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AP Exclusive: Daniels looked to censor opponents 0 friendly_iconoclast Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1958
Posting a DU 3 comment here, in hopes this group will remain. 3 dixiegrrrrl May 2011 Jul 2013 2 2583
ACLU: Police Documents on License Plate Scanners Reveal Mass Tracking 0 NYC_SKP Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 1702
Eclectic group sues U.S. government over phone data surveillance 0 Eugene Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1671
U.S. defends secrecy of unique surveillance court 4 Eugene Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2358
Activist Arrest for Sidewalk Chalk Message, Police Officer Ignorant of Bill of Rights [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2091
Judge rejects state secrets defense in wiretapping lawsuit 1 Eugene Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 2038
Public Works employees being photographed and videoed 0 SHRED Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 1802
I'm confused about Shelby County v. Holder. 3 Motown_Johnny Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2129
NY Court: Computer Searches Can Threaten Privacy 0 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 1884
Cop Claims Chicago's Finest Beat Their Own 4 AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 Jun 2013 2 2737
White House Petition to Pardon Edward Snowden 12 limpyhobbler Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 3960
Stand with Edward Snowden 5 im1013 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2678
Fireside Chat - NSA/Bill of Rights/US Constitution - June 10, 2013 0 LovingA2andMI Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2246
Verizon Wireless Secretly Passed AP Reporters' Phone Records to Feds 1 limpyhobbler May 2013 May 2013 4 1921
Canadian requesting FOIA at border...who do I contact? 2 shockedcanadian May 2013 May 2013 0 1928
Strict Constructionists and the Second Amendment 16 bucolic_frolic Dec 2012 May 2013 4 12760
New Post on Torture in the US 3 TimKeller Dec 2012 Apr 2013 2 2307
Right to Lawyer Can Be Empty Promise for Poor 5 Kire Mar 2013 Apr 2013 2 2528
High school apologizes for ‘think like a Nazi’ assignment after backlash from English students... 1 shockedcanadian Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1881
UC Research Examines Corporate Communications in the ‘Gilded Age’ of Free Speech 0 OKIsItJustMe Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1917
It All Started Innocently Enough 7 DallasNE Mar 2013 Apr 2013 3 7225
U.S. Citizens Arrested for Refusing Border Patrol Questions, while boarding a domestic flight 3 limpyhobbler Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2909
Bill would limit whistleblower activities on PA farms (and possibly gas drilling sites at farms) 1 limpyhobbler Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1948
The Right to Counsel: Badly Battered at 50 1 Kire Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1984
Supreme Court to consider when assets can be frozen pre-trial 0 Eugene Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1922
Federal Judge Finds National Security Letters Unconstitutional, Bans Them 4 limpyhobbler Mar 2013 Mar 2013 12 2391
New York City mayor opposes new oversight of police 6 Eugene Jun 2012 Mar 2013 5 3222
Montana drafts new bill giving felons the option of being spanked 11 Mkap Feb 2013 Mar 2013 0 4232
You Can’t Protest at the Supreme Court 13 alp227 Jan 2012 Feb 2013 5 9072

