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10-27-1947: Committee for the First Amendment arrives in DC to support "blacklisted" colleagues 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1830
Jurors Can Protect Abortion Access 1 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1743
Court rules geofence warrant violates Fourth Amendment 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 10 2214
Ohio law requires *prisoner* to request testing. Conviction/death sentence stand. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1847
"Last night, the mayor of Newton, Iowa ejected Noah Petersen from a city council meeting." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 2767
Is the Government Tracking Your Abortion? 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1906
Man working to rebuild life after going to jail for crime he didn't commit 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 1755
"Trump on Supreme Court Leak: You take the writer and or the publisher... " 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 2837
Chicago college shuts down anti-Marxism display, threatens conservative students with ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 2228
This message was self-deleted by its author 5 GenXer47 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 2713
A website creator is using the Second Amendment to try and upend the First 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1982
On this day, October 15, 1965, a draft card was burned during an anti-war rally. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2122
The First Amendment and Alex Jones: a thread 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 1750
North Carolina HBCU leader 'outraged' after bus of Black students stopped in SC 11 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 50 4955
Comedians sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport 0 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1618
How Discovery Channel's 'MythBusters' Helped a Wrongly Convicted Man Prove His Innocence 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 1966
Police Charged a Woman for Recording Them Holding a Black Man at Gunpoint. Now, They Owe Her 2 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 12 2185
Judge dismisses case over FBI raid of 1,400 private safe-deposit boxes and seizure of millions in je 2 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 11 2630
The Onion advises the Supreme Court's 'total Latin dorks' on parody 1 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1812
California Restricts Use of Rap Lyrics in Criminal Trials After Gov. Newsom Signs Bill 1 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 2118
Why is it so hard to free wrongfully convicted people from prison? 3 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 1871
The Trevor Project teams up with a student surveillance company accused of LGBTQ+ bias 0 cbabe Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1857
Fifth Circuit reverses and grants judgment *for* a judge who does a prayer ceremony in his courtroom 8 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 2471
Black people are being falsely convicted of serious crimes at alarming rates, report finds 3 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 2117
University of Idaho tells faculty that talking about abortion could have criminal repercussions. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 7 2012
Senators push to reform police's cellphone tracking tools 2 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 1680
Treatment of Serial's Adnan Syed is a National Shame 0 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 1802
Messenger: They stood up to a Missouri judge for First Amendment rights. They won. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1900
US Private Vaults: FBI misled judge who signed warrant for Beverly Hills seizure of $86 million in c 1 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2316
Florida brings battle over social media regulation to the Supreme Court 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1946

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Today, FIRE lodged a formal complaint with the Hood County District Attorney following repeated ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1880
This Banned Books Week, we are spotlighting many of the LGBTQIA+ books being banned ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1659
Riotsville, USA: the shocking story of fake army towns that militarised police 1 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1938
Arizona Legislature won't defend law limiting police filming 1 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1565
Fossil Fuel Giants Have Targeted 150+ Activists With 'Judicial Harassment': Report 4 cbabe Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 2492
Where there's no 1A: 7 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2495
From 2017: "A Texas sheriff threatened this woman for having a "F**K TRUMP" bumper sticker." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 14 2673
With thousands of people confused about the First Amendment and censorship ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1703
This Tennessee town is restricting demonstrations 'to facilitate the safe exercise' of First... 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 2334
9th Cir. holds 2-1 Fellowship of Christian Athletes school group likely to prevail on its challenge 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 2493
Popular Trans Twitch Streamer Keffals Arrested After 'Traumatizing' Swatting Incident 2 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1946
A legal battle in Mississippi will test whether states can criminalize those who provide information 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 2070
Oklahoma teacher suspended after promoting Brooklyn Public Library's anti-censorship campaign 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 7 1582
They didn't remain silent: How false confessions happen 1 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 1708
We're here because we're people who kill Hessians on Christmas. The kids will be okay. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 2019
I protect the right of federal judiciary employees to engage in partisan politics outside ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 2187
The Feminist Case for Ending the Death Penalty 4 niyad Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1798
Pennsylvania school district trying to ban any written expression not created for school purposes. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 2588
Students in every ND public school, along with every public school in the US, also have the right... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 2371
Attorneys argue juries should know they don't need to convict on unpopular abortion and drug laws 0 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 1745
25 years after wrongful conviction, a man is free from Angola 1 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1660
How Solitary Confinement Harms Women 0 niyad Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 1280
Students sue college president who invented rules to ban conservative flyers 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 2467
Re: the theater thing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 1536
7 murder convictions overturned in a single day after prosecutors stop backing group of cases tied 1 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 18 2153
Even the District Attorney Believed Joaquin Ciria Was Innocent. Why Did It Take So Long to Set Him 0 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 1715
Privacy concerns awakened as Roe v Wade is overturned 0 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 1398
"I would have been happier if a jury had assessed the merits of the case against Alex Jones ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 2257
Federal court upholds First Amendment protections for students on social media off campus 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1562
1A: "Legislation that requires biblical citizenship training in schools would violate me" 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1861

Civil Liberties Continued...

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"Today, @WSJ published a letter to the editor by my @IJ colleague Anya and me." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1709
"This is a very good piece ... tracing a 1662 slavery case to the 2022 Dobbs decisions ..." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 14 2188
On Friday, the 5th Cir. granted #QualifiedImmunity to a mayor, police chief, and attorney ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1675
28 women file suit over 'night of terror' in Indiana jail, alleging incarcerated men bribed jail 1 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 4 1779
"It's Crushing": The Lasting Trauma of the Exonerated 0 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 7 1746
Republicans' next big play is to 'scare the hell out of Washington' by rewriting the Constitution... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 1733
With Roe gone, states rush to criminalize not only abortion, but 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 about abortion. 12 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 32 3498
That's the price you pay for serving in government. You have to listen to the people who annoy you. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1674
Victory!!! Larry Klayman sued Rebecca Schoenkopf and @Wonkette over publications protected by 1A. 13 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 32 3685
Lafayette Parish librarian who spoke against censorship of LGBTQ books may be fired Monday 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 2013
Oklahoma City library releases guidelines on patrons seeking abortion information 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1529
Despite judge's ruling that Spokane County deleted video evidence in jail death 'to avoid legal' 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1726
Lawsuit: Chicago police misused ShotSpotter in murder case 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1613
"I protect your right to participate in public school board meetings, including your right to ..." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 2065
Op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.: Arizona Moves to Hold Cops Unaccountable 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1517
Another US appeals court upholds right to record police 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1189
Watch: Police in small Texas town show up at man's home and remove 'F*ck Joe Biden' flag 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 2199
Detroit to pay $7.5M to man who claims cops switched bullets 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 15 1798
Defiant Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa fights for her freedom 0 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1409
Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequality 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1222
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