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From The Department Of Can You Believe This 5 DallasNE Sep 2013 Nov 2013 3 2239

NSA bulk data collection violates constitutional rights, ACLU argues 1 Eugene Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1647

These are all over NOLA, on high-end suvs since Katrina. 2 RosettaStoned77 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2640

Spinning Against Innocence Projects 1 LegalScholar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1581

N.Y. City to seek immediate ruling preserving stop-and-frisk 0 Eugene Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1474

Arizona Harassment Statute under attack in Supreme Court -1st Amendment - Sheriff Joe not happy 0 scottx2 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1732

Hidden Agenda Fuels Challenge to Pivotal Death Penalty Case 0 LegalScholar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1352

Gun owning liberal and watching Baggars shoot at a range 38 IkeRepublican Oct 2013 Nov 2013 17 15309

The Chicago Tribune Murdered the Truth 0 LegalScholar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1538

Macy's joins Barneys in brewing NYC 'shop-and-frisk' scandal 1 Eugene Oct 2013 Oct 2013 10 1806

Lavabit 'fatally undermined' by US request for encryption keys, ACLU says 0 Eugene Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1419

Judicial Horror Story - Just in Time for Halloween 0 LegalScholar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1487

Another Chapter on Wacky Chicago Judge 4 LegalScholar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1996

Is this an example of child abuse or... 10 shockedcanadian Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 2751

More DNA Samples, More Debate 17 question everything Sep 2013 Oct 2013 0 3802

Off-duty NYPD officer allegedly seen pounding SUV arrested on riot charge 2 shockedcanadian Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1758

EFF racks up another courtroom victory over the NSA: damning docs to follow 8 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2013 Oct 2013 17 2922

Incredible Story of Wacky Judge in Chicago 0 LegalScholar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1464

ACLU- "Racial Justice: Gone Too Far. Our Kids in Handcuffs" 0 NYC_SKP Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 2015

U.S. Justice Department spent $4.9 million on drones, new rules urged: watchdog 1 Eugene Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1462

Border Patrol agrees to officer training in Washington state profiling case 1 Eugene Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1577

ACLU faults 'suspicious activity' reporting by law enforcement 0 Eugene Sep 2013 Sep 2013 5 1561

This message was self-deleted by its author 1 JustanAngel Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1354

Hundreds of Pages of NSA Spying Documents to be Released As Result of EFF Lawsuit 0 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2013 Sep 2013 4 1555

Civil-liberties groups seek hearings on DEA's use of intelligence 0 Eugene Sep 2013 Sep 2013 4 1504

Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets Ban in School Struck Down by Court, Appealed, Upheld [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1683

Lawyers challenge U.S. 'no fly' list in federal court in Oregon 1 Eugene Jun 2013 Aug 2013 5 1752

Federal Court Sides With ACLU in No Fly List Lawsuit 1 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2013 Aug 2013 10 1796

In rebuff to Bloomberg, New York City Council curbs police power 9 Eugene Jun 2013 Aug 2013 3 3008

NSA surveillance program violates the constitution, ACLU says 2 Eugene Aug 2013 Aug 2013 9 1988

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Holder pressed on U.S. drug agency use of hidden data evidence 1 Eugene Aug 2013 Aug 2013 9 2369

What surveillance really is, at its root, is a highly effective form of social control 6 limpyhobbler Aug 2013 Aug 2013 7 2402

John Grishams books are censored at Guantanamo Bay. 2 MarkLaw Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1730

ACLU: A Guide to What We Now Know About the NSA's Dragnet Searches of Your Communications 3 NYC_SKP Aug 2013 Aug 2013 10 2156

ACLU on the Hill: NSA Surveillance "Intrusive and Unconstitutional" 6 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Aug 2013 7 2440

Repost from LBN: NYPD to stop archiving names, addresses of stop-and-frisk targets 1 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1846

Vicious Cycle of Repression-Protest-Repression 0 William deB. Mills Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2706

Mind-Boggling Road-Side Cavity Searches Aren't Isolated Incidents: Lawyers 2 AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 Aug 2013 5 2219

ACLU story: "You May Have 'Nothing to Hide' But You Still Have Something to Fear" 9 NYC_SKP Aug 2013 Aug 2013 29 3850

