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Justice department steps in against jailing practices that target poor people 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Oct 2016 1 1563
Federal Report Cites Bias by San Francisco Police 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1493
U.S. police used Facebook, Twitter data to track protesters: ACLU 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1501
Supreme Court to hear Mexico border shooting case 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1324
Chicago police unveil stricter draft policy for use of force 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1466
Yahoo’s Government Email Scanner Was Actually a Secret Hacking Tool 1 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1583
This school staged a ‘Color Wars’ pep rally. Then students showed up in ‘White Pride’ shirts. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1900
Supreme Court rejects Taser excessive force case (x-post from LBN) 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1441
FBI Director calls 'stop and frisk' an important tool when used right 8 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 2300
Oppose RFRAs support HR 5272 the Do No Harm Bill 2 es35 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 1631
Time Gap in Offering Aid After Police Shooting Stirs Concern 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 1673
Police accidentally record themselves conspiring to fabricate criminal charges against protester 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 Sep 2016 4 1798
Springfield teen sent home from Kroger for wearing Kaepernick jersey 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1795
U.S. removes defunct Saudi-linked American charity from blacklist 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1321
Former Rikers Island officers sentenced to prison for beating inmate 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1434
Chicago officer charged following video of shots fired at two teens in car 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1386
FBI's 2007 impersonation of journalist valid at time: U.S. watchdog 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1377
North Dakota arrest warrant for Amy Goodman raises fears for press freedom 3 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1995
Suit filed on behalf of St. Paul youth injured by Metro Transit Police 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1430
Top West Point general: ‘Valid concerns’ raised about prayer after Army football game 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 2076
Trump and the Central Park Five 0 srcameron Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1566
Wyoming Supreme Court won't hear appeal of $470K seizure 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2415
Woman sues Albuquerque for seizing car despite ban on civil asset forfeiture 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1896
NYPD Might Not Say If Officer in Chokehold Death Is Punished 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1657
Predictive policing practices labeled as 'flawed' by civil rights coalition 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1670
Walter Scott Shooting: Judge Sets 2017 Civil Rights Trial for Ex-Officer Who Shot Black Motorist 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1379
iPhone spyware highlights Israel's advanced surveillance prowess 0 forest444 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1624
Justice Department to decide charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio in racial profiling case 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1830
Defense attorneys clash with prison over recorded meetings 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1645
Baltimore's newly revealed surveillance program raises legal questions 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1427

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Stingray documents offer rare insight into police and FBI surveillance 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1582
Kansas cops can’t stop drivers just because they have Colorado plates, court rules 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 7 1722
Black Teen Pushed Down by Iowa Officer Got Money for Secrecy 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1464
N.Y. police regularly violated rules on probing Muslim groups: watchdog 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1712
Residency where marijuana is legal no reason for police search: U.S. court 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1698
Civil rights groups accuse Arkansas city of running 'debtors prison' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1660
Gun crime tech 'failed to save lives' in Chicago 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1696
U.S. prison recordings of attorney-client meetings spur legal fight 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1450
Newspaper Publisher Arrested After Open Records Request 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Aug 2016 1 2015
The Nauru Files: 2,000 Leaked Reports Reveal Scale of Abuse of Children 1 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1630
Muslim Woman Says Chicago Police Officers Ripped Off Her Hijab, Suit Says 4 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1752
Baltimore officers cited for mistreatment of women in DoJ report 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1363
St Louis-area municipalities sued over alleged discriminatory 'debtors' prisons' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1460
How do you fight the police? 1 justgamma Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1811
Ex-Louisiana police officer convicted for lying to FBI in civil rights case 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1583
California Wardens Retire Amid Prison Abuse, Suicide Claims 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1857
States' Flag-Burning Laws Unconstitutional, but Persist 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1421
Rudy Giuliani suggests Muslims on US watchlist should wear GPS bracelets 6 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 3 2143
Argentina's Macri to use all individual social security data for "mass communication" campaigns. 2 forest444 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1589
Argentina's spy agency wins back power under Macri as officials increase surveillance. 0 forest444 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1427
Woman in Illegal Body Cavity Search Settles Border Case 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1741
Documents: People Held to Shield Image of Montana Tribe 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1550
Officer Harasses Woman For Wearing Hijab At DC Public Library 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2016 Jul 2016 3 2141
Justice department 'uses aged computer system to frustrate Foia requests' 4 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 3 2281
In first, U.S. judge throws out cell phone 'stingray' evidence 9 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 33 3797
Why I am in favor of (a modest amount of) terrorism and assassination 0 Craig234 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 5 1747
Report: Albuquerque Police Failed in Use-of-Force Reviews 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1525
Macy's banned from detaining and fining alleged shoplifters, judge rules 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 8 1863
US Senator Wyden: Why I had to halt FBI's latest internet spying push 1 friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 2216
How a 'watch list' was defeated in the Fifties: the case of Kent v. Dulles 1 friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1642

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Homeless man did not break law by fleeing cold: Massachusetts' top court 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 16 1822
Justice Sotomayor's Ringing Dissent 1 spud_demon Jun 2016 Jun 2016 9 2491
FBI uses questionable facial recognition software to comb vast photo database 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 9 1480
Fifty years old today: "You have the right to remain silent." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jun 2016 5 1605
Legal settlement may set precedent for detained immigrants seeking lawyers 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 3 1579
New Document Revealed in California Jail Informants Probe 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1559
Immigrants appeal Texas judge’s order to turn over personal information 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 7 1464
English-Only Policy Dropped at Milwaukee Custard Stand 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1656
Judge who handcuffed public defender to teach a ‘lesson’ gets own chastising 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 4 1743
Taking down drones with eagles 6 elljay May 2016 May 2016 0 4280
Push for encryption law falters despite Apple case spotlight 0 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 1484
Bill would expand FBI's warrantless access to online records, senators warn 0 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 5 1475
ACLU threatens Cleveland over delays in convention protest permits 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 1591
Prosecutor: Cop Destroyed Woman's Phone, Lied About Assault 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 1 1619
Utah to Temporarily Stop Enforcing Law in 'Deadpool' Case 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 1 1783
'Racism from cradle to grave': Texas cemetery sued for 'whites only' policy 3 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 3 1989
A university moved to fire a professor after he defended a student’s right to debate gay marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 3 1573
Feds Call for Judge to Disband Police in Polygamous Towns 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 1837
What an insulting abuse of power 1 inchhigh Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1803
U.S. high court approves rule change to expand FBI hacking power 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1460
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