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Senate poised to pass biggest piece of tech regulation in decades 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 15 Feb 15 2 678

DNA samples of felony arrestees OK, court rules 2 alp227 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2459

"Never talk to the police" video 2 Ilsa Mar 2012 Mar 2012 4 3217

The Irrelevancy of DNA 2 Modern School Apr 2012 Apr 2012 12 2220

CISPA Offers Choice between Security and Liberty 2 BridgeTheGap Apr 2012 Feb 2013 5 2450

Immigrant to be deported, lived her 22 years. 2 musical_soul May 2012 May 2012 3 2187

Prisoner's rights 2 xrayvision2005 May 2012 Nov 2014 1 2346

NC Murder Convict Ordered Freed on New Evidence 2 maddezmom Jun 2012 Nov 2012 3 1791

ACLU lawsuit against Sheriff and DA in Los Angeles County 2 JDPriestly Jul 2012 Oct 2012 7 2397

Denouncing City’s Move to Regulate Circumcision (NYC) 2 alp227 Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2856

Felony Forgiveness 2 BudHardener Jan 2013 Feb 2013 1 2726

Minneapolis license plate data raises privacy questions 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 1813

Canadian requesting FOIA at border...who do I contact? 2 shockedcanadian May 2013 May 2013 0 1721

Mind-Boggling Road-Side Cavity Searches Aren't Isolated Incidents: Lawyers 2 AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 Aug 2013 5 2083

John Grishams books are censored at Guantanamo Bay. 2 MarkLaw Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1602

NSA surveillance program violates the constitution, ACLU says 2 Eugene Aug 2013 Aug 2013 9 1850

Off-duty NYPD officer allegedly seen pounding SUV arrested on riot charge 2 shockedcanadian Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1633

These are all over NOLA, on high-end suvs since Katrina. 2 RosettaStoned77 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2499

Oakland PD's surveillance center's primary purpose is fighting protesters, not crime 2 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2013 May 2014 1 1925

Man spends four decades in mental hospital for stealing $20 necklace 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 1834

New York City, rights group seal deal to end stop-and-frisk 2 Eugene Jan 2014 Mar 2014 0 1693

PA's Worst: Republican Pushes Pro-Discrimination Proposal in PA House [VIDEO] 2 Counterpoint PA Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2157

‘No judgment, no discretion’: Police records that ruin innocent lives 2 shockedcanadian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1636

Innocence Project co-founder calls for audit of all Nifong cases 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 1688

Inmate’s Gassing Death Latest In Complaints Against Florida Prisons 2 jakeXT Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1715

Toronto woman stunned by police revelation in background check 2 shockedcanadian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 1741

Membership in the ACLU. Only $5.00 2 NYC_SKP Aug 2014 Aug 2014 7 1487

Is It Torture Now? ISIS Apparently A Fan Of CIA’s Waterboarding Techniques 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2014 Aug 2014 7 1557

U.S. attorney general announces grant to study police racial profiling 2 Eugene Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1501

VIDEO: Pregnant woman slammed onto street by NYPD cop in Sunset Park 2 Man from Pickens Sep 2014 Sep 2014 12 2154

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Hero cop protects and serves another satisfied customer (Ferguson) 2 Man from Pickens Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2001

Justice Department settles case after DEA set up fake Facebook page in woman's name 2 Eugene Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 1510

Voter suppression should be unconstitutional 2 Panich52 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1720

Justice clarifies new limits on asset forfeiture involving local, state police 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 7 1544

Washington state: Clark County's 'In God We Trust' motion shelved 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1623

Virginia bills that would curtail police powers create a ‘weird alliance’ 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1462

Police can’t delay traffic stops to investigate crimes absent suspicion, Supreme Court rules 2 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1959

Whose Books Are Banned? (Racism?) 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1489

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

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

Watching the Tony Robinson Jr shooting press conference. 2 Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 May 2015 4 2264

How the IRS seized a North Carolina businessman’s life savings without ever charging him 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 9 2109

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

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

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

Miss school dist defense: its officials don't understand 1st Amend 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1543

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

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

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

Alaska state trooper seizes reporter's camera memory card 2 FuzzyRabbit Sep 2015 Sep 2015 10 2525

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

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

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution, Ending Class Bias in the Law 2 Al Carroll Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 2444

In Light of American Surveillance, European Union Legal Decision to Protect Europeans' 2 JDPriestly Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1432

Neighbors challenge church's rodeo arena 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1490

‘Jesus’ chants, jeers greet Satanists during Bremerton football game 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1754

Happy 290th Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 2078

New Survey Finds Majority Who Believe It Is Sometimes Necessary For Government To Sacrifice Freedom… 2 OKIsItJustMe Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 1478

Federal Charges for Vegas Police Officer in Body-Camera Case 2 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1646

US takes step to require DNA samples from asylum-seekers 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1329

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California School to Change Policy After Banning Gay T-Shirt 2 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1732

Wyoming Trespass Laws Under Fire by Environmentalists, Photographers 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1600

Texas District Sues to Prevent Release of Clock Details 2 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1826

U.N. torture envoy appeals again for visit to U.S. prisons 2 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1366

Lawmakers say NSA plan to expand sharing data ‘unconstitutional’ 2 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1657

Is There Any Governmental Entity 2 speaktruthtopower Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1765

All agree his sentence was too harsh, but he may still stay locked up forever 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1807

The hidden: how Chicago police kept thousands isolated at Homan Square 2 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1558

Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Organizations Debunk 'Bathroom Predator Myth' 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1253

Argentina's Macri to use all individual social security data for "mass communication" campaigns. 2 forest444 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1230

Oppose RFRAs support HR 5272 the Do No Harm Bill 2 es35 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 1332

Woman sues Albuquerque for seizing car despite ban on civil asset forfeiture 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1520

Unredacted User Manuals Of Stingray Device Show How Accessible Surveillance Is 2 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 May 2017 2 1656

ACLU Bills Would Require Transparency on Police Surveillance 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Apr 2017 2 1400

Documents show AT&T secretly sells customer data to law enforcement 2 friendly_iconoclast Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1741

Here are the devastating capabilities of the weapons Obama will leave behind for Trump 2 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1475

The FBI Just Got Disturbing New Hacking Powers 2 friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 1870

He helped make legal history in Loving v. Virginia. At 80, hes still fighting for justice. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 1814

Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2165

A stone ignites a community: Billings, Montana, stood up to white supremacists 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 3744

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