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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...

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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...

21.09.2026 5

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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...

17.09.2026 6

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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 6

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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 4

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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 4

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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 6

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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...

08.09.2026 7

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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 8

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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 10

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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...

31.08.2026 8

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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...

27.08.2026 9

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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...

25.08.2026 10

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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 10

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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 ...

18.08.2026 10

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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 10

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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 10

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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 10

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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 10

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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 20

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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...

24.07.2026 20

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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...

21.07.2026 20

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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...

20.07.2026 10

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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...

15.07.2026 20

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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...

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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...

25.06.2026 20

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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 20

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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 20

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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...

16.06.2026 30

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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 30

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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 20

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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 20

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In Lawsuit Over Construction Raids, DHS Official Testifies ICE Agents Can't Trust REAL IDs

Civil Liberties In Lawsuit Over Construction Raids, DHS Official Testifies ICE Agents Can't Trust REAL IDs A Homeland Security...

08.06.2026 30

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Lawsuit Says a Memphis Police Task Force Waged a Harassment Campaign Against People Who Filmed Them

First Amendment Lawsuit Says a Memphis Police Task Force Waged a Harassment Campaign Against People Who Filmed Them The American...

04.06.2026 20

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DHS Can't Decide If There's a Hunger Strike Going on at a New Jersey Detention Center

Immigration DHS Can't Decide If There's a Hunger Strike Going on at a New Jersey Detention Center Trump administration officials...

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Markwayne Mullin's Less 'Flashy' DHS Is Using the Same Thuggish Tactics

Immigration Markwayne Mullin's Less 'Flashy' DHS Is Using the Same Thuggish Tactics Mullin's latest idea is to stop processing...

29.05.2026 20

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A Florida Detention Center Was the Harshest in the Country. Then ICE Stopped Tracking Details on Use of Force.

ICE A Florida Detention Center Was the Harshest in the Country. Then ICE Stopped Tracking Details on Use of Force. Leaked reports...

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An ICE Detainee Died from a Tooth Infection, Autopsy Report Says

ICE An ICE Detainee Died from a Tooth Infection, Autopsy Report Says Arizona Democrats are calling for a full investigation and...

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It's Not Just ICE Stockpiling Weapons—the IRS, EPA, and Other Feds Are Arming Up Too

Big Government It's Not Just ICE Stockpiling Weapons—the IRS, EPA, and Other Feds Are Arming Up Too An armed IRS agent roaming...

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Body Cam Video: Tulsa Police Arrest Food Not Bombs Volunteers for Feeding Homeless People

First Amendment Body Cam Video: Tulsa Police Arrest Food Not Bombs Volunteers for Feeding Homeless People Food Not Bombs argues it...

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A U.S. Citizen Is Suing ICE for Arresting Him Twice. He Just Got Arrested a Third Time.

Civil Liberties A U.S. Citizen Is Suing ICE for Arresting Him Twice. He Just Got Arrested a Third Time. Leo Garcia Venegas and the...

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Reports of Abuse Pour Out of Federal Immigration Detention Centers

Civil Liberties Reports of Abuse Pour Out of Federal Immigration Detention Centers Deaths in ICE detention have hit a two-decade...

22.04.2026 30

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'Blue Power' and the Rise of Police Union Politics

Police 'Blue Power' and the Rise of Police Union Politics Stuart Schrader's new book details how police unions became a dominant...

16.04.2026 30

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Sen. Mike Lee Says Federal Prison Hung Up on Him When He Tried To Check on Inmate

Federal Prisons Sen. Mike Lee Says Federal Prison Hung Up on Him When He Tried To Check on Inmate Families have complained for...

15.04.2026 40

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Colorado Becomes First State To Protect Defendants Against Faulty Roadside Drug Tests

Criminal Justice Colorado Becomes First State To Protect Defendants Against Faulty Roadside Drug Tests  A 2024 study estimated...

03.04.2026 30

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Review: Church Committee Report on Illegal Spying Is Relevant Again in the Trump Era

Surveillance Review: Church Committee Report on Illegal Spying Is Relevant Again in the Trump Era A new book revisits this...

03.04.2026 30

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Florida Cop Punished With 'Training/Counseling' for Farting in Colleague's Face

Police Florida Cop Punished With 'Training/Counseling' for Farting in Colleague's Face Police often call their profession a...

02.04.2026 40

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Minnesota Bills Would Create State Right To Sue Government Officials for Constitutional Violations

Police Abuse Minnesota Bills Would Create State Right To Sue Government Officials for Constitutional Violations Two different...

27.03.2026 20

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