Tell Congress to Say No to Warrantless AI Mass Surveillance The War on Terror-era legislation that authorized decades of civil liberties-eroding mass surveillance is set to expire on April 19. Congress should let it die. Section 702 of the Foreign…

A law that lets the government search your communications without a warrant is up for renewal next week!! Tell your members of Congress to vote NO on Section 702 reauthorization. #CivilLiberties #AZPolitics buff.ly/EOdoBa8

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"Local and state lawmakers all across the country have been taking substantive action to push back against the Trump administration’s brutal mass deportation efforts":
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“From Watch to Thought”

Comments to America

⚖️ Rules blur at scale 📜
📡 Collection before sorting 🔄
⏳ Reach grows, purpose shifts 🕰️
👁️ Americans swept in 🕳️

🚨 Essay online 🚨

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#FISA702 #Surveillance #CivilLiberties #Privacy #RuleOfLaw

At a time when attention is fixed on presidents and the Supreme Court, this book offers a powerful reframing of where the real risks to democracy may lie. Learn more: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700641055

#CivilLiberties #USPolitics #Constitution #PoliticalHistory #UPKansas

ACLU and Brown University Spar in Court Over Public Access to DPS Arrest Records On March 24, 2026, a Rhode Island Superior Court judge denied Brown University's request to dismiss a June 2025 lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Rhode Island on behalf of two journalists seeking greater public access to Brown Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrest records under the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act (APRA). The journalists, Noble Brigham and Michael Bilow, were denied records related to specific arrests, sparking a civil liberties debate over transparency and whether DPS qualifies as a public body.

Brown U and the ACLU are duking it out in court over public access to campus arrest records. Should a private uni’s security be treated like a public body? Transparency matters, but so does context. What’s your take? #RhodeIsland #CivilLiberties

Andrew Bridgen's investigation into an AI-generated video raises big questions about speech, satire, and police priorities. When does “grossly offensive” become a tool for policing dissent?

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#FreeSpeech #CivilLiberties #UKPolitics

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who attended the Sydney #Herzog protest.

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Gov. DeSantis signs domestic terrorist bill that Democrats fear will lead to crackdown on college liberals The Governor said he expects Florida will be sued over the new legislation.

Florida created a state-run terrorist designation system linking executive authority to funding cuts, student expulsions, and institutional enforcement, expanding counterterrorism powers into education. #DeSantis #Florida #TerrorDesignation #Education #CivilLiberties #FloridaPolitics

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"America built the most sophisticated surveillance state in history to fight foreign enemies. Someone forgot to ask what happens when the enemy is domestic."#NationalSecurity #CivilLiberties #ScheduleF #FBI #DeepState #Democracy #Authoritarianism #AmericanPolitics

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Committee pauses bill that would limit dissemination of criminal rap sheets After extensive testimony from state police, clerks, defense attorneys and civil‑rights groups about federal CJIS rules and public‑records consequences, HB 91 — which would restrict public dissemination of certain criminal-history records — was voluntarily deferred for more stakeholder work.

A contentious bill aiming to limit the public sharing of criminal history records has been put on hold after pushback from civil rights advocates and legal experts in Louisiana.

Read the full story!

#LA #CitizenPortal #LouisianaCriminalJustice #CriminalHistory #CivilLiberties #PublicRecords

This Is What Trump Thinks Makes You a Domestic Terrorist The FBI included a detailed list of what constitutes domestic terrorist activity in the 2027 budget.

FBI budget language links broad ideological views to domestic terrorism indicators under NSPM-7, thereby expanding the scope of federal surveillance and lowering investigative thresholds. #Trump #FBI #NSPM7 #DomesticTerrorism #CivilLiberties #Surveillance #TheNewRepublic

An “ineptly worded” subpoena is not a small issue.

That is the issue.

If the wording is flawed, the risk of overreach is real.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO6bGdipHg

#CivilLiberties #FirstAmendment

Exclusive: FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime Center Are your views on the list of 'domestic terrorism' indicators?

New FBI-led NSPM-7 Joint Mission Center uses broad ideological indicators to identify domestic terrorism threats, indicating expanded federal surveillance and preemptive scrutiny of political dissent. #Trump #FBI #NSPM7 #DomesticTerrorism #CivilLiberties #Surveillance #KashPatel #KenKlippenstein

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"For simultaneously standing up to a bullying FCC and the major broadcast network that employs him, while pointing out dangers to our media ecosystem, #StephenColbert is a Media & Democracy Hero of the Month":
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"For simultaneously standing up to a bullying FCC and the major broadcast network that employs him, while pointing out dangers to our media ecosystem, #StephenColbert is a Media & Democracy Hero of the Month":
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German men need military permit for extended stays abroad The new military service law requires all men under 45 to seek approval from the Bundeswehr to leave the country for longer than three months. It also obliges the military career center to issue it.

Germany’s new rule: men aged 17–45 may need military approval for extended stays abroad even in peacetime, as part of defence reforms.