Justice Should Not Depend on Skin Color 1 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 1743

Seeking Asylum from a country not traditionally considered... 4 shockedcanadian Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2064

From the ACLU "Blog of Rights": "Domestic Drones" 1 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1857

New York City mayor vetoes bills to limit stop-and-frisk policy 0 Eugene Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 1722

New Jersey Senate Candidate leads fight to repeal Patriot Act and FISA Amendments Act 0 limpyhobbler Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 1754

Looking for support for this group. 39 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Jul 2013 8 6822

Teacher Fired for Past Life as Porn Actress 11 Modern School Jan 2013 Jul 2013 1 6934

Detroit Free Press: Police launch investigations after arrest of photographer 4 friendly_iconoclast Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 2362

AP Exclusive: Daniels looked to censor opponents 0 friendly_iconoclast Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1842

Posting a DU 3 comment here, in hopes this group will remain. 3 dixiegrrrrl May 2011 Jul 2013 2 2205

ACLU: Police Documents on License Plate Scanners Reveal Mass Tracking 0 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 1578

Eclectic group sues U.S. government over phone data surveillance 0 Eugene Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1545

U.S. defends secrecy of unique surveillance court 4 Eugene Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2128

Activist Arrest for Sidewalk Chalk Message, Police Officer Ignorant of Bill of Rights [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1959

Judge rejects state secrets defense in wiretapping lawsuit 1 Eugene Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 1901

Public Works employees being photographed and videoed 0 SHRED Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 1696

I'm confused about Shelby County v. Holder. 3 Motown_Johnny Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1952

NY Court: Computer Searches Can Threaten Privacy 0 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 1786

Cop Claims Chicago's Finest Beat Their Own 4 AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 Jun 2013 2 2476

White House Petition to Pardon Edward Snowden 12 limpyhobbler Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 3558

Stand with Edward Snowden 5 im1013 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2511

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Fireside Chat - NSA/Bill of Rights/US Constitution - June 10, 2013 0 LovingA2andMI Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2075

Verizon Wireless Secretly Passed AP Reporters' Phone Records to Feds 1 limpyhobbler May 2013 May 2013 4 1793

Canadian requesting FOIA at border...who do I contact? 2 shockedcanadian May 2013 May 2013 0 1818

Strict Constructionists and the Second Amendment 16 bucolic_frolic Dec 2012 May 2013 4 11761

New Post on Torture in the US 3 TimKeller Dec 2012 Apr 2013 2 2141

Right to Lawyer Can Be Empty Promise for Poor 5 Kire Mar 2013 Apr 2013 2 2323

High school apologizes for ‘think like a Nazi’ assignment after backlash from English students... 1 shockedcanadian Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1765

UC Research Examines Corporate Communications in the ‘Gilded Age’ of Free Speech 0 OKIsItJustMe Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1797

It All Started Innocently Enough 7 DallasNE Mar 2013 Apr 2013 3 6478

U.S. Citizens Arrested for Refusing Border Patrol Questions, while boarding a domestic flight 3 limpyhobbler Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2695

Bill would limit whistleblower activities on PA farms (and possibly gas drilling sites at farms) 1 limpyhobbler Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1831

The Right to Counsel: Badly Battered at 50 1 Kire Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1850

Supreme Court to consider when assets can be frozen pre-trial 0 Eugene Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1779

Federal Judge Finds National Security Letters Unconstitutional, Bans Them 4 limpyhobbler Mar 2013 Mar 2013 12 2198

New York City mayor opposes new oversight of police 6 Eugene Jun 2012 Mar 2013 5 2995

Montana drafts new bill giving felons the option of being spanked 11 Mkap Feb 2013 Mar 2013 0 3771

You Can’t Protest at the Supreme Court 13 alp227 Jan 2012 Feb 2013 5 8272

CISPA Offers Choice between Security and Liberty 2 BridgeTheGap Apr 2012 Feb 2013 5 2606

1984 has finally arrived, folks 7 WhoIsNumberNone Nov 2012 Feb 2013 5 3339

Supreme Court upholds police "dog sniff" of truck 4 Eugene Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2371

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