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Kansas wrongful conviction lawsuit reaches $12.5M settlement 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1682
Black man arrested on warrant for white man awarded $90K settlement 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 1626
On July 4th, Ray Gray is still learning how to be free after decades behind bars 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1323
I'd like to thank the 1st amendment to the Constitution for chiming in, and also thank all the ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1743
Ex-Argentine naval officer found responsible for 1972 Trelew Massacre 0 peppertree Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1500
This gentleman right here is Alton Toussaint Lemon, for whom the famed "Lemon Test" was named. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 3466
After Roe's overturn: the abortion surveillance state 2 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1617
'You tarnished your reputation.' Ex-Miami-Dade cop gets 364 days for wrongful arrest 2 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1723
On this day, June 26, 2003, Lawrence v. Texas was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1452
North Texas man jailed for crime he didn't commit is free at last 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1601
On this day, June 17, 1963, Abington School District v. Schempp was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1619
We often hear that the First Amendment has never been stronger. I'd like to tell you a story ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 2499
After four years of silence and a settlement with Fox News, Seth Rich's parents are ready to talk. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 16 2269
Marsy's Law in action. We told you this would happen. You were warned. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 16 2823
The Impotence of the Fourth Amendment in a Post-Roe World 4 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 14 2041
A Black Army vet spent 16 months in solitary. Then a jury heard the evidence against him. 1 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 2242
On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1566
On this day, June 12, 1967, Loving v. Virginia was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 8 1476
Supreme Court prioritizes expedience, not justice, in wrongful convictions 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1550
Idaho Falls settles wrongful conviction lawsuit for $11.7M 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1448
Enforcing Criminal Abortion Bans Post-Roe: 'A Massive Escalation of Surveillance' 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1486
A lawsuit claims Waukegan police extracted another false confession from a Black teen 2 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1780
📣 Coming up next week! "Protesting Injustices," a webinar dedicated to understanding 1A 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1398
He spent most of his adult life in a W.Va. prison on a wrongful conviction. Two years later, he 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1665
$14.25M settlement proposed for man who spent 20 years in prison for double murder he didn't commit 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1273
The new court's absurd inhumanity: To preserve procedure, an innocent man must die 2 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 1974
There is no general hate speech exception to 1A, which means that hate speech is protected speech. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1966
On June 8, 1789, James Madison introduced the Bill of Rights to Congress. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1166
Time for a quick primer on the law of accessing phones under the 4th Amendment. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 9 1563
Happy **** The Draft Day! On June 7, 1971, the Supreme Court ruled that wearing a jacket that ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1375

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10th Circuit denies immunity to Denver detectives who coerced teenager's false murder confession 7 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 42 3854
AZ man spent 17 days in jail for crime he didn't commit. He blames American Airlines 5 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 12 2420
To Promote Public Safety, Michigan Authorizes Cops To Rob Travelers at Airports 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 2700
Commentary: It's too easy to extract false confessions from youths 0 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1485
Food for thought 3 dweller Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1528
An ex-priest, a flier and the arrest that legalized protests at Md. homes 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 8 1650
Caste discrimination in America 1 cbabe May 2022 May 2022 3 1913
1A: I protect hate speech, incendiary speech, and screaming "fire" in a crowded theater, unless ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 2 2002
Raleigh NC reaches settlement with teen detained in 2020 George Floyd protests for arrest 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 1245
Oregon sued over failure to provide public defenders 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 1230
Do you recall that the Brooklyn Public Library was offering school kids free library cards? 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 7 1775
Delaware State's Jenkins Stresses Representation After Intimidating Search in Georgia 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 4 1617
"F*&k Civility!" 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 8 1920
VA AG Jason Miyares: "On #NationalDayofPrayer we are reminded ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 0 1691
Supreme Court majority sympathetic to coach who prayed at midfield 7 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 May 2022 1 2239
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito's abortion history lesson in dispute 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 1471
Tweets on Dobbs. I want to do a thread on "deeply rooted in our nation's history and tradition." 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 0 1717
Seattle starts stop and frisk under new mayor 1 cbabe May 2022 May 2022 5 1912
"A powerful message for everyone working in the world of journalism." 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 15 2093
I limit state and local governments. A short thread... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1297
In the case of the praying football coach, both sides invoke religious freedom 22 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 4591
FIRE calls on Florida institutions and faculty to push back against unconstitutional law 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1517
Feds will return more than $1 mil in marijuana money that California cops stole from armored cars. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1631
When a Witness Recants 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 11 1850
Across the Desk - S5:E13 (Oklahoma SB612 - Full Ban On Abortion) 0 Across-the-Desk Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1476
Missouri's parole system has sent thousands back to prison for minor violations. Terrell Robinson is 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1602
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Free speech is a fundamental U.Va. value 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1619
Florida Sued by Activists, Students, Parents, and Teachers Over LGBT School Censorship Bill 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1555
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita folds over press access lawsuit 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1273
'Geofence warrant' unconstitutional, judge rules in Virginia 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1598

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Atheist Group Wins $90K Settlement; Student Bullied By Teacher For Sitting Out Pledge Of Allegiance 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 2116
On this day, March 30, 1942, 227 residents of Bainbridge Island, Washington, were rounded up. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1748
9th Circuit Says Arresting People For "Fuck The Cops" Chalk Writing Is Unconstitutional Retaliation 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 9 1968
Republicans won't be satisfied with overturning Roe 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 2018
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 963
Ted Cruz and Mike Lee send AT&T a threatening letter demanding to know why OAN is being canceled. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 2503
Class-action lawsuit targets NYPD practice of secretly collecting DNA 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 1799
Controversy continues over YLS protest and police presence - Yale Daily News 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 1713
NJ Supreme Court: Report on top cop's racist comments must be released 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 1568
Watch Tower's misuse of copyright to suppress criticism 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1816
Cops Unaware They Were Filmed Breaking In - The FBI Warned Them 3 exboyfil Mar 2022 Mar 2022 14 3516
Dear RNC: we at the @CatoInstitute make no apology for our amicus brief in Al-Marri v. Spagone ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 12 2604
Joe Tom Easley, prominent gay rights activist, dies at 81 He was involved in the repeal of DADT. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1526
Controversial sign spotted in Langley High School library 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 9 2083
On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order (EO) 9066. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2396
Argentine Intelligence Agency locates 105,000 wiretaps illegally stored during Macri administration 0 peppertree Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1275
The right wing justices will continue to gut Americans' constitutional rights by shadow docket 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 9 1705
Phil Harvey, who battled government over his sex-product business, dies at 83 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 12 1875
Is the legal standard for libel outdated? Sarah Palin could help answer. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1989
Interview: Nadine Strossen, President Emeritus of the ACLU 0 no_hypocrisy Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1304
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