Is this about national security preparedness or an overreach on personal freedom?
#Germany #Military #CivilLiberties #NationalSecurity #Conscription

No matching Rhode Island news found Search results do not contain any news events from Rhode Island on civil liberties, regulations, policing, legal changes, or rights-based debates published on April 05, 2026.

Hey Ocean State, why ain’t we talkin’ about civil forfeiture? Other states are grading harsh on laws that let cops seize property without a conviction. Should RI step up and protect our rights? Let’s chat. #RhodeIsland #CivilLiberties

The gap between this standard and the actions of the five governments is not a policy difference; it is a chasm between democracy and its opposite. #RuleOfLaw #EUPolitics #DemocracyUnderThreat #CivilLiberties #EuropeanUnion #GeopoliticalRisk

Rule of Law, Not Wrath: What Happens When Outrage Replaces Evidence in the American Criminal Justice System Amazon.com: Rule of Law, Not Wrath: What Happens When Outrage Replaces Evidence in the American Criminal Justice System eBook : McGinnis, J. Duncan : Kindle Store

This is the first installment of a series I'm creating out of my favorite classroom discussions.

It's free for the next few days on Kindle.

#civicseducation #billofrights #civilrights #civilliberties #amwriting

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The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE Legal intern Raj Gambhir was the principal author of this post.The Trump administration has restricted the First Amendment right to record law enforcement by issuing an unprecedented nationwide flight...

The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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#Privacy #Drones #CivilLiberties #Tech #Journalism

Surveillance: The Quiet Autocracy » Mathius Einai The nation is moving toward autocracy. It does not look like tanks in the street. It looks like code, data contracts, and blurred legal lines. The threat is a vast surveillance system built to track non-citizens, now repurposed to monitor citizens. The goal of democracy is free action without fear of the state. The goal

Freedom of speech requires the freedom from being profiled.
🔗 1bluebass.com/2025/1... #FreeSpeech #CivilLiberties #MassSurveillance #1BlueBass

Rhode Island Earns D- Grade for Civil Forfeiture Laws The Institute for Justice's Policing for Profit 4 report grades Rhode Island's civil forfeiture laws a D-, highlighting a low standard of proof that allows government seizure of property with minimal barriers, impacting civil liberties through policing practices.

Rhode Island got a D- on civil forfeiture laws. Property can get snatched with barely any proof. Shouldn’t we have higher bars before the state plays keep-away with our stuff? What’s your take, Ocean State? #RhodeIsland #CivilLiberties

Cases for 71 U.S. 2

9️⃣ Ex parte Milligan (1866)
SCOTUS ruled the President can’t override civil courts—even in wartime. Emergency ≠ autocracy. 🔥🧑‍⚖️
#CivilLiberties
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Do MPs really need to be protected against people who are only criticising them? Apparently UK MPs now need protection from members of the public who may be justifiably criticising them, because police apparently can’t distinguish between that and attempted murder.

Are MPs really under threat—or is criticism being rebranded as crime?
The numbers behind “malicious communications” tell a very different story.
#UKPolitics #FreeSpeech #Democracy #CivilLiberties #TheWhipLine
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Do MPs really need to be protected against people who are only criticising them? Apparently UK MPs now need protection from members of the public who may be justifiably criticising them, because police apparently can’t distinguish between that and attempted murder.

Are MPs really under threat—or is criticism being rebranded as crime?
The numbers behind “malicious communications” tell a very different story.
#UKPolitics #FreeSpeech #Democracy #CivilLiberties #TheWhipLine
thewhipline.substack.com/p/do-mps-rea...

No2DigitalID — Big Brother Watch

Tell the Government to scrap digital ID plans

The Government has launched a consultation on a proposed #DigitalID scheme. Tell the government that you oppose a sweeping digital ID system that would reduce our #CivilLiberties.

bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/no... #privacy #HumanRights

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KEIR STARMER IS SPEARHEADING ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING ATTACKS ON #CivilLiberties IN MODERN TIMES | Peter Stefanovic

#TrialByJury is a Cornerstone of #OurDemocracy, & an essential Safeguard against Authoritarianism!
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#EndAusterity
#JusticeForAll

#ToriesGone637

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Exclusive: US counterterror officials plan antifa summit, sources say The Trump administration is organizing an international summit focused on countering the left-wing movement antifa and other groups, three sources familiar with the matter said, an effort that highlig...

U.S. counterterror officials are planning an international antifa summit to expand intelligence sharing and build a global coalition around a diffuse domestic ideological target. #Trump #Antifa #Counterterrorism #Intelligence #Surveillance #CivilLiberties #Reuters

The DOJ says it won its first terrorism trial against antifa. Legally, that's not the whole story In the press, top DOJ officials touted guilty verdicts in the Prairieland ICE shooting trial as the first step to getting "antifa" off the streets. The term legally mattered less than they let on — bu...

DOJ prosecutors framed a Prairieland ICE shooting case as an “antifa” terrorism trial despite not needing to prove any organization, highlighting how ideological labels shape prosecutions without legal requirement. #Trump #DOJ #Antifa #DomesticTerrorism #CivilLiberties #Texas #KERA