Civil Liberties Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
CISPA Offers Choice between Security and Liberty 2 BridgeTheGap Apr 2012 Feb 2013 5 2904
1984 has finally arrived, folks 7 WhoIsNumberNone Nov 2012 Feb 2013 5 3782
Supreme Court upholds police "dog sniff" of truck 4 Eugene Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2571
Please support this man! The courageous story of Justice lawyer Edgar Schmidt 0 shockedcanadian Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1972
Judge rules (Illinois) eavesdropping law unconstitutional 7 Bozita Mar 2012 Feb 2013 10 4699
Being passive is damaging says Julian Assange 6 3feetofsnow Aug 2012 Feb 2013 24 3575
Michael Moore asks citizens to stand up to Obama on civil liberties issue 19 Eugene Feb 2013 Feb 2013 62 7136
Minneapolis license plate data raises privacy questions 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 2098
New York "stop and frisk" trial set for March 2013 7 Eugene Aug 2012 Feb 2013 3 3359
Felony Forgiveness 2 BudHardener Jan 2013 Feb 2013 1 3137
Death penalty injustice, not such a new idea... 0 Bay Boy Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1786
EYE IN THE SKY WATCHIN OVER YOU!! 17 tomkoop Jun 2012 Jan 2013 7 10833
Obama Crowned Himself on New Year's Eve 8 davidswanson Jan 2012 Jan 2013 9 5308
"Gideon’s Army": Young Public Defenders Brave Staggering Caseloads, Low Pay to Represent the Poor 7 rug Jan 2013 Jan 2013 3 3437
There could be justice for Trayvon Martin after all... 18 GopperStopper2680 Mar 2012 Jan 2013 3 6660
Students Busted for 'Studying While Black' 4 AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 Jan 2013 3 2772
Oakland man guilty of murder - no body of victim 11 alp227 Feb 2012 Jan 2013 0 6854
In Police Training, a Dark Film on U.S. Muslims 1 groovedaddy Jan 2012 Jan 2013 0 2084
Court wary of warrantless blood tests in DUI cases 3 Eugene Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2367
Court Rules Gang Crime Falls Short of Terrorism 0 struggle4progress Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1814
For Corporate websites, you’re not anonymous. They know your name, email, and company. 1 toddmiller Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2042
Review of book on Police Interrogation 0 jade3000 Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1813
CSIS destroyed files on Diefendbaker and Pearson to “respect the privacy rights”... 0 shockedcanadian Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1722
Judges’ Kids-for-Cash Scandal Was Allowed Under Conspiracy of Silence, says Author. 4 AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 Nov 2012 3 3500
Question regarding police stops 5 matt819 Oct 2012 Nov 2012 0 2715
NC Murder Convict Ordered Freed on New Evidence 2 maddezmom Jun 2012 Nov 2012 3 2115
"100,000 signatures wanted to free Don Siegelman" Pls sign petition at FREE-DON.org 5 robinlynne Oct 2012 Nov 2012 9 5153
This is the anniversary of the event in the video. Never forget! 3 Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2012 Oct 2012 3 2435
History Repeating Itself 1 SoutherDem May 2012 Oct 2012 0 2402
The Axis of Evil: China, Iran, Iraq, Arabia, America, Yemen, N. Korea 3 Modern School Mar 2012 Oct 2012 1 3286

Civil Liberties Continued...

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ACLU lawsuit against Sheriff and DA in Los Angeles County 2 JDPriestly Jul 2012 Oct 2012 7 2662
Denouncing City’s Move to Regulate Circumcision (NYC) 2 alp227 Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 3347
Poll: Mental health relating to the Dark Knight Rises shootings 0 discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 1898
Born in Chains- US has the world's largest female prison population – but no plan for pregnancies 3 midnight Aug 2012 Aug 2012 6 2429
Australian Muslim women must show faces for identity checks under new law 9 alp227 Mar 2012 Aug 2012 0 4478
You need to sign this petition. 1 WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2012 Aug 2012 4 3452
Gov. Don Siegelman being re-sentenced today.... 1 midnight Aug 2012 Aug 2012 3 2557
Stop-and-frisk app designed to track controversial NYPD policy 3 Eugene Jun 2012 Jul 2012 2 2436
Grad School Student Needs Input on Inmates/Ex-Offenders and their Civil Liberties 4 HelenaHandbasket Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 3056
Cross-posting an important video from the video forum 0 JDPriestly Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 1903
Indian police still using truth serum 0 alp227 Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2143
When was the last time the Supreme Court had a majority of Democratic appointees? 4 fantomas Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 7656
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 tomkoop Jun 2012 Jun 2012 3 1633
What to do? 7 sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 3159
U.S. asks judge to undo ruling against military detention law 0 Eugene May 2012 May 2012 2 1746
Immigrant to be deported, lived her 22 years. 2 musical_soul May 2012 May 2012 3 2537
U.S. Government Study Confirms That Death Penalty is Useless Deterrent 1 Modern School Apr 2012 Apr 2012 2 2690
The Irrelevancy of DNA 2 Modern School Apr 2012 Apr 2012 12 2774
The Bluffdale NSA spy center 5 CommonSensePLZ Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 3678
Deportation Video Wins White House Contest, But Disappears From Winners List 1 ChicagoRonin Apr 2012 Apr 2012 4 2141
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