Laws Under Fire by Environmentalists, Photographers 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1812
California School to Change Policy After Banning Gay T-Shirt 2 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1918
Chicago Says It Will Release Police Shooting Videos Quickly 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1387

Civil Liberties Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Federal Monitor Says Changing NYPD Culture a Challenge 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1365
Four men—including a pair of pastors—sue Tacoma police over stingray documents 1 friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1807
Immigrants arrested in U.S. raids say were misled on right to counsel 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1364
What the DOJ Lawsuit Against Ferguson Alleges 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1565
Justice Department presents evidence to grand jury in police choking death of Eric Garner 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1477
Two UVa Law School graduates to clerk for Supreme Court 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2052
Groups sue for videos of Minneapolis police killing 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1386
Ex-Vegas Officer, Department Sued in Body Camera Force Case 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1673
Iowa High Court to Consider State's Ban on Voting by Felons 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1371
Nina Turner In Cleveland... 0 WillyT Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1397
Rights group sues for details of U.S. counter terrorism effort 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1497
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Cartaphelius Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2021
Homan Square: inquiry into Chicago police 'should also cover facility' 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1551
Federal Charges for Vegas Police Officer in Body-Camera Case 2 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1865
Chicago police must finally produce stingray records, judge orders 4 friendly_iconoclast Jan 2016 Jan 2016 11 2379
FBI investigating fatal Chicago police shooting of motorist in 2013 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1546
Police can detain without cause in Buenos Aires, according to a Municipal Supreme Court ruling. 0 forest444 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1418
NY City Settles Lawsuits Over Muslim Surveillance by Police 0 friendly_iconoclast Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1618
Nebraska routinely holds children in solitary confinement, report finds 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1503
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