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Hands Off! Protests throughout the USA! See the link and be there! Sat. April 5th. 0 Exp Apr 2 Apr 2 0 383
NEW: Perkins Coie files its motion for summary judgment -- arguing they win on the law. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 Apr 2 10 590
Milbank has been representing Cathy Harris in her suit over her firing from the MSPB. Will they continue doing so? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 Apr 2 3 394
Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial 0 Eugene Apr 2 Apr 2 44 1064
Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias said the US had revoked his visa to enter the country 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 Apr 2 11 443
How the Trump administration is using tattoos to lock up immigrants in El Salvador 0 Eugene Apr 2 Apr 2 1 148
Another Skadden attorney has resigned in protest, citing the law firm's decision to strike a deal with Trump. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 1 Apr 1 8 1595
Federal judge rules Monday that Alabama AG Steve Marshall acted unconstitutionally when he threatened to prosecute ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 1 Apr 1 11 630
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 1 Apr 1 5 499
Judge blocks Trump administration attempt to end TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for Venezuelans in U.S. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 1 Apr 1 2 308
Monday ruling blocks DHS Sec. Kristi Noem's effort to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of Venezuelans in US 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 1 Apr 1 2 351
DOGE is trying to gift itself a building worth $500 million, court filings show. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 1 Apr 1 10 496
NEW: ACLU tells Judge Boasberg that he should reject the government's invocation of the state-secrets privilege. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 1 Apr 1 4 326
Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless ... 6 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 1 Apr 1 7 664
Rightwing groups across US push new bans to limit 'obscene' books in libraries 2 Eugene Apr 1 Apr 1 2 428
BREAKING: Appeals court rejects the Trump administration's request to immediately enforce its anti-trans military ban. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 31 Mar 31 6 439
Supreme Court likely to side with Catholic Charities seeking exemption from state taxes 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 31 Mar 31 3 449
I could not be prouder of this Georgetown University Law Center student group. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 31 Mar 31 11 441
White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case, sources say 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 30 Mar 30 4 963
D.C. Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, allows for Trump's firing of members of multi-member independent boards. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 30 Mar 30 0 439
Hegseth doesn't want midshipmen reading an autobiography of MLK 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 29 3 471
Trans people can serve currently under the terms in place before Trump's EO. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 29 0 306
"Do not pretend that what is happening is normal or excusable. It isn't." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 29 10 661
Trump administration quietly reinstates a State Dept program allowing the tracking of Ukrainian children sent to Russia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 28 Mar 28 4 311
Exclusive: Trump's "pro-Hamas" purge could block foreign students from colleges 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 2 424
American Oversight is suing Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe et al, saying their messaging via Signal is a violation of ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 6 392
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 18 804
"We're the country that made lynchings into picnics." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 12 666
Key Takeaways from Trump's Election Integrity EO - Institute for Responsive Government 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 4 360
UPDATE: DOJ and Kari Lake are desperate to make this case go away, but they're not being too bright about it. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 5 627

Civil Liberties Continued...

