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Federal Judge Rules Houston Violated First Amendment Rights of Food Not Bombs Activists

First Amendment Federal Judge Rules Houston Violated First Amendment Rights of Food Not Bombs Activists Houston police issued over...

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Virginia Votes To Overturn Lifetime Voting Ban for Felony Offenders

Elections Virginia Votes To Overturn Lifetime Voting Ban for Felony Offenders Virginia's Question 3 passed by a comfortable margin,...

04.11.2026 6

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Byron Donalds Offers Florida More of the MAGA Same in Governor's Race

Election 2026 Byron Donalds Offers Florida More of the MAGA Same in Governor's Race Donalds is long on promises, short on details,...

02.11.2026 6

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Video Shows ICE Agents Slashing Portland Couple's Car Tire Then Driving Off

Police State Video Shows ICE Agents Slashing Portland Couple's Car Tire Then Driving Off An ACLU complaint says the couple was...

29.10.2026 5

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Crime Is Down in D.C., but Trump's National Guard Deployment Probably Isn't the Cause

Crime Crime Is Down in D.C., but Trump's National Guard Deployment Probably Isn't the Cause Crime has been dropping nationwide, a...

22.10.2026 10

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Texas School Police Referred Tens of Thousands of Children to Prosecutors for Minor Misbehavior

Police in Schools Texas School Police Referred Tens of Thousands of Children to Prosecutors for Minor Misbehavior A media...

21.10.2026 10

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Justice Department Will Investigate Conditions at D.C. Jail After Years of Reports of Filth and Neglect

Department of Justice Justice Department Will Investigate Conditions at D.C. Jail After Years of Reports of Filth and Neglect The...

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America Abandoned Public Executions for a Good Reason

Death Penalty America Abandoned Public Executions for a Good Reason The Trump administration's plans to livestream the execution of...

16.10.2026 10

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Landowners in Texas' Big Bend Region Fight Trump Administration's Attempts to Seize Land for Border Wall

Eminent Domain Landowners in Texas' Big Bend Region Fight Trump Administration's Attempts to Seize Land for Border Wall A federal...

16.10.2026 9

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FBI Foils Plot To Attack Mall of America With FBI-Provided AK-47

FBI FBI Foils Plot To Attack Mall of America With FBI-Provided AK-47 Remember, it's (almost) always the feds. C.J....

12.10.2026 10

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Review: These Talking Dogs Give Children the Wrong Idea About Government

Book Reviews Review: These Talking Dogs Give Children the Wrong Idea About Government Shmoo & Ozzie Go to Washington is...

09.10.2026 10

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North Carolina Woman Doesn't Have First Amendment Right to Publish Video of Cop Shooting Her Dogs, Court Rules

Puppycide North Carolina Woman Doesn't Have First Amendment Right to Publish Video of Cop Shooting Her Dogs, Court Rules A North...

08.10.2026 10

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Is Our Age of Mass Incarceration Collapsing?

Criminal Justice Is Our Age of Mass Incarceration Collapsing? Researchers say low crime rates by Gen Zers and millennials could...

07.10.2026 10

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ICE Deletes Reports Flagging Medical Neglect in Detention Center Deaths

Immigration ICE Deletes Reports Flagging Medical Neglect in Detention Center Deaths The reports found medical care that "deviated...

01.10.2026 10

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Miami Beach Can't Dodge First Amendment Lawsuit After Police Questioned Woman Over Anti-Israel Facebook Post

First Amendment Miami Beach Can't Dodge First Amendment Lawsuit After Police Questioned Woman Over Anti-Israel Facebook Post Miami...

30.09.2026 10

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Federal Courts Are Running a Surplus Charging for Public Records

Public records Federal Courts Are Running a Surplus Charging for Public Records The Public Access to Court Electronic Records...

28.09.2026 20

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A Tennessee 1st Amendment Auditor Is Suing After Videos of Police Led to a Predawn Arrest Raid

First Amendment A Tennessee 1st Amendment Auditor Is Suing After Videos of Police Led to a Predawn Arrest Raid Joshua Gibbons says...

