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To Promote Public Safety, Michigan Authorizes Cops To Rob Travelers at Airports 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1394
Pennsylvania school district trying to ban any written expression not created for school purposes. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1486
Fifth Circuit reverses and grants judgment *for* a judge who does a prayer ceremony in his courtroom 8 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 1570
Have grave concerns about the prison pipeline? Serve on a jury. 8 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 10 1819
Elon Musk's X sues media watchdog Media Matters over report on pro-Nazi content on the social media site 8 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 1957
Judge rules (Illinois) eavesdropping law unconstitutional 7 Bozita Mar 2012 Feb 2013 10 3987
What to do? 7 sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2714
New York "stop and frisk" trial set for March 2013 7 Eugene Aug 2012 Feb 2013 3 2885
1984 has finally arrived, folks 7 WhoIsNumberNone Nov 2012 Feb 2013 5 3087
"Gideon’s Army": Young Public Defenders Brave Staggering Caseloads, Low Pay to Represent the Poor 7 rug Jan 2013 Jan 2013 3 2875
It All Started Innocently Enough 7 DallasNE Mar 2013 Apr 2013 3 6017
Question about the Hobby Lobby decision. 7 JDPriestly Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2926
The TSA Wants To Read Your Facebook Posts And Check Out Your Purchases Before It Will Approve You... 7 friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 Jan 2015 7 2493
Are you protesting KAVANUAGH on Sun. Aug 26th? 7 BigmanPigman Aug 2018 Aug 2018 5 1841
World Record for life ruined? Wilbert Jones, 19 when arrested, released after 45 years 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 32 2781
ACLU sues Texas over law that says government contractors can't boycott Israel 7 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Mar 2019 4 1521
Comedian says Border Patrol agents pulled him off Greyhound bus to check his status, then told him h 7 Eugene Jan 2019 Mar 2019 15 2508
Justin Amash has introduced a bill to end civil asset forfeiture nationwide. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 19 2360
Former Marine pulled over for following a truck too closely. Police took nearly $87,000 of his cash. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 22 2023
Supreme Court majority sympathetic to coach who prayed at midfield 7 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 May 2022 1 1251
10th Circuit denies immunity to Denver detectives who coerced teenager's false murder confession 7 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 42 2523
Where there's no 1A: 7 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1619
TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights. 7 cbabe Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 2041
The Supreme Court Takes Up 'Home-Equity Theft' 7 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 28 3151
Opinion: How an Ohio senator's stunt proves the Trump dictatorship theory 7 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 10 1280
Regarding the execution of Anwar Al-Awaki's son & Blowback from American Exceptionalism. 6 patrice Dec 2011 Jan 2012 1 2569
Shady Companies With Ties to Israel Wiretap the U.S. for the NSA 6 midnight Apr 2012 Apr 2012 8 3154
New York City mayor opposes new oversight of police 6 Eugene Jun 2012 Mar 2013 5 2801
Being passive is damaging says Julian Assange 6 3feetofsnow Aug 2012 Feb 2013 24 3010
ACLU on the Hill: NSA Surveillance "Intrusive and Unconstitutional" 6 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Aug 2013 7 2297