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"Trump DOJ lawyers making it clear that you should never trust a word they say. They'll renege on deals over and over." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 6 499
ICE goons were turned away at HD Cooke. They tried to seize the school nurse in the parking lot. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 26 Mar 26 10 1120
Exclusive: DOGE staffer, 'Big Balls', provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 26 Mar 26 6 414
Law firm targeted by Trump could have been 'destroyed,' chairman says in explaining deal with Trump 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 25 Mar 25 1 541
Ninth Circuit panel allows Trump administration to enforce much of Trump EO pausing refugee admissions program 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 25 Mar 25 2 472
Join the AAUP webinar "Trump's Immigration Actions: What You Need to Know"; Thursday, March 27 at 3:00 PM PT/ 6:00 PM ET 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 25 Mar 25 0 283
U.S. Lodges New Accusations Against Detained Columbia Protest Leader 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 24 Mar 24 3 437
Democratic Senators Team Up With MAGA To Hand Trump A Censorship Machine 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 23 Mar 23 10 790
"every person involved in this needs to be in prison" 9 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 23 Mar 23 60 2515
OSHA Update: All Quiet Now, But DOGE is Coming 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 23 Mar 23 1 447
RFK Jr.'s group set up a fake CDC site full of vaccine disinfo. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 22 Mar 22 9 668
Judge Boasberg is having a hearing starting now on the DOJ motion to vacate his Temporary Restraining Order. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 21 Mar 21 6 627
After filing nothing since Tuesday injunction blocking Trump anti-trans military ban, DOJ filed a motion this morning 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 21 Mar 21 9 770
This is how you take a stand. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 21 Mar 21 18 699
'Deported because of his tattoos': has the US targeted Venezuelans for their body art? 5 Eugene Mar 21 Mar 21 4 651
We get to say who is a terrorist. Our decision is final. It can't be challenged. Just trust us. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 7 485
Fed. judge says gov't filing in AEA case--which was filed, but tardy--is "woefully insufficient." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 7 581
Federal judge blocks Elon Musk, Amy Gleason, and DOGE employees from access to Social Security Administration 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 11 484
"I do not think the filing in the Perkins Coie case actually complies with the court's order." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 2 463
The Claremont Institute has been conducting a campaign to radicalize sheriffs to embrace reactionary and nativist ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 1 371
How Bari Weiss's University of Austin Sidles Up to Orban's Strongman Rule 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 2 473
The perversity of false arrest claims. Plaintiffs has evidence he was falsely arrested for being a journalist. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 7 445
Meet Steve Davis, Elon Musk's Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGE (Gift Article) 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 6 409
Trump administration deletes database of kidnapped Ukrainian children out of spite 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 4 541
Georgetown Univ. researcher detained by federal immigration officials 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 4 477
French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing personal opinion' on Trump policies 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 5 553
Justices allow Louisiana to execute Buddhist over religious freedom claim 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 4 582
NEW: Judge Boasberg says he'll give DOJ one more day to produce the information he asked for by noon. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 4 645
Trump is seeking to deport another graduate student who is legally in the country, lawsuit says 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 7 671
DOGE flipped the Institute's security contractors - Inter-Con - against them by threatening to cancel their contracts 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 7 516

Civil Liberties Continued...

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One of the named defendants in the United States Institute of Peace suit will clerk for Gorsuch starting later this year 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 6 547
A new Supreme Court case seeks to revive one of the most dangerous ideas from the Great Depression 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 19 2140
Trump to declare fentanyl "Weapon of Mass Destruction," per draft EO 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 2 462
There are no Justice Department line attorneys handling the Perkins Coie case--a case about lawyers. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 6 567
Justice Department Stonewalls Federal Judge Over Deportation Flights 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 17 4 458
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups 2 Eugene Mar 15 Mar 15 5 616
Death by a thousand cuts 6 JMCKUSICK Mar 2025 Mar 14 7 674
Federal judge blocks Trump order against law firm, calling it a "personal vendetta" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 16 616
We Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 470
The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 7 540
Trump Orders DOJ to Demand Money Bonds From Challengers in Court 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 569
D.C. U.S. attorney targets Ukraine whistleblower Rep. Vindman 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 525
10th Cir.: it violates the First Amendment for school superintendent to try and shut down a parent-led group on Facebook 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 687
Knight Institute Says Threats to Deport Student Protesters Pose "Existential Threat" to Universities 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 449
US authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University, students say 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 633
Trump lashes out, acting as an authoritarian in attacks on perceived opponents 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 263
KY clerk who denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples loses another round in court 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 9 675
Trump "Brings Back Free Speech" By [Checks Notes] Threatening To Imprison Protestors And Expose Journalist Sources 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 8 436
AP's amended complaint over its exclusion from the WH press pool, filed late last night 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 496
Tennessee Supreme Court opinion holds that personalized license plates are secretly the government's speech. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 656
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