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Beware of SHOCK EXHAUSTION 1 brakester 13 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 12 298
"... Chief Judge James Boasberg--hearing the "CECOT class" AEA case--scheduled a status hearing for 11a Thursday, July 24." 0 mahatmakanejeeves 7 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 4 162
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears 0 mahatmakanejeeves 17 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 1 197
Nine Ways To Suppress African American Votes--the Republican Playbook Opinion (Newsweek) 2 usonian 20 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 6 275
Iowa mom falsely accused of cocaine use during pregnancy sues drug testing lab 0 ck4829 Sunday Sunday 14 505
Allentown grandfather's family was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he's alive, in a hospital in Guatemala 2 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 10 376
"Trump to TRY to fire Powell, although doing so may be illegal" is the headline. 9 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 8 611
NEW: The State Department has quietly declassified and posted the diplomatic notes exchanged between US and El Salvador 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 15 1780
Group challenges ruling that potentially weakens the Voting Rights Act 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 5 215
Trump appointee argues in dissent that noncitizens are not protected by the First Amendment. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 5 433
"Time to start paying attention to Florida attorney general James Uthmeier, the brains behind Alligator Auschwitz." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 9 428
NYT Opinion: 'Egregious.' 'Brazen.' 'Lawless.' How 48 Judges Describe Trump's Actions, in Their Own Words 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 13 Jul 13 11 478
Concentration camp jobs posted on Indeed. I wonder if they'll advertise that the uniforms are made by Hugo Boss. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 13 Jul 13 9 778
"DC Circuit rules that Pentagon can unravel plea deals with 9/11 plotters that would have precluded death penalty." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 11 Jul 11 1 458
"Judge restrains LAPD from using nonlethal munitions against journalists, detaining or assaulting journalists ..." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 11 Jul 11 5 385
"Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 10 Jul 10 10 482
Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be deported to Mexico or South Sudan, ICE official tells judge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 10 Jul 10 2 272
U.S. Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans Held in El Salvador for Americans 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 2 298
US judge rules Abrego's challenge to wrongful deportation can proceed 1 Eugene Jul 8 Jul 8 4 324
Trump admin now again calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation "a one off mistake...an administrative error." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 13 557
Breaking: Judge issues administrative stay stopping South Sudan deportations 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 4 Jul 4 3 434
'Fidelity' to Trump policies now part of criteria for Foreign Service promotions 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 4 Jul 4 3 388
"The '60 Minutes' team is aghast after Shari Redstone's payout to Donald Trump ..." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 3 Jul 3 8 655
"Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks the Tennessee criminal court to order the govt to stop making extrajudicial statements ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 3 Jul 3 15 496
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2 Jul 2 6 448
7th CIr.: no 1A violation for school district to fire counselor who gave a profanity-laden speech at an anti-trans rally 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2 Jul 2 1 433
DOJ memo pushes for broader effort to revoke naturalized US citizenship 3 Eugene Jul 2 Jul 2 5 371
"When future historians grapple with how Trump managed to so quickly and so thoroughly dismantle American democracy, ..." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 1 Jul 1 11 662
DOJ files court-required notice ... re: Executive Order 14160 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 1 Jul 1 1 555
"... 4th Circuit rejects the Trump administration to put Badar Khan Suri back in detention ..." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 1 Jul 1 4 376

Civil Liberties Continued...