24.09.2026 10

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Judge Blocks Warrantless ICE Construction Site Raids After Agents in Alabama Arrested a U.S. Citizen 3 Times

Fourth Amendment Judge Blocks Warrantless ICE Construction Site Raids After Agents in Alabama Arrested a U.S. Citizen 3 Times Being...

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Memphis Task Force Caught on Video Arresting Activist Already Suing It for First Amendment Retaliation

First Amendment Memphis Task Force Caught on Video Arresting Activist Already Suing It for First Amendment Retaliation The ACLU...

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The Trump Administration Shut Down a Police Misconduct Database. Now It's Facing a FOIA Lawsuit

Transparency The Trump Administration Shut Down a Police Misconduct Database. Now It's Facing a FOIA Lawsuit The White House said...

15.09.2026 10

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'Alligator Alcatraz' Held Detainees in Small Metal Cages, Inspector General Report Finds

Immigration 'Alligator Alcatraz' Held Detainees in Small Metal Cages, Inspector General Report Finds An inspection of the...

14.09.2026 10

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A Judge Ordered ICE Agents To Stop Retaliating Against an Ohio Videographer. ICE Moved the Agents Out of Town.

First Amendment A Judge Ordered ICE Agents To Stop Retaliating Against an Ohio Videographer. ICE Moved the Agents Out of Town. ...

11.09.2026 10

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Appeals Court Grants Immunity to Texas Cops Who Held Handcuffed Woman Face Down in a Fire Ant Hill

Qualified Immunity Appeals Court Grants Immunity to Texas Cops Who Held Handcuffed Woman Face Down in a Fire Ant Hill The Fifth...

09.09.2026 10

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The American Prison Experiment: A 250-Year History of Good Intentions and Bad Results

Mass incarceration The American Prison Experiment: A 250-Year History of Good Intentions and Bad Results A strange trip through the...

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The Right to Trial is Vanishing. Could Bolder Juries Save It?

Juries The Right to Trial is Vanishing. Could Bolder Juries Save It? A new campaign by the Cato Institute aims to educate jurors on...

04.09.2026 20

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Georgia Cop Claimed Petting Zoo Donkey Was Charging at His Team When He Shot It

Puppycide Georgia Cop Claimed Petting Zoo Donkey Was Charging at His Team When He Shot It In an incident report, the officer who...

02.09.2026 20

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Cops in Polk County, Georgia, Fatally Shoot Petting Zoo Donkey

Police Abuse Cops in Polk County, Georgia, Fatally Shoot Petting Zoo Donkey The donkey's owner says officers wandered onto her...

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Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Out of Control,' But Florida's Already Flooded With Surveillance

Flock Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Out of Control,' But Florida's Already Flooded With Surveillance Florida police...

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This ICE Office Detains People for Days in Overcrowded Holding Cells

Immigration This ICE Office Detains People for Days in Overcrowded Holding Cells ICE's standards say these cells shouldn't be used...

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Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons

Department of Justice Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons A Justice...

20.08.2026 20

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Appeals Court Upholds Right To Film Police—but Grants Immunity to Cops Who Arrested a Connecticut Videographer

First Amendment Appeals Court Upholds Right To Film Police—but Grants Immunity to Cops Who Arrested a Connecticut Videographer ...

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Virginia Man Argues His 'FTP&ATF' License Plate Is Free Speech. The Supreme Court Might Hear His Case.

Free Speech Virginia Man Argues His 'FTP&ATF' License Plate Is Free Speech. The Supreme Court Might Hear His Case. A federal...

14.08.2026 30

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Airports Are ICE's Latest Target, Raising 4th Amendment Concerns From Airlines

Immigration Airports Are ICE's Latest Target, Raising 4th Amendment Concerns From Airlines An apparent surge of ICE arrests in...

12.08.2026 20

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Trump Administration Claims Executive Privilege Over White House Conversations With Private Advisers

Transparency Trump Administration Claims Executive Privilege Over White House Conversations With Private Advisers  Transparency...

