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Indiana bill would allow police to shut down protests 'by any means necessary' 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2335
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Neo-Nazi Website Postpones Armed March in Whitefish, Montana 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1543
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Jeff Sessions could weaken police reforms on excessive force and racial bias 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2519
Thirty Years Ago Today: Amtrak Crash at Chase, Maryland 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2377
Afraid of a fight, white supremacist backs down: Spencer says threats of armed march just a joke 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2825
A stone ignites a community: Billings, Montana, stood up to white supremacists 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 4168
Are the police tracking you? Push to restrict license plate readers heads to Va. Supreme Court 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2727
He helped make legal history in Loving v. Virginia. At 80, hes still fighting for justice. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2173
Two 'deadliest' police departments in US to be investigated in California 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3225
Yahoo email scan shows U.S. spy push to recast constitutional privacy 1 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1688
Alt-right shadow hangs over northwestern Montana town of Whitefish 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2648
Happy 225th Birthday, Bill of Rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2130
Wake County school choirs barred from performing at nativity event 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2437
Bail money funds Louisiana courts. Now this powerful industry is fighting reform 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1839
Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2505
Happy 291st Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2936
The FBI Just Got Disturbing New Hacking Powers 2 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2267
Pact Resolves ACLU Suit Over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1313
White House dismisses Trump claim that flag burners should be imprisoned 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 1881
Our Civics Lessons 0 bdamomma Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1854
Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1517
Reinstating A Muslim Registry Is Literally At The Top Of Kris Kobachs Agenda For Trump Administrati 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1259
Top States' Voter Turnout - STATS 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1275
Voter turnout research shows... 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1137
Judge Orders Border Patrol to Improve Detention Conditions 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1211
Here are the devastating capabilities of the weapons Obama will leave behind for Trump 2 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1858
Cleveland Submits Use-of-Force Policy to Judge for Approval 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1218

Civil Liberties Continued...

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xp- Trump supporters blocking entrance to polls & intimidating voters in Coral Springs, 5 Panich52 Nov 2016 Nov 2016 6 1970
NYPD settlement on Muslim surveillance not 'sufficient', judge rules 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1467
Just thought.... 1 ldlew Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1587
Documents show AT&T secretly sells customer data to law enforcement 2 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 2118
Jailed 96 Days on Bogus Charge: It Is No One's Fault? 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1724
Daily Camera ordered to remove judge's ruling from web, but won't be held in contempt 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1873
Justice department steps in against jailing practices that target poor people 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Oct 2016 1 1517
Federal Report Cites Bias by San Francisco Police 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1442
U.S. police used Facebook, Twitter data to track protesters: ACLU 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1458
Supreme Court to hear Mexico border shooting case 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1286
Chicago police unveil stricter draft policy for use of force 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1429
Yahoo’s Government Email Scanner Was Actually a Secret Hacking Tool 1 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1534
This school staged a ‘Color Wars’ pep rally. Then students showed up in ‘White Pride’ shirts. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1849
Supreme Court rejects Taser excessive force case (x-post from LBN) 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1399
FBI Director calls 'stop and frisk' an important tool when used right 8 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 2168
Oppose RFRAs support HR 5272 the Do No Harm Bill 2 es35 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 1594
Time Gap in Offering Aid After Police Shooting Stirs Concern 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 1630
Police accidentally record themselves conspiring to fabricate criminal charges against protester 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 1756
Springfield teen sent home from Kroger for wearing Kaepernick jersey 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1747
U.S. removes defunct Saudi-linked American charity from blacklist 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1278
Former Rikers Island officers sentenced to prison for beating inmate 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1390
Chicago officer charged following video of shots fired at two teens in car 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1345
FBI's 2007 impersonation of journalist valid at time: U.S. watchdog 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1336
North Dakota arrest warrant for Amy Goodman raises fears for press freedom 3 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1931
Suit filed on behalf of St. Paul youth injured by Metro Transit Police 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1389
Top West Point general: ‘Valid concerns’ raised about prayer after Army football game 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 2010
Trump and the Central Park Five 0 srcameron Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1532
Wyoming Supreme Court won't hear appeal of $470K seizure 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2340
Woman sues Albuquerque for seizing car despite ban on civil asset forfeiture 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1838
NYPD Might Not Say If Officer in Chokehold Death Is Punished 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1616

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Predictive policing practices labeled as 'flawed' by civil rights coalition 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1625
Walter Scott Shooting: Judge Sets 2017 Civil Rights Trial for Ex-Officer Who Shot Black Motorist 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1341
iPhone spyware highlights Israel's advanced surveillance prowess 0 forest444 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1579
Justice Department to decide charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio in racial profiling case 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1786
Defense attorneys clash with prison over recorded meetings 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1602
Baltimore's newly revealed surveillance program raises legal questions 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1385
Stingray documents offer rare insight into police and FBI surveillance 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1536
Kansas cops can’t stop drivers just because they have Colorado plates, court rules 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 7 1681
Black Teen Pushed Down by Iowa Officer Got Money for Secrecy 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1426
N.Y. police regularly violated rules on probing Muslim groups: watchdog 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1671
Residency where marijuana is legal no reason for police search: U.S. court 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1655
Civil rights groups accuse Arkansas city of running 'debtors prison' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1615
Gun crime tech 'failed to save lives' in Chicago 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1651
U.S. prison recordings of attorney-client meetings spur legal fight 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1407
Newspaper Publisher Arrested After Open Records Request 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Aug 2016 1 1966
The Nauru Files: 2,000 Leaked Reports Reveal Scale of Abuse of Children 1 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1584
Muslim Woman Says Chicago Police Officers Ripped Off Her Hijab, Suit Says 4 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1678
Baltimore officers cited for mistreatment of women in DoJ report 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1326
St Louis-area municipalities sued over alleged discriminatory 'debtors' prisons' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1417
How do you fight the police? 1 justgamma Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1772
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