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Iowa court ruling is a major win for the pro-choice movement

The ban specifically and unconstitutionally targeted abortions.

On Jun 19, 2015 by Kasia Pilat

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AT&T says net neutrality is a violation of its right to free speech

How will the FCC respond?

On May 25, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Why Michael Brown’s parents are suing Ferguson for justice

Ferguson failed Michael Brown. The civil court is his family's last hope.

On Mar 6, 2015 by Matthew Rozsa

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Rand Paul threatens to shoot down nosy drones in a Snapchat interview with CNN

Best to never go snooping around a libertarian's property.

On Jan 28, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Kentucky politician tries to escape DUI charges by citing state constitution

Maybe it's time for an amendment.

On Jan 23, 2015 by Tim Sampson

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Illegal government seizures see dramatic spike

Know your rights.

On Dec 5, 2014 by Miles Klee

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The U.S. government will remove people from the No Fly List for the first time

The Department of Homeland Security is responding to a court ruling criticizing its list.

On Oct 14, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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Ferguson cop suspended over bizarre YouTube rant

"As a police chief, it's embarrassing when you find out about this," St. Louis County Police Chief John Belmar said.

On Aug 23, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Is sexting a 13-year-old girl ‘free speech’? This Texas court thinks so

Court says teacher did nothing criminal when he sexted a teen student. 

On Feb 25, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Fake quotes from founding fathers are just what Presidents’ Day needed

Find out what Ben Franklin would sound like as an Internet commenter.

On Feb 17, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Uzbek man living in U.S. is first to sue NSA over warrantless surveillance

Jamshid Muhtorov, 37, will argue that warrantless snooping under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is unconstitutional.

On Jan 30, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Your Facebook likes are protected by the First Amendment

Facebook likes qualify as speech, a federal appeals court holds, and that means they fall under the First Amendment.

On Sep 18, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Debunking Warren Buffett’s quick-fix Congressional plan

Snopes has taken down an alleged proposition that would make all sitting members of Congress ineligible for re-election if the deficit was more than 3 percent of the GDP.

On Dec 5, 2012 by Justin Franz

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Rewrite the Constitution’s Preamble in 140 characters

We, the people, are challenged by a National Archives contest to condense those 52 words into a tweet.

On Sep 13, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

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Facebook “likes” are not constitutionally protected

It's within your First Amendment rights to leave any Facebook comment you like. Just don't "like" a page and then complain if you get fired.

On May 1, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini