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Forbes: The FBI Is Secretly Using A $2 Billion Travel Company As A Global Surveillance Tool 3 friendly_iconoclast Jul 2020 Jul 2020 13 1829
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Justice Department will reportedly propose limits to online platforms' legal protections 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 1604
Former prosecutors write court in support of bail for lawyers accused of throwing molotov cocktail 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 Jun 2020 1 1352
On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 Jun 2020 8 1659
Watch the Nassau county cop slam on the brakes to give them an excuse to beat a protester. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 Jun 2020 4 1968
L.A. schools police will return grenade launchers but keep rifles, armored vehicle 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 Jun 2020 7 1516
FBI warned of white supremacists in law enforcement 10 years ago. Has anything changed? 4 BigmanPigman Jun 2020 Jun 2020 3 2193
Justin Amash wants bill to allow victims to sue police officers 2 sandensea Jun 2020 Jun 2020 8 1779
This video is from 3 nights ago, but remains one of the most disturbing we've seen. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 Jun 2020 9 1724
Complaint filed against Argentina's Macri for wide-reaching illegal surveillance 0 sandensea May 2020 May 2020 1 1313
Philippines orders its largest broadcaster off the air as nation fights virus 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 May 2020 4 1480
A Federal Judge Has a Plan to Let Politicians Manipulate Elections 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 May 2020 12 2324
As campaign 2020 shifts into high gear, Trump's defamation suits pose a chilling prospect for press 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1499
Georgia Loses Legal Code Copyright Clash at Supreme Court 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1456
What this country needs is more government monitoring of the internet 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 1733
The Persistence of Tyranny 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2018 Apr 2020 5 2196
Dark Side: Secret Origins of Evidence in US Criminal Cases 4 friendly_iconoclast Jan 2018 Apr 2020 6 2613
Inmates at N.J. Women's Prison Endured Years of Sex Abuse, Justice Dept. Finds 2 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1511
There's a provision that would allow deporting people with virus to countries that will torture them 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1891
Laurence Tribe: There are "national emergencies" . . . and then there are NATIONAL EMERGENCIES 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 9 2180

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On this day, March 22, 1972, Eisenstadt v. Baird was decided. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1744
Mississippi African Americans besieged by illegal searches, ACLU lawsuit says 3 Eugene May 2017 Mar 2020 2 5114
NSA backtracks on sharing number of Americans caught in warrant-less spying 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Mar 2020 1 3952
Georgia Innocence Project: GA Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Joey Watkins & Johnny Lee Gates! 3 klook Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 2889
To Track Virus, Governments Weigh Surveillance Tools That Push Privacy Limits 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1669
The DEA seized her father's life savings at an airport without alleging any crime occurred 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Mar 2020 23 4480
Intellectual Property Reform. 11 gredinger Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 4800
Lawrence Wallace, Supreme Court advocate with a famous footnote, dies at 88 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1539
A Puerto Rican man applied for a license. Georgia officials arrested and jailed him for fraud. 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1703
Vindictive Narcissism 0 no_hypocrisy Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1303
The judge whose bail requirements leave cash-strapped defendants in jail 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1430
HS student punished for not standing for Pledge of Allegiance 10 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 Feb 2020 10 2586
'In Trump We Trust': Ice cream shop resists town orders to take down its impeachment banner 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 2445
cross post: Colleges are turning students' phones into surveillance machines 3 discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 3997
92% of Americans think their basic rights are being threatened, new poll shows 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 3978
Happy 228th birthday, the Bill of Rights, enacted on December 15, 1791. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1390
In Maryland, many juvenile offenders languish in prison without parole - PBS NewsHour 0 question everything Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1367
Civil libertarians have long warned that this definition of anti-Semitism cannot be used as... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1600
Happy 294th Birthday, George Mason. Founding Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1559
Wow, for 13 years, the Fifth Circuit had a secret policy to deny all appeals by pro se inmates.... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 26 1817
U.S. homeland security abandons plan for face scans for U.S. citizens 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1576
U.S. homeland security proposes face scans for citizens 6 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1763
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal in 'no-fly list' suit 1 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1699
Amazon says it's considered face scanning in Ring doorbells 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1389
You're not required to like this guy's opinions one bit. But do you know what you can do about that? 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 2038
Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches Of Travelers' Phones And Laptops Unconstitutional 0 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2019 Nov 2019 5 3300
Artist Designs Face Jewelry to Block Facial Recognition Surveillance Cameras 2 littlemissmartypants Nov 2019 Nov 2019 12 2052
UN admonishes Argentina's Macri for judicial interference 0 sandensea Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 2017
Chile protests: UN to investigate claims of human rights abuses after at least 19 deaths 0 sandensea Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1321
Washington Supreme Court: Lawmakers Can't Legislate Constitutional Rights Away 5 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 8 2235

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Ex-worker says Oklahoma prosecutor ordered illegal probe 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1571
'Secret and unaccountable': Where some immigrant teens are being taken by ICE 6 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1999
ICE withdraws big fines for immigrants taking sanctuary in churches 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1325
Charge dropped against man arrested by Border Patrol after speaking Spanish 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1428
US takes step to require DNA samples from asylum-seekers 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1608
FBI's search for information on Americans was in violation of the law, judge says 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1736
LA police search black drivers most - even though white people have more drugs, report finds 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1373
Oregon Titan Fusion Center: Revealed: anti-terror center helped police track environmental activists 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1444
California legislature bars facial recognition for police body cameras 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1534
US wants $100,000-plus from immigrant who sued over forgery 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1429
Facebook Dumped Intern After He Pointed Out Messenger's Creepy Location Tracking 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Sep 2019 7 2309
Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2019 Sep 2019 6 1494
I've had 2 drivers run a red light/stop sign in a week 6 bucolic_frolic Jul 2019 Sep 2019 2 2361
Judges say travelers can sue TSA over screener mistreatment 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1464
The U.S. Government has issued extrajudicial death sentences for some immigrant children 4 majdrfrtim Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 1825
California Supreme Court backs greater access to police misconduct cases 0 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1614
The case of the missing tattoos: Altered photo lineup by Portland police draws objection 4 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 2082
Oregon officials request criminal investigation into newspaper reporters over after-hours phone call 4 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 2052
U.S. health panel recommends doctors screen all adults for illicit drug use 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 2136
Phoenix looks to be next big city with citizen police review 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1445
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