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FBI resists calls to reform voluntary reporting system for police killings 5 Eugene Sep 2015 Oct 2015 3 1530

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution, Ending Class Bias in the Law 2 Al Carroll Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 2442

Court hears first arguments in case challenging bulk data collection by NSA 2 Eugene Sep 2015 Sep 2015 7 1397

Religious sign on Marine Corps Base Hawaii draws fire 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1363

Did the head of a religious faction take a gummint helicopter from DC to New York? 9 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 2435

SCREW YOU, FEDS! Dozen or more US libraries line up to run Tor exit nodes 1 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 1555

Library’s Tor relay—which had been pulled after Feds noticed—now restored 1 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1545

University of California considering recognizing a “right” to be “free from … expressions of intoler 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1405

Church seeks legal injunction against protesting strippers 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 1814

First Library to Support Anonymous Internet Browsing Effort Stops After DHS Email 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1488

Kim Davis Is Winning 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1875

When does your religion legally excuse you from doing part of your job? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1744

Alaska state trooper seizes reporter's camera memory card 2 FuzzyRabbit Sep 2015 Sep 2015 10 2524

(Baltimore) 2,000 cases may be overturned because police used secret Stingray surveillance 2 Eugene Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1984

Theocrat Kim Davis' hypocritical saga continues. In jail. 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1682

Feds Will Need Warrant to Use Cellphone Scanning Technology Known as 'Stingrays' 0 Eugene Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1374

'Big Mountain Jesus' gets the OK from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 2059

"Male Escorts A Homeland Security Threat?" NYT Editorial 8 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 10 2759

Kansas: Chanute residents protest removal of picture of Jesus from school 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1364

VIDEO: Black Man Pulled Over by White Cop for 'Making Direct Eye Contact' 3 votesparks Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1763

Spain: Woman fined for Facebook post of police car 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 6 1528

Did the College Board Cave to Political Pressure Over AP History? 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1479

Is America embracing book banning? 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1294

Facebook Dumped Intern After He Pointed Out Messenger's Creepy Location Tracking 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Sep 2019 7 2070

Texas Imam..er ..judge ordered a man to write Bible verses, marry girlfriend within 30 days or jail 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1326

Just reading this sickens me.... I don't know what to make of it. 5 V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 Aug 2015 5 3308

Divided appeals court, creating a split, says warrantless procurement of tower info violated Fourth 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1401

Congress' fix for high-profile hacks is yet another way to grab your private data 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1405

CISA would invalidate both the Fourth Amendment and every company’s privacy policy 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1426

Virginia forfeiture laws come under scrutiny 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1475

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Ensuring Separation Of Church, State 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1448

Missouri Sheriff puts 'In God We Trust' on patrol cars. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1525

AU new project: Protect Your Neighbors / Relig right unhappy / protecting birth control access 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1347

Nearly $11 Million In Grants For Two NJ Sectarian Schools Raises Constitutional Concerns 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1485

Pharmacies Should Fill Prescriptions Regardless Of Owners’ Religious Views 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1172

Miss school dist defense: its officials don't understand 1st Amend 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1541

Graphic Novel Isn't Banned– But Isn't in the School Library 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1363

LGBT censorship of TX library fails 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1501

Laura Poitras Sues US Government To Find Out Why She Was Detained Every Time She Flew 0 friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 Jul 2015 17 1588

AL Supreme Court Chief Justice Moore: Same-sex marriage ruling 'destroyed the institution of God' 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1791

Gettysburg’s black residents: Dropping Confederate flag can’t erase racism 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1292

Opinion: Stop treating citizens like consumers (face recognition) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1633

Mother of Mexican teen fatally shot by border patrol agent can sue, judge rules 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1378

Heritage Foundation: Supreme Court Term Overview, July 9, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1274

Alabama: Christian flag removed from Glencoe City Hall following letter 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 7 1505

Challenge to U.S. warrantless surveillance on tap after guilty plea 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1252

Government free to pick and choose which proposed license plate designs to allow 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 1529

New York reaches outline of settlement over Muslim surveillance 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jul 2015 1 1328

NJ police don't like student's art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1594

NCAC -- Policing art 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1361

U.S. top court throws out Los Angeles ordinance giving police access to hotel records 0 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1419

A history of the ACLU defending the Confederate flag, the tea party, the KKK and Rush Limbaugh 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 2389

(xp) Arabs, Muslims can sue U.S. officials over post-9/11 jail treatment 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1532

Scott Walker’s Illegal Arrests Of Protesters May Cost Wisconsin Taxpayers $1 million 3 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1688

And so, they shot him... 3 Moral Compass Jun 2015 Jun 2015 7 1998

8 Ways the Supreme Court Has Been Destroying American Democracy 3 Panich52 Jun 2015 Nov 2015 4 1800

'I am a citizen': when border patrol agents violate the rights of US residents 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Dec 2017 3 2019

Transgender teen's rights violated in Connecticut prison transfer, court rules 1 Eugene Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1401

I Rant On The Authoritarian Mindset of Police in the United States 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1485

Broken Windows--Not all they're cracked up to be (food for your Inner Nerd) 1 Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1451

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Mark Saunders, Toronto police chief, stands by controversial carding practice 2 shockedcanadian May 2015 May 2015 0 1590

Legalized pot? Not for federal employees. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 1 1819

The Man Behind the Newest Supreme Court Voting Case 3 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1573

Colorado: Lawsuit claims illegal religious activities at Florence High School 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1485

Virginia and Automatic License Plate Readers 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 0 1402

Justice Department contradicts Attorney General Loretta Lynch's claims about Patriot Act 0 friendly_iconoclast May 2015 May 2015 6 1534

How the DEA Harasses Amtrak Passengers 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 16 1963

Police Brutality Can’t Be Fixed By African-American Self-Improvement 8 Panich52 May 2015 Jul 2015 5 2130

Obama will restrict grenade launchers, military equipment from local police 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 May 2015 1 1410

Physicians group: give LGBT equal rights - it makes them healthier 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 6018

SAY NO TO S04260! We have THE RIGHT TO PROTEST/NO MORE ILLEGAL BARRICADES AT PROTESTS! l 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 3 4479

How the IRS seized a North Carolina businessman’s life savings without ever charging him 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 9 2106

Homan Square detainee: I was sexually abused by police at Chicago 'black site' 6 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 7 1737

'Racially biased' arrests in Louisiana school district prompt appeal to feds 0 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 1 1589

Watching the Tony Robinson Jr shooting press conference. 2 Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 May 2015 4 2262

Echoes of Baltimore on the streets of Jerusalem 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1558

Opinion: Press freedom is declining in the US http://alj.am/1dDJZeo 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1385

My rant to those on Facebook reguarding flag walking/burning - AUDIO WARNING- Turn it down. 2 Tanta May 2015 May 2015 1 1522

Chicago agrees to pay $5.5m to victims of police torture in 1970s and 80s 1 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 4 1540

'Muslim-free' Arkansas gun range draws wary eye of Justice Department 2 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 4 1694

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