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Federal judge grants injunction banning 'Kansas Two-Step' Highway Patrol tactic 2 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 11 2181
Court upholds NYC law banning the types of police restraints that killed George Floyd, Eric Garner 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 8489
Republicans Have a New Plan to Save the Supreme Court Abortion Pill Case 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 2466
Speaker Johnson: Separation of church, state 'a misnomer' 15 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 3764
For our next trick, watch the Eighth Amendment disappear before your very eyes! 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 9 3205
Political Violence Threatens Our Democracy. How Do We Keep Candidates Safe? 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 2009
Ta-Nehisi Coates Speaks Out Against Israel's "Segregationist Apartheid Regime" After West Bank Visit 1 littlemissmartypants Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 2914
Minnesota appeals court protects felon voting rights after finding a lower court judge overstepped 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2727
West Virginia school system mandates religious freedom training following revival assembly lawsuit 0 Eugene Oct 2023 Oct 2023 6 2134
Sick of Cancel Culture? One Man Has a Surprising Solution. 5 reACTIONary Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 2730
High school coach from "Kennedy v. Bremerton School District" releases book 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 2704
San Marcos forced to pay $175,000 to Wendy Davis, other Democrats after "Trump Train" incident 0 Eugene Oct 2023 Oct 2023 6 2640
California becomes first state to ban use of 'excited delirium' as cause of death 0 Eugene Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1892
'Hysterical' Women Out for Revenge: Family Court's Misogynistic Tropes Traumatize Women and Childr 2 niyad Oct 2023 Oct 2023 10 2824
S8:E11 (Special Guest - The Village Vice Mayor Sean Cummings) 0 Across-the-Desk Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 1898
Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs 3 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 12 2976
New York attorney general sends cease-and-desist letter to group accused of voter intimidation 1 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1779
FBI is investigating alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police warehouse known as the 'Brave Cave' 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 7911
Appeals Court Says Michigan County's Vehicle Forfeiture Program Is Unconstitutional 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 11 2222
Texas Lawman Linked to Oath Keepers Convicted After Violating Inmate Rights 1 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 2435
Opponents in an Alabama lawsuit over Confederate monument protests reach a tentative settlement 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1777
Wrongly arrested because of facial recognition: Why new police tech risks serious miscarriages of ju 2 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2318
High School band director tased, arrested after police order him to end performance 10 Otto_Harper Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 3229
California lawmakers vote to ban mandatory evictions for arrested tenants 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1947
Man files complaint against police - so they raid his home and seize his wife 10 Otto_Harper Sep 2023 Sep 2023 48 5162
Women Are Improving the Federal Bench: Milestones and Historic Firsts 2 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 2078
NY attorney general and civil liberties groups reach 'landmark agreement' with NYPD over protest res 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 2313
GOP lawmakers take aim at LGBTQ+ 'safe places' program in small Florida town 3 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2342
California Court Grants Restraining Order Based on Coercive Control (trigger warning) 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2171
Thanks to Chris Hayes for highlighting needs of the criminally accused: 0 elleng Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1717

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Federal Appeals Court Rules Detroit's Asset Forfeiture Violates Due Process Rights of Drivers 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 5 1918
Florida lawmakers cower in gun-free zones with bulletproof glass while criticizing 'safe places' for 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 2214
Records show California prisons are reporting U.S. citizens to ICE, ACLU says 1 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1949
Mother is arrested in Bangladesh after son in the U.S. criticizes government online 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 2262
Denver to pay $4.7 million to settle claims it targeted George Floyd protesters for violating curfew 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2037
We must keep marching toward Dr. King's dream 3 MN2theMax Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 2063
Lawyer Says Cops Secretly Copied Kansas Newspaper Data After Raid 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1813
A Louisiana Man Was Jailed for Criticizing Police. A Federal Court Wasn't Having It. 1 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 17 3152
Argentina's 'notebook' scandal: police confirm calligraphic alterations and dictation 0 peppertree Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1894
