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California Restricts Use of Rap Lyrics in Criminal Trials After Gov. Newsom Signs Bill 1 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1903
Why is it so hard to free wrongfully convicted people from prison? 3 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 1587
The Trevor Project teams up with a student surveillance company accused of LGBTQ+ bias 0 cbabe Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1630
Fifth Circuit reverses and grants judgment *for* a judge who does a prayer ceremony in his courtroom 8 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 2057
Black people are being falsely convicted of serious crimes at alarming rates, report finds 3 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 1849
University of Idaho tells faculty that talking about abortion could have criminal repercussions. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 7 1717
Senators push to reform police's cellphone tracking tools 2 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 1451
Treatment of Serial's Adnan Syed is a National Shame 0 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 1610
Messenger: They stood up to a Missouri judge for First Amendment rights. They won. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1685
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 2104
Florida brings battle over social media regulation to the Supreme Court 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1747
Today, FIRE lodged a formal complaint with the Hood County District Attorney following repeated ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1694
This Banned Books Week, we are spotlighting many of the LGBTQIA+ books being banned ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1483
Riotsville, USA: the shocking story of fake army towns that militarised police 1 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1736
Arizona Legislature won't defend law limiting police filming 1 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1375
Fossil Fuel Giants Have Targeted 150+ Activists With 'Judicial Harassment': Report 4 cbabe Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 2158
Where there's no 1A: 7 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2129
From 2017: "A Texas sheriff threatened this woman for having a "F**K TRUMP" bumper sticker." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 14 2345
With thousands of people confused about the First Amendment and censorship ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1511
This Tennessee town is restricting demonstrations 'to facilitate the safe exercise' of First... 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 2010
9th Cir. holds 2-1 Fellowship of Christian Athletes school group likely to prevail on its challenge 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 2238
Popular Trans Twitch Streamer Keffals Arrested After 'Traumatizing' Swatting Incident 2 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1700
A legal battle in Mississippi will test whether states can criminalize those who provide information 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1812
Oklahoma teacher suspended after promoting Brooklyn Public Library's anti-censorship campaign 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 7 1406
They didn't remain silent: How false confessions happen 1 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 1516
We're here because we're people who kill Hessians on Christmas. The kids will be okay. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1842
I protect the right of federal judiciary employees to engage in partisan politics outside ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 1926
The Feminist Case for Ending the Death Penalty 4 niyad Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1496
Pennsylvania school district trying to ban any written expression not created for school purposes. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 2201
Students in every ND public school, along with every public school in the US, also have the right... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 2102

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Attorneys argue juries should know they don't need to convict on unpopular abortion and drug laws 0 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 1576
25 years after wrongful conviction, a man is free from Angola 1 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1455
How Solitary Confinement Harms Women 0 niyad Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 1111
Students sue college president who invented rules to ban conservative flyers 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 2223
Re: the theater thing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 1365
7 murder convictions overturned in a single day after prosecutors stop backing group of cases tied 1 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 18 1975
Even the District Attorney Believed Joaquin Ciria Was Innocent. Why Did It Take So Long to Set Him 0 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 1529
Privacy concerns awakened as Roe v Wade is overturned 0 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 1216
"I would have been happier if a jury had assessed the merits of the case against Alex Jones ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 2020
Federal court upholds First Amendment protections for students on social media off campus 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1406
1A: "Legislation that requires biblical citizenship training in schools would violate me" 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1604
"Today, @WSJ published a letter to the editor by my @IJ colleague Anya and me." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1507
"This is a very good piece ... tracing a 1662 slavery case to the 2022 Dobbs decisions ..." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 14 1906
On Friday, the 5th Cir. granted #QualifiedImmunity to a mayor, police chief, and attorney ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1479
28 women file suit over 'night of terror' in Indiana jail, alleging incarcerated men bribed jail 1 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1592
"It's Crushing": The Lasting Trauma of the Exonerated 0 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 7 1520
Republicans' next big play is to 'scare the hell out of Washington' by rewriting the Constitution... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 1532
With Roe gone, states rush to criminalize not only abortion, but 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 about abortion. 12 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 32 2957
That's the price you pay for serving in government. You have to listen to the people who annoy you. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1513
Victory!!! Larry Klayman sued Rebecca Schoenkopf and @Wonkette over publications protected by 1A. 13 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 32 3087
Lafayette Parish librarian who spoke against censorship of LGBTQ books may be fired Monday 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1809
Oklahoma City library releases guidelines on patrons seeking abortion information 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1293
Despite judge's ruling that Spokane County deleted video evidence in jail death 'to avoid legal' 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1553
Lawsuit: Chicago police misused ShotSpotter in murder case 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1447
"I protect your right to participate in public school board meetings, including your right to ..." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1808
Op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.: Arizona Moves to Hold Cops Unaccountable 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1328
Another US appeals court upholds right to record police 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1022
Watch: Police in small Texas town show up at man's home and remove 'F*ck Joe Biden' flag 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1998
Detroit to pay $7.5M to man who claims cops switched bullets 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 15 1603
Defiant Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa fights for her freedom 0 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1200

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequality 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1068
Demanding that the IRS go against political enemies (such as what tRUMP and his IRS Commissioner 6 SWBTATTReg Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 2618
New initiatives aim to help the innocent fight wrongful convictions 1 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1188
The Danger of License Plate Readers in Post-Roe America 2 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1425
Judge overturns murder conviction of man who said he was framed by disgraced former detective 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1451
Philippines' Nobel laureate Maria Ressa loses appeal against cyber libel conviction 0 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1451
People will no longer be allowed to take close-range recordings of Arizona police under a new bill 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1697
Reproductive rights activists read first Amendment outside Kavanaugh's home 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1164
New Complaint Challenges Limits to Corporate Speech Enacted by Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act' 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1343
Federal Agent Stupidly Threatens Twitter User With Arrest Over Protected First Amendment Expression 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1736
Kansas wrongful conviction lawsuit reaches $12.5M settlement 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1301
Black man arrested on warrant for white man awarded $90K settlement 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 1319
On July 4th, Ray Gray is still learning how to be free after decades behind bars 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1005
I'd like to thank the 1st amendment to the Constitution for chiming in, and also thank all the ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1329
Ex-Argentine naval officer found responsible for 1972 Trelew Massacre 0 peppertree Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1190
This gentleman right here is Alton Toussaint Lemon, for whom the famed "Lemon Test" was named. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 3041
After Roe's overturn: the abortion surveillance state 2 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1194
'You tarnished your reputation.' Ex-Miami-Dade cop gets 364 days for wrongful arrest 2 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1294
On this day, June 26, 2003, Lawrence v. Texas was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1089
North Texas man jailed for crime he didn't commit is free at last 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1282
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