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The phrase "Orwellian" is overused, but bowing to state censorship while claiming to embrace ... 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1933
Here's why Sheila Jackson Lee's proposed legislation doesn't survive 5 seconds of scrutiny. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 2232
A Chicago Attorney Is Getting Justice For Hundreds Of Wrongfully Convicted People All At Once 19 ck4829 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 100 5568
Question of the Day 0 JMCKUSICK Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 1581
In some states, your 6-year-old child can be arrested. Advocates want that changed 1 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 2290
Study Shows Race is Substantial Factor in Wrongful Convictions 1 ck4829 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 1727
Appeals court to decide if 1st Amendment should have protected Laredo's "big crazy lady" from arrest 0 catbyte Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 1948
"...Propose a federal law that would fill in the gaps if SCOTUS overturns NYT v. Sullivan ..." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 3041
Phoenix ordinance restricting signs during Super Bowl is offsides on the First Amendment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1991
RCFP supports The New York Times in Sarah Palin's libel suit appeal 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1524
Federal court stikes down LA County Metro's prohibition against so-called non-commercial advertising 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1832
America's Trumpiest court doesn't care if your right to a fair trial was violated 5 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2022 Dec 2022 54 5407
Central Park entrance renamed to honor 5 teens falsely convicted of rape in 1989 2 ck4829 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 1802
On December 15, 1952, the Dec. of Independence and the Constitution were unveiled at the Archives. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2583
California Trains Cops, Prison Guards With Anti-Muslim Video 0 ck4829 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 1839
CWRU First Amendment Clinic Obtains Dismissal of Tort Claims Against Student Newspaper-- 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1871
On this day, December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was enacted. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1449
On December 14, 1964, the USSC issued an important ruling on the Commerce Clause 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 8 1765
He's a U.S. citizen, but ICE detained him and tried to deport him. Now he's getting $150k 0 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 1694
On December 11, 1725, George Mason was born. He conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 1632
Officers Have A Lot To Gain From Unconstitutional Traffic Stops, But Not A Lot To Lose 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1708
Institute of Justice says 'doughnut' ordinance has holes 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 1638
Pennsylvania panel updates anti-discrimination regulations 1 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1676
ACLU Lawsuit Claims Grandmother's Home Was 'Illegally' Raided by SWAT Team Searching for Stolen iPho 4 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 12 2408
TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights. 7 cbabe Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 2812
On this day, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 1777
Ohio Cops Decide First Amendment Doesn't Exist, Arrest Newspaper Editor For Committing Journalism 2 LiberalArkie Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 2042
Vast majority of those being held in Georgia's rural jails are there for nonviolent offenses 9 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 3629
Ohio man wins $45 million in lawsuit after being wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years 1 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 1855
TheFIREorg 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 1836

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America's scales of justice are badly unbalanced 4 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 13 2196
On November 13, 1957, the Longview, TX chapter of the NAACP refused to snitch on its members. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 1937
Have grave concerns about the prison pipeline? Serve on a jury. 8 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 10 2424
Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1800
FIRE sues Michigan mayor who abused power, shouted down constituents at city council meeting 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 1763
Judge cites Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone with contempt as backlog of complaint probes grows 0 Eugene Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 1786
"I protect a lot of harmful speech. A short thread" 17 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 10 3948
Accusations of coerced confessions in Melissa Lucio case shine spotlight on tactic 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 9 2206
DNA evidence frees California man imprisoned for decades 2 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 7 1790
School-board spat raises recurring question: Can government officials block you on social media? 0 sl8 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 1930
10-27-1947: Committee for the First Amendment arrives in DC to support "blacklisted" colleagues 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1667
Jurors Can Protect Abortion Access 1 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1602
Court rules geofence warrant violates Fourth Amendment 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 10 2089
Ohio law requires *prisoner* to request testing. Conviction/death sentence stand. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1720
"Last night, the mayor of Newton, Iowa ejected Noah Petersen from a city council meeting." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 2518
Is the Government Tracking Your Abortion? 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1776
Man working to rebuild life after going to jail for crime he didn't commit 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 1635
"Trump on Supreme Court Leak: You take the writer and or the publisher... " 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 2602
Chicago college shuts down anti-Marxism display, threatens conservative students with ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 2082
This message was self-deleted by its author 5 GenXer47 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 2472
A website creator is using the Second Amendment to try and upend the First 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1836
On this day, October 15, 1965, a draft card was burned during an anti-war rally. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1936
The First Amendment and Alex Jones: a thread 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 1603
North Carolina HBCU leader 'outraged' after bus of Black students stopped in SC 11 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 50 4486
Comedians sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport 0 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1491
How Discovery Channel's 'MythBusters' Helped a Wrongly Convicted Man Prove His Innocence 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 1826
Police Charged a Woman for Recording Them Holding a Black Man at Gunpoint. Now, They Owe Her 2 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 12 2020
Judge dismisses case over FBI raid of 1,400 private safe-deposit boxes and seizure of millions in je 2 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 11 2416
The Onion advises the Supreme Court's 'total Latin dorks' on parody 1 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1682
California Restricts Use of Rap Lyrics in Criminal Trials After Gov. Newsom Signs Bill 1 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1975

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Why is it so hard to free wrongfully convicted people from prison? 3 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 1656
The Trevor Project teams up with a student surveillance company accused of LGBTQ+ bias 0 cbabe Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1690
Fifth Circuit reverses and grants judgment *for* a judge who does a prayer ceremony in his courtroom 8 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 2165
Black people are being falsely convicted of serious crimes at alarming rates, report finds 3 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 1922
University of Idaho tells faculty that talking about abortion could have criminal repercussions. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 7 1786
Senators push to reform police's cellphone tracking tools 2 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 1524
Treatment of Serial's Adnan Syed is a National Shame 0 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 1664
Messenger: They stood up to a Missouri judge for First Amendment rights. They won. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1729
US Private Vaults: FBI misled judge who signed warrant for Beverly Hills seizure of $86 million in c 1 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2158
Florida brings battle over social media regulation to the Supreme Court 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1802
Today, FIRE lodged a formal complaint with the Hood County District Attorney following repeated ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1739
This Banned Books Week, we are spotlighting many of the LGBTQIA+ books being banned ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1529
Riotsville, USA: the shocking story of fake army towns that militarised police 1 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1786
Arizona Legislature won't defend law limiting police filming 1 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1420
Fossil Fuel Giants Have Targeted 150+ Activists With 'Judicial Harassment': Report 4 cbabe Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 2258
Where there's no 1A: 7 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2219
From 2017: "A Texas sheriff threatened this woman for having a "F**K TRUMP" bumper sticker." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 14 2423
With thousands of people confused about the First Amendment and censorship ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1558
This Tennessee town is restricting demonstrations 'to facilitate the safe exercise' of First... 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 2087
9th Cir. holds 2-1 Fellowship of Christian Athletes school group likely to prevail on its challenge 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 2312
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