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On Friday, the 5th Cir. granted #QualifiedImmunity to a mayor, police chief, and attorney ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1600
28 women file suit over 'night of terror' in Indiana jail, alleging incarcerated men bribed jail 1 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1712
"It's Crushing": The Lasting Trauma of the Exonerated 0 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 7 1672
Republicans' next big play is to 'scare the hell out of Washington' by rewriting the Constitution... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 1653
With Roe gone, states rush to criminalize not only abortion, but 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 about abortion. 12 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 32 3278
That's the price you pay for serving in government. You have to listen to the people who annoy you. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1621
Victory!!! Larry Klayman sued Rebecca Schoenkopf and @Wonkette over publications protected by 1A. 13 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 32 3435
Lafayette Parish librarian who spoke against censorship of LGBTQ books may be fired Monday 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1939
Oklahoma City library releases guidelines on patrons seeking abortion information 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1450
Despite judge's ruling that Spokane County deleted video evidence in jail death 'to avoid legal' 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1664
Lawsuit: Chicago police misused ShotSpotter in murder case 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1553
"I protect your right to participate in public school board meetings, including your right to ..." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1969
Op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.: Arizona Moves to Hold Cops Unaccountable 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1447
Another US appeals court upholds right to record police 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1127
Watch: Police in small Texas town show up at man's home and remove 'F*ck Joe Biden' flag 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 2125
Detroit to pay $7.5M to man who claims cops switched bullets 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 15 1721
Defiant Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa fights for her freedom 0 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1332
Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequality 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1165
Demanding that the IRS go against political enemies (such as what tRUMP and his IRS Commissioner 6 SWBTATTReg Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 2887
New initiatives aim to help the innocent fight wrongful convictions 1 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1334
The Danger of License Plate Readers in Post-Roe America 2 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1561
Judge overturns murder conviction of man who said he was framed by disgraced former detective 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1574
Philippines' Nobel laureate Maria Ressa loses appeal against cyber libel conviction 0 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1593
People will no longer be allowed to take close-range recordings of Arizona police under a new bill 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1865
Reproductive rights activists read first Amendment outside Kavanaugh's home 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1306
New Complaint Challenges Limits to Corporate Speech Enacted by Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act' 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1468
Federal Agent Stupidly Threatens Twitter User With Arrest Over Protected First Amendment Expression 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1874
Kansas wrongful conviction lawsuit reaches $12.5M settlement 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1459
Black man arrested on warrant for white man awarded $90K settlement 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 1451
On July 4th, Ray Gray is still learning how to be free after decades behind bars 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1133

Civil Liberties Continued...

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I'd like to thank the 1st amendment to the Constitution for chiming in, and also thank all the ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1483
Ex-Argentine naval officer found responsible for 1972 Trelew Massacre 0 peppertree Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1314
This gentleman right here is Alton Toussaint Lemon, for whom the famed "Lemon Test" was named. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 3186
After Roe's overturn: the abortion surveillance state 2 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1350
'You tarnished your reputation.' Ex-Miami-Dade cop gets 364 days for wrongful arrest 2 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1461
On this day, June 26, 2003, Lawrence v. Texas was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1226
North Texas man jailed for crime he didn't commit is free at last 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1413
On this day, June 17, 1963, Abington School District v. Schempp was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1402
We often hear that the First Amendment has never been stronger. I'd like to tell you a story ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 2040
After four years of silence and a settlement with Fox News, Seth Rich's parents are ready to talk. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 16 2052
Marsy's Law in action. We told you this would happen. You were warned. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 16 2483
The Impotence of the Fourth Amendment in a Post-Roe World 4 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 14 1674
A Black Army vet spent 16 months in solitary. Then a jury heard the evidence against him. 1 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 2009
On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1332
On this day, June 12, 1967, Loving v. Virginia was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 8 1270
Supreme Court prioritizes expedience, not justice, in wrongful convictions 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1339
Idaho Falls settles wrongful conviction lawsuit for $11.7M 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1199
Enforcing Criminal Abortion Bans Post-Roe: 'A Massive Escalation of Surveillance' 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1279
A lawsuit claims Waukegan police extracted another false confession from a Black teen 2 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1448
📣 Coming up next week! "Protesting Injustices," a webinar dedicated to understanding 1A 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1213
He spent most of his adult life in a W.Va. prison on a wrongful conviction. Two years later, he 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1444
$14.25M settlement proposed for man who spent 20 years in prison for double murder he didn't commit 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1062
The new court's absurd inhumanity: To preserve procedure, an innocent man must die 2 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 1664
There is no general hate speech exception to 1A, which means that hate speech is protected speech. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1669
On June 8, 1789, James Madison introduced the Bill of Rights to Congress. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 993
Time for a quick primer on the law of accessing phones under the 4th Amendment. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 9 1335
Happy **** The Draft Day! On June 7, 1971, the Supreme Court ruled that wearing a jacket that ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1191
10th Circuit denies immunity to Denver detectives who coerced teenager's false murder confession 7 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 42 3312
AZ man spent 17 days in jail for crime he didn't commit. He blames American Airlines 5 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 12 1934
To Promote Public Safety, Michigan Authorizes Cops To Rob Travelers at Airports 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 2235

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Commentary: It's too easy to extract false confessions from youths 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1278
Food for thought 3 dweller Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1318
An ex-priest, a flier and the arrest that legalized protests at Md. homes 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 8 1485
Caste discrimination in America 1 cbabe May 2022 May 2022 3 1640
1A: I protect hate speech, incendiary speech, and screaming "fire" in a crowded theater, unless ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 2 1714
Raleigh NC reaches settlement with teen detained in 2020 George Floyd protests for arrest 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 1066
Oregon sued over failure to provide public defenders 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 1039
Do you recall that the Brooklyn Public Library was offering school kids free library cards? 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 7 1553
Delaware State's Jenkins Stresses Representation After Intimidating Search in Georgia 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 4 1372
"F*&k Civility!" 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 8 1657
VA AG Jason Miyares: "On #NationalDayofPrayer we are reminded ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 0 1465
Supreme Court majority sympathetic to coach who prayed at midfield 7 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 May 2022 1 1853
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito's abortion history lesson in dispute 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 1307
Tweets on Dobbs. I want to do a thread on "deeply rooted in our nation's history and tradition." 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 0 1507
Seattle starts stop and frisk under new mayor 1 cbabe May 2022 May 2022 5 1598
"A powerful message for everyone working in the world of journalism." 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 15 1751
I limit state and local governments. A short thread... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1123
In the case of the praying football coach, both sides invoke religious freedom 22 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 2984
FIRE calls on Florida institutions and faculty to push back against unconstitutional law 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1345
Feds will return more than $1 mil in marijuana money that California cops stole from armored cars. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1454
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