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Allentown grandfather's family was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he's alive, in a hospital in Guatemala 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 19 Jul 19 10 805
"Trump to TRY to fire Powell, although doing so may be illegal" is the headline. 9 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 16 Jul 16 8 1021
NEW: The State Department has quietly declassified and posted the diplomatic notes exchanged between US and El Salvador 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 16 Jul 16 15 2121
Group challenges ruling that potentially weakens the Voting Rights Act 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 15 Jul 15 5 484
Trump appointee argues in dissent that noncitizens are not protected by the First Amendment. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 15 Jul 15 5 733
"Time to start paying attention to Florida attorney general James Uthmeier, the brains behind Alligator Auschwitz." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 15 Jul 15 9 707
NYT Opinion: 'Egregious.' 'Brazen.' 'Lawless.' How 48 Judges Describe Trump's Actions, in Their Own Words 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 13 Jul 13 11 813
Concentration camp jobs posted on Indeed. I wonder if they'll advertise that the uniforms are made by Hugo Boss. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 13 Jul 13 9 1125
"DC Circuit rules that Pentagon can unravel plea deals with 9/11 plotters that would have precluded death penalty." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 11 Jul 11 1 741
"Judge restrains LAPD from using nonlethal munitions against journalists, detaining or assaulting journalists ..." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 11 Jul 11 5 645
"Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 10 Jul 10 10 754
Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be deported to Mexico or South Sudan, ICE official tells judge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 10 Jul 10 2 519
U.S. Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans Held in El Salvador for Americans 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 2 550
US judge rules Abrego's challenge to wrongful deportation can proceed 1 Eugene Jul 8 Jul 8 4 570
Trump admin now again calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation "a one off mistake...an administrative error." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 13 853
Breaking: Judge issues administrative stay stopping South Sudan deportations 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 4 Jul 4 3 676
'Fidelity' to Trump policies now part of criteria for Foreign Service promotions 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 4 Jul 4 3 646
"The '60 Minutes' team is aghast after Shari Redstone's payout to Donald Trump ..." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 3 Jul 3 8 924
"Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks the Tennessee criminal court to order the govt to stop making extrajudicial statements ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 3 Jul 3 15 740
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2 Jul 2 6 692
7th CIr.: no 1A violation for school district to fire counselor who gave a profanity-laden speech at an anti-trans rally 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2 Jul 2 1 651
DOJ memo pushes for broader effort to revoke naturalized US citizenship 3 Eugene Jul 2 Jul 2 5 612
"When future historians grapple with how Trump managed to so quickly and so thoroughly dismantle American democracy, ..." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 1 Jul 1 11 930
DOJ files court-required notice ... re: Executive Order 14160 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 1 Jul 1 1 806
"... 4th Circuit rejects the Trump administration to put Badar Khan Suri back in detention ..." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 1 Jul 1 4 613
NOW: Emergency conference before Judge Paula Xinis on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to be returned to MD from TN 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 29 6 805
"DOJ asks appeals panel that stayed Judge Boasberg's criminal contempt proceedings against DOJ to disregard ..." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 29 Jun 29 3 738
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia was due to be deported. Now he's being freed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 29 Jun 29 15 841
The ICE List: Tracking Deportation Agents Across America 1 cbabe Jun 2025 Jun 2025 5 1918
Senate Democrats Are Letting Trump's Judicial Nominees Off the Hook 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 581

Civil Liberties Continued...

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The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: 'A police state' 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 13 1135
" Never seen this before -- the Justice Department is suing ... the entire federal district court bench in Maryland ..." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 27 1730
National Archives College Park MD facility to remain open to general public 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 9 1160
"Congratulations to John Roberts, who will now surely displace Taney as the most ... hated Chief Justice in history" 14 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 78 3098
California National Guard troops under federal control sent to LA are 130 miles east of the city doing drug busts 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 5 1092
"Judge William Young ... [denies] DOJ's request for a stay pending appeal in the NIH grants case." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 630
"A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to take steps to return a Salvadoran man ..." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 623
Judge chastises Trump administration in Voice of America hearing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 986
The Big Billionaire Benefit Bill could slam the door on Justice!! 0 Ranting Randy Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 609
Appeals Court to Consider on Tuesday if Trump Can Control National Guard in L.A. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 624
"It looks like Palantir is helping Trump build a mega-database of Americans' private information" 14 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 39 2173
Officers who cover their faces could be charged with a misdemeanor under California proposal 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 524
US seeks more time to show it complied with judge's orders in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Maryland lawsuit 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 5 798
6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration's Attacks on Civil Liberties 1 usonian Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 719
"... KOSA supporters say it out loud: ... they are really ... going after content." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 5 964
Pregnant in Power: U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen Confronts a System Built for Men 0 niyad Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 681
Trump's Cartoonish Performance of Masculine Strength, from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. 0 niyad Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 622
Anne Wojcicki to buy back 23andMe and its data for $305 million 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 708
The ICE agents disappearing your neighbors would like a little privacy, please 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 15 711
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to sanction Trump administration 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 500
Jury Nullification Gut Check 2 ck4829 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 786
Hearing before Judge Breyer on Governor Gavin Newsom's request for a temporary restraining order 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 9 726
Thou shalt not ignore the law: Illinois county sued over Ten Commandments monument 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 8 650
About 500 National Guard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raids 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 878
"It's not just that it's clearly intentional, it's that it's clearly intentional knowing that he's being recorded." 16 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 53 3707
Alabama sheriff arrested for hiring uncertified officers, including one accused of violence 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 616
One of the two FTC commissioners Trump purported to fire in March resigned today because he hasn't been paid since then 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 539
BREAKING: Federal judge denies Corporation for Public Broadcasting's request for a preliminary injunction ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 8 835
'Remember the Ladies': Attacks on Gender Equity Remain a Core Feature of Surging Authoritarianism 3 niyad Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 767
Trump Can Restrict A.P. Journalists' Access, Appeals Court Rules 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 756

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Immigration lawyer says return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was calculated 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 49 1922
"So the conservative justices who had a meltdown over their 'privacy' being violated by Dobbs protests in front of ..." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 51 2375
An hour before being blocked, State told consulates to reject Harvard visas 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 689
Ken White: "Pam Bondi is thug scum." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 10 856
The Trump admin's quiet (but deadly) attack on repro rights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 588
"Kafka name-checked three words in" feels like the lawyer equivalent of noticing a small red dot appearing between ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 759
Unsealed records in Abrego Garcia case offer few details that are new, unknown 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 655
Arlington man describes terrifying weeks in ICE custody 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 9 679
Trump seeks to reshape judiciary as first nominees face Senate 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 568
FBI shows up at Charlottesville public defender's home unannounced after ICE raid 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 12 1390
"Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse." 10 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 Jun 2025 8 1447
US files motion to dismiss lawsuit over Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 5 684
VOA plaintiffs, in the two cases against Kari Lake/USAGM, filed this morning a motion with the DC Circuit Ct. of Appeals 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 3 574
Linda McMahon: "Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as ..." 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 8 1170
RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals 9 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 24 1983
Bill Burr on ICE 4 Mosby May 2025 May 2025 13 1125
Here is Harvard's new lawsuit, over the international student revocation ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 10 1043
Republican Bill Would Limit Judges' Contempt Power 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 4 720
Georgetown scholar recalls terror and 'mockery of due process' in immigration jail 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 14 836
El Salvador arrests rights lawyer helping deported migrants 0 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 8 682
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