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Monday marks 50th anniversary of Loving decision on interracial marriage 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 3228
'Hate speech is not protected by the First Amendment,' Portland mayor says. He's wrong. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 May 2017 0 6760
Trump budget could expand definition of 'sanctuary city' 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 0 4909
Wikipedia can pursue NSA surveillance lawsuit: U.S. appeals court 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 2938
Cash Bail, a Cornerstone of the Criminal-Justice System, Is Under Threat 1 question everything May 2017 May 2017 0 6921
Unredacted User Manuals Of Stingray Device Show How Accessible Surveillance Is 2 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 May 2017 2 2194
Police shooting of Texas teen in moving car violated federal guidance 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 3 1635
Inquest recommends charges in Wisconsin inmate's dehydration death: paper 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 4753
NSA concedes violating surveillance limits and pledges curbs on US email collection 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3548
Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression Announces the 2017 Jefferson Muzzles 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 5007
U.S. Homeland Security probes possible abuse in Twitter summons case 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2691
ACLU Bills Would Require Transparency on Police Surveillance 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Apr 2017 2 1886
Motivation for Senate 2018. Supreme Court 0 srcameron Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4676
Justice Dept. seeks pause on consent decree with Baltimore 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4120
North Dakota church white supremacist Craig Cobb is buying destroyed by fire 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2694
Georgia nonprofit says it unwittingly gave $25,000 to white nationalist Richard Spencer 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2282
EFF presents: a guide to protecting your data privacy when crossing the US border 1 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2163
The alt-right arrives in Alexandria: Alexandria, Virginia's newest Nazi, Richard Spencer. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Mar 2017 5 2303
Judge shoots down Miami-Dade detention policy adopted to follow Trump deportation order 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1905
Repost from GD: ACLU launches PeoplePower.org to help organize mass resistance 2 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 8 2537
White House supports renewal of spy law without reforms: official 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1767
U.S. attorney general still deciding whether to impose reforms on Chicago police 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1742
Supreme Court weighs law banning sex offenders from Facebook 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1819
Hate groups on the rise across Montana, nation 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1623
U.S. House passes bill requiring warrants to search old emails 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2067
US appeals court rejects White House request to reinstate travel ban 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 4 1653
Did DHS Bully Immigrants Into Signing Away Their Rights? 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1698
Confirmation Fight 0 srcameron Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1849
FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2298
New York City reaches $75 million settlement over police summonses 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1784

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Indiana bill would allow police to shut down protests 'by any means necessary' 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2376
Illinois man sues police over flag burning arrest 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2805
Neo-Nazi Website Postpones Armed March in Whitefish, Montana 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1565
Baltimore, U.S. Justice Department reach accord on police reform 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2036
Jeff Sessions could weaken police reforms on excessive force and racial bias 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2554
Thirty Years Ago Today: Amtrak Crash at Chase, Maryland 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2418
Afraid of a fight, white supremacist backs down: Spencer says threats of armed march just a joke 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2862
A stone ignites a community: Billings, Montana, stood up to white supremacists 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 4202
Are the police tracking you? Push to restrict license plate readers heads to Va. Supreme Court 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2759
He helped make legal history in Loving v. Virginia. At 80, hes still fighting for justice. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2210
Two 'deadliest' police departments in US to be investigated in California 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3256
Yahoo email scan shows U.S. spy push to recast constitutional privacy 1 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1716
Alt-right shadow hangs over northwestern Montana town of Whitefish 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2698
Happy 225th Birthday, Bill of Rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2161
Wake County school choirs barred from performing at nativity event 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2469
Bail money funds Louisiana courts. Now this powerful industry is fighting reform 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1871
Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2546
Happy 291st Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2972
The FBI Just Got Disturbing New Hacking Powers 2 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2311
Pact Resolves ACLU Suit Over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1340
White House dismisses Trump claim that flag burners should be imprisoned 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 1909
Our Civics Lessons 0 bdamomma Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1889
Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1543
Reinstating A Muslim Registry Is Literally At The Top Of Kris Kobachs Agenda For Trump Administrati 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1290
Top States' Voter Turnout - STATS 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1305
Voter turnout research shows... 0 Equinox Moon Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1158
Judge Orders Border Patrol to Improve Detention Conditions 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1240
Here are the devastating capabilities of the weapons Obama will leave behind for Trump 2 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1894
Cleveland Submits Use-of-Force Policy to Judge for Approval 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1246
xp- Trump supporters blocking entrance to polls & intimidating voters in Coral Springs, 5 Panich52 Nov 2016 Nov 2016 6 2007

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NYPD settlement on Muslim surveillance not 'sufficient', judge rules 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1496
Just thought.... 1 ldlew Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1612
Documents show AT&T secretly sells customer data to law enforcement 2 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 2151
Jailed 96 Days on Bogus Charge: It Is No One's Fault? 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1757
Daily Camera ordered to remove judge's ruling from web, but won't be held in contempt 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1901
Justice department steps in against jailing practices that target poor people 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Oct 2016 1 1549
Federal Report Cites Bias by San Francisco Police 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1481
U.S. police used Facebook, Twitter data to track protesters: ACLU 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1489
Supreme Court to hear Mexico border shooting case 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1311
Chicago police unveil stricter draft policy for use of force 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1455
Yahoo’s Government Email Scanner Was Actually a Secret Hacking Tool 1 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1565
This school staged a ‘Color Wars’ pep rally. Then students showed up in ‘White Pride’ shirts. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1887
Supreme Court rejects Taser excessive force case (x-post from LBN) 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1429
FBI Director calls 'stop and frisk' an important tool when used right 8 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 2254
Oppose RFRAs support HR 5272 the Do No Harm Bill 2 es35 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 1615
Time Gap in Offering Aid After Police Shooting Stirs Concern 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 1661
Police accidentally record themselves conspiring to fabricate criminal charges against protester 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 1785
Springfield teen sent home from Kroger for wearing Kaepernick jersey 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1782
U.S. removes defunct Saudi-linked American charity from blacklist 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1306
Former Rikers Island officers sentenced to prison for beating inmate 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1421
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