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Teen's family sues cops for extracting false confession to a shooting 2 ck4829 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 14 1708
On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order (EO) 9066. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 2547
Missouri man who served 27 years in prison is freed as judge vacates his murder conviction 5 ck4829 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 3237
League City Council will vote on creating politically appointed committee to restrict library books. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 2130
National Archives and abortion rights opponents reach potential agreement 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 0 1402
Greenville students removed from National Air and Space Museum for wearing pro-life hats 9 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 3445
"We're now at 30 NEW anti-boycott bills introduced since the 2023 legislative sessions began." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 4 3042
Texas lawsuit that seeks to ban abortion drug nationwide sparks fear among advocates 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2143
FIRE to the Supreme Court: The First Amendment applies in Texas, too 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 9 1864
"Ticketing someone seven times for clearly protected speech, then passing a new ordinance ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 2648
Republican demands "stronger laws" to stop women from leaving state to get abortions 2 ck4829 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 2233
Hawaii man freed after wrongful conviction in 1991 murder, rape 1 ck4829 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 1838
On this day, January 30, 1919, Fred Korematsu was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 1970
WA Councilmember Sawant Proposes Legislation Against Caste Discrimination 0 cbabe Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1660
FDA Defends Abortion Pill Approval in Response to Texas Lawsuit 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 1959
European Union bureaucrat predicts that laws prohibiting hate speech will be imposed in US 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 2551
Opinion by William P. Barr: Congress Must Halt Big Tech's Power Grab 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1827
Here's why Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot can't ask teachers to help her reelection campaign 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 2098
The phrase "Orwellian" is overused, but bowing to state censorship while claiming to embrace ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 2197
The phrase "Orwellian" is overused, but bowing to state censorship while claiming to embrace ... 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1832
Here's why Sheila Jackson Lee's proposed legislation doesn't survive 5 seconds of scrutiny. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 2177
A Chicago Attorney Is Getting Justice For Hundreds Of Wrongfully Convicted People All At Once 19 ck4829 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 100 5354
Question of the Day 0 JMCKUSICK Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 1538
In some states, your 6-year-old child can be arrested. Advocates want that changed 1 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 2236
Study Shows Race is Substantial Factor in Wrongful Convictions 1 ck4829 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 1678
Appeals court to decide if 1st Amendment should have protected Laredo's "big crazy lady" from arrest 0 catbyte Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 1892
"...Propose a federal law that would fill in the gaps if SCOTUS overturns NYT v. Sullivan ..." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2953
Phoenix ordinance restricting signs during Super Bowl is offsides on the First Amendment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1942
RCFP supports The New York Times in Sarah Palin's libel suit appeal 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1483
Federal court stikes down LA County Metro's prohibition against so-called non-commercial advertising 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1786

Civil Liberties Continued...

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America's Trumpiest court doesn't care if your right to a fair trial was violated 5 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2022 Dec 2022 54 5315
Central Park entrance renamed to honor 5 teens falsely convicted of rape in 1989 2 ck4829 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 1745
On December 15, 1952, the Dec. of Independence and the Constitution were unveiled at the Archives. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2480
California Trains Cops, Prison Guards With Anti-Muslim Video 0 ck4829 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 1798
CWRU First Amendment Clinic Obtains Dismissal of Tort Claims Against Student Newspaper-- 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1815
On this day, December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was enacted. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1398
On December 14, 1964, the USSC issued an important ruling on the Commerce Clause 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 8 1700
He's a U.S. citizen, but ICE detained him and tried to deport him. Now he's getting $150k 0 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 1645
On December 11, 1725, George Mason was born. He conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 1586
Officers Have A Lot To Gain From Unconstitutional Traffic Stops, But Not A Lot To Lose 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1653
Institute of Justice says 'doughnut' ordinance has holes 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 1597
Pennsylvania panel updates anti-discrimination regulations 1 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1614
ACLU Lawsuit Claims Grandmother's Home Was 'Illegally' Raided by SWAT Team Searching for Stolen iPho 4 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 12 2306
TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights. 7 cbabe Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 2651
On this day, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 1709
Ohio Cops Decide First Amendment Doesn't Exist, Arrest Newspaper Editor For Committing Journalism 2 LiberalArkie Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 1927
Vast majority of those being held in Georgia's rural jails are there for nonviolent offenses 9 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 3476
Ohio man wins $45 million in lawsuit after being wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years 1 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 1801
TheFIREorg 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 1788
America's scales of justice are badly unbalanced 4 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 13 2117
On November 13, 1957, the Longview, TX chapter of the NAACP refused to snitch on its members. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 1869
Have grave concerns about the prison pipeline? Serve on a jury. 8 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 10 2322
Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1720
FIRE sues Michigan mayor who abused power, shouted down constituents at city council meeting 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 1722
Judge cites Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone with contempt as backlog of complaint probes grows 0 Eugene Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 1733
"I protect a lot of harmful speech. A short thread" 17 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 10 3698
Accusations of coerced confessions in Melissa Lucio case shine spotlight on tactic 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 9 2147
DNA evidence frees California man imprisoned for decades 2 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 7 1742
School-board spat raises recurring question: Can government officials block you on social media? 0 sl8 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 1884
10-27-1947: Committee for the First Amendment arrives in DC to support "blacklisted" colleagues 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1612

Civil Liberties Continued...

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Jurors Can Protect Abortion Access 1 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1551
Court rules geofence warrant violates Fourth Amendment 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 10 2044
Ohio law requires *prisoner* to request testing. Conviction/death sentence stand. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1669
"Last night, the mayor of Newton, Iowa ejected Noah Petersen from a city council meeting." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 2432
Is the Government Tracking Your Abortion? 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1700
Man working to rebuild life after going to jail for crime he didn't commit 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 1591
"Trump on Supreme Court Leak: You take the writer and or the publisher... " 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 2510
Chicago college shuts down anti-Marxism display, threatens conservative students with ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 2031
This message was self-deleted by its author 5 GenXer47 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 2374
A website creator is using the Second Amendment to try and upend the First 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1781
On this day, October 15, 1965, a draft card was burned during an anti-war rally. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1857
The First Amendment and Alex Jones: a thread 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 1548
North Carolina HBCU leader 'outraged' after bus of Black students stopped in SC 11 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 50 4322
Comedians sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport 0 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1431
How Discovery Channel's 'MythBusters' Helped a Wrongly Convicted Man Prove His Innocence 0 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 1774
Police Charged a Woman for Recording Them Holding a Black Man at Gunpoint. Now, They Owe Her 2 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 12 1967
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 2354
The Onion advises the Supreme Court's 'total Latin dorks' on parody 1 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1629
California Restricts Use of Rap Lyrics in Criminal Trials After Gov. Newsom Signs Bill 1 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1903
Why is it so hard to free wrongfully convicted people from prison? 3 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 1585
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