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What surveillance really is, at its root, is a highly effective form of social control 6 limpyhobbler Aug 2013 Aug 2013 7 2278
Chinese labor camp inmate tells of true horror of Halloween 'SOS' 6 shockedcanadian Nov 2013 Dec 2013 4 2193
There is a man in our community who is being harrassed by the police, 6 pennylane100 Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 2974
Do not take picturesof the Dorchester gas-storage tank... 6 Little Star Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2311
DOJ Says They Can No Longer Afford To Respect The Attorney-Client Privilege 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2520
2 NYPD Officers beat 16 y.o. black kid for raising his hands 6 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 Dec 2017 21 3501
If you have a cell phone, "they" know where you are. 6 rogerashton Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1750
Where are the bills to end the militarization of police and murder of black men? 6 qwlauren35 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2062
Homan Square detainee: I was sexually abused by police at Chicago 'black site' 6 Eugene May 2015 May 2015 7 1743
A history of the ACLU defending the Confederate flag, the tea party, the KKK and Rush Limbaugh 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 2396
Taking down drones with eagles 6 elljay May 2016 May 2016 0 3274
Rudy Giuliani suggests Muslims on US watchlist should wear GPS bracelets 6 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 3 1580
A chilling study shows how hostile college students are toward free speech - The Washington Post 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 3665
The "Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018" would ... make it a federal crime to protest while wearing a mask 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1485
Cops Want To Be Able To Shut Off Self-Driving Cars 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1727
Judge orders L.A. Times to alter story about Glendale cop, sparking protest from newspaper 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 Jul 2018 9 2139
Does it seem that police are out of control? 6 safeinOhio May 2019 May 2019 6 1811
I've had 2 drivers run a red light/stop sign in a week 6 bucolic_frolic Jul 2019 Sep 2019 2 1915
U.S. health panel recommends doctors screen all adults for illicit drug use 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1783
'Secret and unaccountable': Where some immigrant teens are being taken by ICE 6 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1627
U.S. homeland security proposes face scans for citizens 6 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1465
'In Trump We Trust': Ice cream shop resists town orders to take down its impeachment banner 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1915
McAllen, TX: lawyers discover DHS is detaining people at black-site run out of the local Hampton Inn 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 Sep 2020 20 2106
This message was self-deleted by its author 6 Maraya1969 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 4 1374
This message was self-deleted by its author 6 Maraya1969 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1830
Offensive License Plates Are Free Speech, Court Tells California 6 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 Nov 2020 4 1718
"Cops are still taking more stuff from people than burglars do." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 15 1457
Should "F**k Biden" flags be allowed on public display in neighborhoods? 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1993
Demanding that the IRS go against political enemies (such as what tRUMP and his IRS Commissioner 6 SWBTATTReg Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1740
The phrase "Orwellian" is overused, but bowing to state censorship while claiming to embrace ... 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1408

Civil Liberties Continued...

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European Union bureaucrat predicts that laws prohibiting hate speech will be imposed in US 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 2093
Opinion: College presidents reveal three surprise truths about free speech and antisemitism 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1872
Virginia cake pop maker battles state regulators for right to post pics on Instagram 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 1477
If a cop crashes and dies when chasing someone, should the person being chased be held responsible for the cop's death? 6 Towlie Feb 4 Feb 8 2 904
The Alabama Chief Justice Who Invoked God in Deciding the Embryo Case 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 22 Feb 22 4 890
Police checkpoint motorist refusal (youtube)--Your opinions? 5 Indiana Mar 2012 Mar 2012 3 2760
The Bluffdale NSA spy center 5 CommonSensePLZ Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 3140
"100,000 signatures wanted to free Don Siegelman" Pls sign petition at FREE-DON.org 5 robinlynne Oct 2012 Nov 2012 9 4308
Question regarding police stops 5 matt819 Oct 2012 Nov 2012 0 2171
Right to Lawyer Can Be Empty Promise for Poor 5 Kire Mar 2013 Apr 2013 2 2207
Stand with Edward Snowden 5 im1013 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2395
From The Department Of Can You Believe This 5 DallasNE Sep 2013 Nov 2013 3 2114
Supreme Court Justice Argues That States Should Be Permitted To Set Up Official Religions 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2014 May 2014 1 2462
Massachusetts high court says accused criminal must decrypt computers for police 5 Eugene Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1924
littlemisssmartypants suggested that I should cross post this thread here. 5 tblue37 Aug 2014 Aug 2014 10 2222
Woman Sues LAPD For Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting Her 5 Man from Pickens Nov 2014 Nov 2014 16 2600
The Shocking 'Christian' Hate Mail Activists Received for Challenging Religious Indoctrination in th 5 Half-Century Man Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 6803
For those enamored with local citizen's Police Review Boards: The Devil's always in the details 5 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2468
AL Supreme Court Chief Justice Moore: Same-sex marriage ruling 'destroyed the institution of God' 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1796
Just reading this sickens me.... I don't know what to make of it. 5 V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 Aug 2015 5 3313
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