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Black Teen Pushed Down by Iowa Officer Got Money for Secrecy 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1371
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The Nauru Files: 2,000 Leaked Reports Reveal Scale of Abuse of Children 1 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1514
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Baltimore officers cited for mistreatment of women in DoJ report 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1266
St Louis-area municipalities sued over alleged discriminatory 'debtors' prisons' 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1355
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Ex-Louisiana police officer convicted for lying to FBI in civil rights case 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1482
California Wardens Retire Amid Prison Abuse, Suicide Claims 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1756
States' Flag-Burning Laws Unconstitutional, but Persist 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1323
Rudy Giuliani suggests Muslims on US watchlist should wear GPS bracelets 6 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 3 1932

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Argentina's Macri to use all individual social security data for "mass communication" campaigns. 2 forest444 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1469
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Documents: People Held to Shield Image of Montana Tribe 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1456
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Report: Albuquerque Police Failed in Use-of-Force Reviews 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1430
Macy's banned from detaining and fining alleged shoplifters, judge rules 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 8 1776
US Senator Wyden: Why I had to halt FBI's latest internet spying push 1 friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 2104
How a 'watch list' was defeated in the Fifties: the case of Kent v. Dulles 1 friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1536
Homeless man did not break law by fleeing cold: Massachusetts' top court 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 16 1713
Justice Sotomayor's Ringing Dissent 1 spud_demon Jun 2016 Jun 2016 9 2361
FBI uses questionable facial recognition software to comb vast photo database 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 9 1378
Fifty years old today: "You have the right to remain silent." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jun 2016 5 1511
Legal settlement may set precedent for detained immigrants seeking lawyers 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 3 1488
New Document Revealed in California Jail Informants Probe 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1459
Immigrants appeal Texas judge’s order to turn over personal information 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 7 1366
English-Only Policy Dropped at Milwaukee Custard Stand 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1542
Judge who handcuffed public defender to teach a ‘lesson’ gets own chastising 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 4 1643
Taking down drones with eagles 6 elljay May 2016 May 2016 0 4037
Push for encryption law falters despite Apple case spotlight 0 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 1383
Bill would expand FBI's warrantless access to online records, senators warn 0 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 5 1377
ACLU threatens Cleveland over delays in convention protest permits 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 1487
Prosecutor: Cop Destroyed Woman's Phone, Lied About Assault 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 1 1511
Utah to Temporarily Stop Enforcing Law in 'Deadpool' Case 1 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 1 1671
'Racism from cradle to grave': Texas cemetery sued for 'whites only' policy 3 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 3 1857
A university moved to fire a professor after he defended a student’s right to debate gay marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 3 1479
Feds Call for Judge to Disband Police in Polygamous Towns 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 1723

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What an insulting abuse of power 1 inchhigh Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1677
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Newly released bigoted texts from San Francisco police call cases into question 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1626
Why Oklahoma cops are returning $53,000 to a Christian band, an orphanage and a church 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 10 1583
Supreme Court to Decide Whether States Can Make You Leave Your Fourth Amendment Rights at the DMV 5 houston16revival Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 3669
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Organizations Debunk 'Bathroom Predator Myth' 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1525
South Carolina town where black man shot asks U.S. for police help 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1615
Top Cincinnati university cop urged aggressive traffic stops: report 4 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1879
Court rules warrantless collection of cellphone location data constitutional 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1403
The hidden: how Chicago police kept thousands isolated at Homan Square 2 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1917
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Chicago policing taskforce calls black distrust of department 'justified' 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1370
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Complaint: Court Sentences Latinos to Costly English Classes 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1992
Is There Any Governmental Entity 2 speaktruthtopower Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2036
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