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NOW: Emergency conference before Judge Paula Xinis on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to be returned to MD from TN 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 29 6 552
"DOJ asks appeals panel that stayed Judge Boasberg's criminal contempt proceedings against DOJ to disregard ..." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 29 Jun 29 3 494
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia was due to be deported. Now he's being freed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 29 Jun 29 15 635
The ICE List: Tracking Deportation Agents Across America 1 cbabe Jun 26 Jun 26 5 1025
Senate Democrats Are Letting Trump's Judicial Nominees Off the Hook 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 4 404
The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: 'A police state' 2 Eugene Jun 25 Jun 25 13 949
" Never seen this before -- the Justice Department is suing ... the entire federal district court bench in Maryland ..." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 27 1497
National Archives College Park MD facility to remain open to general public 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 25 9 923
"Congratulations to John Roberts, who will now surely displace Taney as the most ... hated Chief Justice in history" 14 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 23 Jun 24 78 2669
California National Guard troops under federal control sent to LA are 130 miles east of the city doing drug busts 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 5 833
"Judge William Young ... [denies] DOJ's request for a stay pending appeal in the NIH grants case." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 3 444
"A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to take steps to return a Salvadoran man ..." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 2 451
Judge chastises Trump administration in Voice of America hearing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 23 Jun 23 4 828
The Big Billionaire Benefit Bill could slam the door on Justice!! 0 Ranting Randy Jun 19 Jun 19 2 442
Appeals Court to Consider on Tuesday if Trump Can Control National Guard in L.A. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 18 0 450
"It looks like Palantir is helping Trump build a mega-database of Americans' private information" 14 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 39 1791
Officers who cover their faces could be charged with a misdemeanor under California proposal 0 Eugene Jun 16 Jun 16 0 347
US seeks more time to show it complied with judge's orders in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Maryland lawsuit 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 16 Jun 16 5 582
6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration's Attacks on Civil Liberties 1 usonian Jun 16 Jun 16 7 518
"... KOSA supporters say it out loud: ... they are really ... going after content." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 16 Jun 16 5 786
Pregnant in Power: U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen Confronts a System Built for Men 0 niyad Jun 14 Jun 14 3 514
Trump's Cartoonish Performance of Masculine Strength, from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. 0 niyad Jun 14 Jun 14 3 473
Anne Wojcicki to buy back 23andMe and its data for $305 million 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 14 Jun 14 3 568
The ICE agents disappearing your neighbors would like a little privacy, please 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 12 Jun 12 15 565
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to sanction Trump administration 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 12 Jun 12 4 385
Jury Nullification Gut Check 2 ck4829 Jun 12 Jun 12 3 614
Hearing before Judge Breyer on Governor Gavin Newsom's request for a temporary restraining order 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 12 Jun 12 9 605
Thou shalt not ignore the law: Illinois county sued over Ten Commandments monument 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 12 Jun 12 8 529
About 500 National Guard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raids 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 11 Jun 11 1 695
"It's not just that it's clearly intentional, it's that it's clearly intentional knowing that he's being recorded." 16 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 9 Jun 9 53 3365

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Alabama sheriff arrested for hiring uncertified officers, including one accused of violence 0 Eugene Jun 9 Jun 9 4 496
One of the two FTC commissioners Trump purported to fire in March resigned today because he hasn't been paid since then 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 9 Jun 9 4 434
BREAKING: Federal judge denies Corporation for Public Broadcasting's request for a preliminary injunction ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 8 719
'Remember the Ladies': Attacks on Gender Equity Remain a Core Feature of Surging Authoritarianism 3 niyad Jun 7 Jun 7 3 613
Trump Can Restrict A.P. Journalists' Access, Appeals Court Rules 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 7 Jun 7 3 618
Immigration lawyer says return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was calculated 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 7 Jun 7 49 1805
"So the conservative justices who had a meltdown over their 'privacy' being violated by Dobbs protests in front of ..." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 6 Jun 7 51 2182
An hour before being blocked, State told consulates to reject Harvard visas 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 7 Jun 7 4 586
Ken White: "Pam Bondi is thug scum." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 6 Jun 6 10 757
The Trump admin's quiet (but deadly) attack on repro rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 6 Jun 6 1 477
"Kafka name-checked three words in" feels like the lawyer equivalent of noticing a small red dot appearing between ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 4 Jun 4 7 643
Unsealed records in Abrego Garcia case offer few details that are new, unknown 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 4 Jun 4 3 561
Arlington man describes terrifying weeks in ICE custody 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 4 Jun 4 9 592
Trump seeks to reshape judiciary as first nominees face Senate 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 3 Jun 3 1 489
FBI shows up at Charlottesville public defender's home unannounced after ICE raid 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 1 Jun 2 12 1198
"Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse." 10 mahatmakanejeeves May 31 Jun 1 8 1203
US files motion to dismiss lawsuit over Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 28 May 28 5 590
VOA plaintiffs, in the two cases against Kari Lake/USAGM, filed this morning a motion with the DC Circuit Ct. of Appeals 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 28 May 28 3 498
Linda McMahon: "Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as ..." 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 28 May 28 8 1033
RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals 9 mahatmakanejeeves May 28 May 28 24 1810
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