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Congress' fix for high-profile hacks is yet another way to grab your private data 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1625

CISA would invalidate both the Fourth Amendment and every company’s privacy policy 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1656

Virginia forfeiture laws come under scrutiny 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1708

Ensuring Separation Of Church, State 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1675

Missouri Sheriff puts 'In God We Trust' on patrol cars. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1757

AU new project: Protect Your Neighbors / Relig right unhappy / protecting birth control access 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1543

Nearly $11 Million In Grants For Two NJ Sectarian Schools Raises Constitutional Concerns 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1678

Pharmacies Should Fill Prescriptions Regardless Of Owners’ Religious Views 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1345

Miss school dist defense: its officials don't understand 1st Amend 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1763

LGBT censorship of TX library fails 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1769

Graphic Novel Isn't Banned– But Isn't in the School Library 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1562

Laura Poitras Sues US Government To Find Out Why She Was Detained Every Time She Flew 0 friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 Jul 2015 17 1823

AL Supreme Court Chief Justice Moore: Same-sex marriage ruling 'destroyed the institution of God' 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2173

Gettysburg’s black residents: Dropping Confederate flag can’t erase racism 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1482

Opinion: Stop treating citizens like consumers (face recognition) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1831

Mother of Mexican teen fatally shot by border patrol agent can sue, judge rules 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1559

Heritage Foundation: Supreme Court Term Overview, July 9, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1482

Alabama: Christian flag removed from Glencoe City Hall following letter 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 7 1690

Police Brutality Can’t Be Fixed By African-American Self-Improvement 8 Panich52 May 2015 Jul 2015 5 2631

New York reaches outline of settlement over Muslim surveillance 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jul 2015 1 1542

Government free to pick and choose which proposed license plate designs to allow 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 1800

A history of the ACLU defending the Confederate flag, the tea party, the KKK and Rush Limbaugh 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 2770

And so, they shot him... 3 Moral Compass Jun 2015 Jun 2015 7 2340

NCAC -- Policing art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1602

Challenge to U.S. warrantless surveillance on tap after guilty plea 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1503

NJ police don't like student's art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1821

U.S. top court throws out Los Angeles ordinance giving police access to hotel records 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1613

Transgender teen's rights violated in Connecticut prison transfer, court rules 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1632

(xp) Arabs, Muslims can sue U.S. officials over post-9/11 jail treatment 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1863

Scott Walker’s Illegal Arrests Of Protesters May Cost Wisconsin Taxpayers $1 million 3 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1970

Civil Liberties Continued...

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I Rant On The Authoritarian Mindset of Police in the United States 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1694

Broken Windows--Not all they're cracked up to be (food for your Inner Nerd) 1 Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1670

Mark Saunders, Toronto police chief, stands by controversial carding practice 2 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 0 1887

Legalized pot? Not for federal employees. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 1 2134

The Man Behind the Newest Supreme Court Voting Case 3 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1852

Colorado: Lawsuit claims illegal religious activities at Florence High School 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1704

Virginia and Automatic License Plate Readers 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1606

Justice Department contradicts Attorney General Loretta Lynch's claims about Patriot Act 0 friendly_iconoclast May 2015 May 2015 6 1765

How the DEA Harasses Amtrak Passengers 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 16 2256

Where are the bills to end the militarization of police and murder of black men? 6 qwlauren35 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2582

Obama will restrict grenade launchers, military equipment from local police 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 May 2015 1 1665

Homan Square detainee: I was sexually abused by police at Chicago 'black site' 6 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 7 2130

SAY NO TO S04260! We have THE RIGHT TO PROTEST/NO MORE ILLEGAL BARRICADES AT PROTESTS! l 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 3 4669

Physicians group: give LGBT equal rights - it makes them healthier 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 6251

How the IRS seized a North Carolina businessman’s life savings without ever charging him 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 9 2462

What's the differece between the SCOTUS "vacating" and "reversing" a decision? 3 dariomax Mar 2015 May 2015 2 16255

B.C. man wrongly imprisoned for 27 years in rape case can sue, Supreme Court says 1 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 2 1691

Obama must finally end NSA phone record collection, says privacy board 4 Eugene Jan 2015 May 2015 5 2060

Chicago agrees to pay $5.5m to victims of police torture in 1970s and 80s 1 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 4 1761

U.S. lawmakers seek to end spies' mass collection of phone data 1 Eugene Apr 2015 May 2015 3 1745

'Racially biased' arrests in Louisiana school district prompt appeal to feds 0 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 1 1831

Watching the Tony Robinson Jr shooting press conference. 2 Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 May 2015 4 2678

Opinion: Press freedom is declining in the US http://alj.am/1dDJZeo 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1583

Echoes of Baltimore on the streets of Jerusalem 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1826

My rant to those on Facebook reguarding flag walking/burning - AUDIO WARNING- Turn it down. 2 Tanta May 2015 May 2015 1 1709

'Muslim-free' Arkansas gun range draws wary eye of Justice Department 2 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 4 2000

U.S. reaches anti-bias accord with Los Angeles County sheriff 0 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1553

Justices Kennedy and Scalia and their divide on gay rights 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1847

Above the Law: An Investigation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuses in California 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1679

Mass strip search of U.S. students by Canadian guards broke policy, documents show 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1552

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Prison watchdog concerned over prisoner in solitary for 17 years 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 1501

Outrageous censorship list 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1876

Whose Books Are Banned? (Racism?) 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1718

The Show WILL Go On! Theater Students Stand Up 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1686

Treating Rhymes as Crimes: The War on Hip-Hop 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1541

Police can’t delay traffic stops to investigate crimes absent suspicion, Supreme Court rules 2 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2267

This is probably the wrong thread but I would like to here from people who know the law 1 Maraya1969 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1724

FBI Ruse Violated Rights of Vegas Hotel Guest, US Judge Says 0 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1660

For those enamored with local citizen's Police Review Boards: The Devil's always in the details 5 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2962

Undercover Mounties pushed pressure-cooker bomb plan on accused terror couple, court hears 0 shockedcanadian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2044

NY Civil Liberties Union: Erie County Sheriff Records Reveal Invasive Use of “Stingray” Technology 1 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1837

Is Facebook’s “Faceprint Database” Illegal? 0 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1590

DEA sued over secret bulk collection of Americans' phone records 1 Eugene Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1705

Va. prosecutor: Innocent man faces life behind bars unless McAuliffe pardons 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1513

Hobby Lobby Ruling Opened Floodgates For Indiana Discrimination Law 3 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2113

FBI Uncovers Another Of Its Own Plots, Sen. Feinstein Responds By Saying We Should Censor Internet 3 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 2034

University of Maryland investigation finds no policy violation in racist, sexist email 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1854

Journalists sue St Louis County police over treatment during Ferguson protests 1 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1692

Arizona governor vetoes bill aimed at shielding police names 0 Eugene Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1665

URGENT: The beating of a black man by the Inkster, MI police dept. 0 rladdi Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2438

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