12.08.2026 20

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North Carolina Citizen Files Damages Claim After Border Patrol Arrested Him, Then Left Him on the Roadside

Immigration North Carolina Citizen Files Damages Claim After Border Patrol Arrested Him, Then Left Him on the Roadside A viral...

07.08.2026 20

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Courts Say the Justice Department Is Shredding the 'Presumption of Regularity.' It Never Deserved Extra Trust.

Criminal Justice Courts Say the Justice Department Is Shredding the 'Presumption of Regularity.' It Never Deserved Extra Trust. ...

06.08.2026 30

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Homeland Security Is Spending $1 Billion on 'Autonomous' Border Surveillance Towers

Surveillance Homeland Security Is Spending $1 Billion on 'Autonomous' Border Surveillance Towers The department plans to triple the...

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Florida Wildlife Agency Tracked Critics Using Law Enforcement Database

Free Speech Florida Wildlife Agency Tracked Critics Using Law Enforcement Database The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...

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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case of Alaska Pilot Whose $95,000 Plane Was Seized Over a 6-Pack of Beer

Civil Asset Forfeiture Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case of Alaska Pilot Whose $95,000 Plane Was Seized Over a 6-Pack of Beer Ken...

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A Man Died of COVID at This California Detention Center. A Judge Just Ordered Sweeping Improvements There.

Immigration A Man Died of COVID at This California Detention Center. A Judge Just Ordered Sweeping Improvements There. A federal...

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A Texas Immigrant Detention Center Is a 'Human Rights Disaster,' Civil Rights Groups Say in Report

Immigration A Texas Immigrant Detention Center Is a 'Human Rights Disaster,' Civil Rights Groups Say in Report Camp East Montana is...

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77-Year-Old Florida Veteran Investigated For Sending an Official a Postcard Saying 'You Lack Values'

First Amendment 77-Year-Old Florida Veteran Investigated For Sending an Official a Postcard Saying 'You Lack Values' High-level...

06.07.2026 30

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Good Riddance to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a Cruel, Expensive, and Pointless Authoritarian Stunt

Immigration Good Riddance to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a Cruel, Expensive, and Pointless Authoritarian Stunt Less than a year after...

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Supreme Court Slams the Door on Asylum Seekers at the Border

Supreme Court Supreme Court Slams the Door on Asylum Seekers at the Border Justice Samuel Alito compared asylum seekers who haven't...

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Metal Band GWAR Says Secret Service Contacted It Over Mock Onstage Execution of Trump

Free Speech Metal Band GWAR Says Secret Service Contacted It Over Mock Onstage Execution of Trump The sci-fi scumlords GWAR have...

23.06.2026 30

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ICE Says It's Moved Detainees Out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' For Hurricane Season

Immigration ICE Says It's Moved Detainees Out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' For Hurricane Season Civil rights and environmentalists vowed...

18.06.2026 30

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A Colorado Town Will Pay $675,000 To Settle a Lawsuit After a Police Officer Shot a Family's Dog

Puppycide A Colorado Town Will Pay $675,000 To Settle a Lawsuit After a Police Officer Shot a Family's Dog The family's attorney...

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Colorado Becomes Second State To Create Right to an Attorney When Police Seize Your Property

Civil Asset Forfeiture Colorado Becomes Second State To Create Right to an Attorney When Police Seize Your Property A bill...

15.06.2026 40

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Evidence Destroyed or Lost in Death of ICE Detainee That Was Ruled a Homicide

ICE Evidence Destroyed or Lost in Death of ICE Detainee That Was Ruled a Homicide A medical examiner ruled Geraldo Lunas Campos'...

09.06.2026 30

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Bill Introduced in Congress To Codify the First Amendment Right To Film the Feds and Sue for Violations

First Amendment Bill Introduced in Congress To Codify the First Amendment Right To Film the Feds and Sue for Violations Civil...

08.06.2026 30

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