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Texas judge permits states' challenge against abortion pill rules to proceed 2 mahatmakanejeeves 17 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 2 253
TED Jimmy Carter, Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse 3 littlemissmartypants Jan 1 Jan 1 39 1059
The Fight for Free Speech 0 struggle4progress Dec 16 Dec 16 1 391
Mount Vernon, NY police force strip searched nearly everyone it arrested, DOJ says 3 Eugene Dec 13 Dec 14 7 530
Free Speech Advocate 3 joelg Dec 10 Dec 12 2 391
predictive policing: Pasco County, FL Sheriff's Office settles 'intelligence-led policing' program 0 Eugene Dec 7 Dec 7 3 374
No DEI shopping at WalMart this year 3 CatWoman Dec 1 Dec 1 3 1117
Christian Nationalism's First Item on the Agenda: Repeal Women's Right to Vote 1 niyad Nov 30 Nov 30 13 646
Two Missouri officers charged with stealing nude photos during traffic stops 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 6 596
Hat's Off to UVA Student for Keeping His Hat On 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 1 694
Maybe now white people will be able to understand 1 JMCKUSICK Nov 1 Nov 1 14 364
Died for being pregnant, Died for being black hmmmmm 0 JMCKUSICK Nov 1 Nov 1 2 272
Supreme Court schedules transgender rights case for December 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 Oct 26 3 617
Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrests 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 442
Trump's second-term agenda on LGBTQ issues alarms civil rights groups 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 613
Supreme Court flooded with prayers for relief from groups eager to promote religion 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 517
Jonathan Mitchell told the Fifth Circuit public libraries only exist "as a matter of grace" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 747
PLEASE SHARE: Kamala Harris talks abortion at GA rally: FULL SPEECH (VIDEO) 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 665
Illinois' top court says odor of burnt marijuana isn't enough to search car 0 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 470
Progressives press Chicago mayor over pledge to end controversial policing tool ShotSpotter 4 Eugene Jul 2023 Sep 2024 0 2180
Mississippi mail voting case at the Fifth Circuit could quickly become a national issue 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 591
This Election, It's Women's Choice 1 niyad Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 494
Ofra Bikel, whose films freed the wrongly convicted, dies at 94 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 481
Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest 30 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 92 5232
Lawsuit accuses (Medford) Oregon police department of illegally monitoring progressive activists 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 466
Virginia appeals court rules judge wrongly dismissed asset forfeiture challenge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 602
BREAKING: Gaza protest in front of Blinken's house removed by state authorities 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 677
Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jul 2024 10 1065
Some Thoughts on Civil Liberty, on Civil Responsibility, from an often forgotten Emperor 0 MedRxx Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 568
Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned 4 ck4829 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 17 768

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 472
Massachusetts teacher fired for her TikTok videos loses First Amendment federal appeal 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 11 1009
In the 1940's FDR imprisoned Japanese citizens & descendants. Can DJT imprison Liberals & Democrats if reelected? 4 Jacson6 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 660
Judge rules against Texas Attorney General Paxton in campaign against migrant shelters 1 Jacson6 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 568
She Needed an Emergency Abortion. Doctors in Idaho Put Her on a Plane. 34 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 67 3360
The Supreme Court Just Took Its First Swipe at Marriage Equality 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 15 1085
Supreme Court Allows Suit Over Arrest Said to Be Politically Motivated 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 872
La.'s Ten Commandments law will test religion-friendly courts, experts say 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 633
Missouri woman's murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 9 767
Freed murder convict sues Chicago over eyewitness who turned out to be blind 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 26 1134
Federal judge orders ICE to end 'knock and talk' arrests of immigrants in Southern California 0 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 10 799
Opinion: This Alabama AG won't stop at the state line to prosecute abortion 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 4 1177
Justices Jackson, Sotomayor call out Supreme Court for rejecting due process appeal 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 9 990
Chains of Labor: The Global Stranglehold on Worker Rights 0 erronis May 2024 May 2024 4 779
D.C.'s largest high school to show alternate Palestinian film after suit 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 4 976
Flat-Fee Representation Fuels Man's Bid To Avoid Execution 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1455
Jury Finds Denver Police Officers Violated Colorado Constitution, Awards $3.76 Million in Damages 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 10 1459
Tennessee lawmakers advance bill to undo Memphis' traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 0 1318
Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says 0 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 1323
Maybe they could beat him to death with a baseball bat. 4 SarahD Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1663
Ferguson, Missouri, agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle 'debtors' prison' lawsuit 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1279
Supreme Court skeptical of Texas, Florida regulation of social media moderation 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1457
The Alabama Chief Justice Who Invoked God in Deciding the Embryo Case 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1716
Senate poised to pass biggest piece of tech regulation in decades 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1607
ShotSpotter: Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology this year 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1451
New Jersey officer accused of excessive force pleads guilty to misdemeanor counts in federal court 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1502
Minneapolis City Council approves $950,000 settlement with journalists detained or injured during 2020 unrest 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1251
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 2024 Feb 2024 2 1729
Dozens of Rogue California Police Agencies Still Sharing Driver Locations with Anti-Abortion States 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1641
SCOTUSblog: Court schedules abortion pill case for March argument session 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1618

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Court appoints lawyer in Oklahoma death penalty case 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1368
After LA police raid home of Black Lives Matter attorney, a judge orders photographs destroyed 2 ck4829 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2123
City of Seattle settles BLM protesters' lawsuit for $10 million 4 cbabe Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1643
Judges: U.S. Exceeded Scope of Warrant in Search of BH Safety Deposit Boxes 3 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1738
Facial recognition used after Sunglass Hut robbery led to man's wrongful jailing, says suit 2 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1606
(Jefferson Parish, LA) After refusing murder charge, JPDA wants to charge victim's father $18k for public records 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1672
An Ohio official was arrested for speaking at her own meeting. Her rights were violated, judge says 10 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 32 3097
Virginia cake pop maker battles state regulators for right to post pics on Instagram 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 2326
Text Messages, Emails Show KBI Had Full Knowledge Of Raid On Kansas Newspaper's Office 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Jan 2024 6 2574
Opinion: To fight antisemitism on campuses, we must restrict speech 4 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1737
Opinion: College presidents reveal three surprise truths about free speech and antisemitism 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 3763
Opinion: How an Ohio senator's stunt proves the Trump dictatorship theory 7 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 10 2217
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 2763
Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails 34 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 32 4285
Trump hints at TERRIFYING USE OF MILITARY (never underestimate Trump and his ability to grab power) 3 UCmeNdc Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 2300
Should People Have the Right to Say Awful Things Without Facing Legal Consequences? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 2560
Federal judge grants injunction banning 'Kansas Two-Step' Highway Patrol tactic 2 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 11 1857
Court upholds NYC law banning the types of police restraints that killed George Floyd, Eric Garner 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 8249
Republicans Have a New Plan to Save the Supreme Court Abortion Pill Case 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 2207
Speaker Johnson: Separation of church, state 'a misnomer' 15 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 3026
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