Biden Administration Takes on Intimate Partner Violence, Releasing New Clinical Guidance 1 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 8 3525
Liberal justices blast Supreme Court majority for allowing Alabama execution 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2135
'Hidden Horrors': When it Comes to Domestic Violence, the Real Monsters Are Hiding in Plain Sight 2 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 3666
'Family Annihilators': When Conservative America's Fetish for Guns and Patriarchy Turns Deadly 0 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2319
Judge rules Kansas Highway Patrol 'waged war on motorists,' violated constitutional rights 1 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2148
A SWAT team destroyed his shop - now the city won't cover repairs, owner says 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 2563
Lawyers Say Catherine Kassenoff's Case--and Thousands of Others--Violate U.S. Constitutional Right to 2 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 2693
After Legal Threats, Uvalde School District Lifts Ban on Parent Who Criticized Police Hire 1 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2563
Republican attorneys general issue warning letter to Target about Pride merchandise 2 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 2377
July 4th 2 1WorldHope Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1403
Justice Thomas uses his dissent in Counterman to reiterate his hatred of New York Times v. Sullivan 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2551
California governor proposes rolling back access to police misconduct records 1 Eugene Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1346
On June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2261
Machete madness: Hunter College professor calls pro-life display 'violent,' then threatens reporter 18 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 4925
Federal Lawsuit Challenges K-9 Reliability 0 Dr. Strange Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1251
FIRE wrote today to New College of Florida after trustee Christopher Rufo bragged on Twitter 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 2557
Don't Reform the Courts. Disempower Them. 0 ck4829 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1300
"Perhaps Chris Todd would understand this if he was someone who knew anything about the law ..." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2185
Devin Nunes Loses Yet Another SLAPP Suit, This Time In California 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 May 2023 8 2333
Latest arrests of 'Cop City' protesters 'feel like overreach', experts say 0 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 2 2126
(Rankin Co., Mississippi) Deputies in civil rights probe accused of sexual assault 0 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 3 2418

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Stopping the scourge of false confessions 1 ck4829 May 2023 May 2023 5 1313
The first arrests from DeSantis's election police take extensive toll 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 13 2150
Boise Deputy Police Chief Tammany Brooks Oversaw Cesspool of Racism in Antioch, California 1 Eugene Apr 2023 Apr 2023 7 2504
Students sue Michigan school district for banning 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirts 11 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 2370
On April 26, 1937, the Supreme Court overruled a Georgia Supreme Court decision that would have ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 2777
The Supreme Court Takes Up 'Home-Equity Theft' 7 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 28 3708
Court revives DNA evidence case of Texas man on death-row 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 2558
Panel: Seattle police should apologize for protest violence 0 Eugene Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 1302
Minneapolis to pay $8.9M over Chauvin's actions before Floyd 0 Eugene Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 2526
St. Louis suburb settles 'debtors' prison' lawsuit 0 Eugene Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 1194
Trump is indicted in N.Y. Here's what it means and what happens next. 2 BigmanPigman Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 2329
On this day, March 30, 1942, 227 residents of Bainbridge Island, Washington, were rounded up. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 3259
Federal judge rules against immediate relief for WT students in drag show lawsuit 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 2375
On this day, March 22, 1972, Eisenstadt v. Baird was decided. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1298
How an old law found new life in lawsuit seeking to revoke approval of abortion pill 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 2790
Read the transcript: What happened inside the federal hearing on abortion pills 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 2222
What to watch for at Wednesday's hearing in medication abortion lawsuit 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 1434
Atheists avoid -- for now -- Supreme Court review of lawsuit on Florida shooting prayer vigil 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 3097
Confiscation of man's 'Cops Ahead' signs violated First Amendment rights, appeals court says 1 sl8 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1642
False Oregon DMV records lead to mistaken arrests, convictions for driving with suspended license 1 ck4829 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 8 3118
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