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Supreme Court approves warrantless DNA sampling, likens it to fingerprinting...

Law enforcement can now force suspects arrested for serious crimes to give samples of their DNA without a warrant, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday. … Read More

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A Junk Decision on Warrantless DNA Collection

The rise of Rapid DNA analyzers makes the problem even worse, because it makes DNA searches at station houses and in cop cars easier, regardless of whether charges are ever filed at all. … Read More

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Rand Paul wants to challenge NSA programs in Supreme Court

Sen. Paul responded to the news that millions of Verizon customers had their phone logs collected by the federal government by introducing the “Fourth Amendment Restoration Act,” a bill he said will...

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An Urgent Message to All Americans

An Urgent Message to All Americans who are Aware of Illegal and Unconstitutional Government Activity. … Read More

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ACLU sues Obama administration over NSA surveillance

The ACLU filed their claim in federal court on Tuesday, five days after Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald published proof that the National Security Administration has routinely requested and...

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House Passes Ban on Drone Strikes Against US Citizens

However, the amendment does contain an exception for Americans "actively engaged in combat against the United States". … Read More

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Rand Paul Introduces Amendment to Block National Biometric IDs

"A National ID card violates our right to privacy by helping to consolidate data and facilitate the government in the tracking of individuals. … Read More

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McCain: US will have ‘the most militarized border since the fall of the...

A bipartisan amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill would double the number of Border Patrol agents from 20,000 to 40,000, fund construction of 700 miles of fencing along the US-Mexico...

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Colorado gun owners get 1,500 free high-capacity magazines ahead of state ban

A new law in Colorado officially banned the sale of high-capacity automatic weapon magazines starting this Monday, outlawing stores from selling clips that can hold more than 15-rounds at a time. That...

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‘Restore the Fourth’: Reddit, Mozilla, thousands of people set for July 4 NSA...

‘Restore the Fourth’ is aimed at restoring the fundamentals of the Fourth Amendment – the part of the Bill of Rights which protects citizens against unlawful searches and seizures. Participants will...

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Restore the Fourth: Nationwide anti-NSA spying protests hit US

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‘1984 not instruction manual’: Thousands protest NSA spying across US

Major US cities taking part in the protests included New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Memphis and Miami. London and Munich also hosted demonstrations. 1984 was not meant to...

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Nevada cops sued over forced occupation of private homes

The framers of the Constitution ratified the Third Amendment to ensure citizens would never again have to accommodate soldiers, but a few centuries later it’s become more-or-less an antiquated law...

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The U.S. Border: A Constitution-Free Zone Where Officials Can Grab Your...

Did you know that the U.S. government considers the U.S. border to be a “constitution-free zone”? Did you know that customs officials can take your computer away from you, keep it for 30 days or more,...

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Lawmaker demands the National Guard patrol the streets of Chicago to stop gun...

Davis, a 76-year-old Democrat who represents Chicago in the Illinois House of Representatives, said Tuesday that Gov. Pat Quinn should order both the Illinois State Police and the Illinois National...

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Gun rights activist Adam Kokesh to stay in jail after refusing to speak to judge

Kokesh, 31, will likely now stay in a northern Virginia detention facility until a preliminary hearing scheduled for October 2 is held. He was arrested Tuesday evening at his Herndon, Virginia home...

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Gun rights activist Adam Kokesh to be released from jail

A Fairfax County, Virginia judge granted bond for Kokesh at $5,000 Friday evening, and local network WJLA reports that the jailed Second Amendment advocate is expected to be released from custody...

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Pennsylvania police chief under fire after posting pro-gun YouTube rants

Gilberton Borough, PA Police Chief Mark Kessler is opposed to gun control and isn’t too reserved about making that clear. In addition to being the top cop in the small town of around 900, he leads a...

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Alabama executes prisoner deemed mentally ill

The Supreme Court’s Atkins v. Virginia ruling bars the execution of mentally ill inmates, claiming that it violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. But a prisoners’...

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Federal court approves warrantless tracking of cell phone users

A 2-1 decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday means law enforcement needn’t prove probable cause when asking a telecom company for location data that could be...

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‘Encryption is a human right’: Wikipedia aims to lock out NSA

The non-profit US-based organization that manages Wikipedia, Wikimedia, has released a statement, announcing the introduction of HTTPS security protocol on its website to protect its visitors....

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Pennsylvanians ask feds to help disarm intimidating small-town militia

Gilberton, Pennsylvania Police Chief Mark Kessler made international headlines last month when his personal, profanity laced YouTube videos went viral, in turn exposing the world to a lawman seemingly...

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NY ‘stop & frisk’ policy violates minorities’ rights, US Constitution – judge

Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled that police officers have been systematically stopping innocent people in the street without any objective evidence that they had been committing an offence. Cops...

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White House rejects idea of ‘gun-free zone’ around Obama

After 26 children were massacred in Newtown last December, pro-gun advocates launched a “We the People” White House petition, calling for Gun Free Zones and the elimination of armed guards around the...

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Requests for gun permits set to double in Newtown after massacre

Local police have already received more than 200 gun permit requests in 2013, and applications aren’t expected to stop anytime soon even as last year’s tragedy at Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary...

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Lavabit owner fears arrest for non-compliance after secret surveillance order

Ladar Levison abruptly shut down his company, Lavabit LLC, last week to avoid being forced to hand over customers’ personal information and communications. James Trump, a senior litigation counsel at...

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New Zealand PM walks out of press conference amid spy bill grilling

The country’s top official on Monday was showered with questions on the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) amendment bill, answering some of them, and effortlessly evading others....

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Florida town unites against infamous Koran-burning pastor

Last month, Jones announced plans to burn 2,998 Korans on September 11 - one book for every victim of the 2001 Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on the US. In 2010 - the first time that Jones carried out the...

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INFOWARS Nightly News: with GiGi Erneta Tuesday August 20 2013: Kevin Booth

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What Fourth Amendment?

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NYPD labeled mosques terrorist organizations

Since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, which rocked the city of New York, the NYPD has opened at least a dozen terrorism enterprise investigations (TEIs) as part of an initiative to help police infiltrate...

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Federal court will hear constitutional challenge to ‘No Fly List’

The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of 13 plaintiffs (four of which are military veterans), challenges the means by which one can get off the list, calling the...

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Indiana man sentenced to 8 months in prison for teaching polygraph-beating...

Chad Dixon of Marion, Indiana pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud and obstructing a government proceeding with his business, Polygraph Consultants of America. Prosecutors initially sought a...

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NSA ‘routinely’ shares Americans’ data with Israel – Snowden leak

On Tuesday, September 11, the Guardian published a previously undisclosed document which revealed top-secret policies in place since 2009 that are used to share personal phone and Internet data...

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Notorious Florida pastor arrested en route to Koran-burning

Terry Jones announced last month that he intended to set thousands of Korans ablaze in rural Florida to mark the 12th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. He said he would burn 2,998...

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Attorney for New York City says NYPD was right to spy on Muslims

In an attempt to have a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union tossed out of court, city attorney Peter Farrell said Thursday that the NYPD had valid reason to conduct surveillance...

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Legal Open Carry Protester Gets Targeted by State Troopers

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NYPD Sergeant tells WeAreChange to stop filming him, LOL

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Today’s Scuttlebot: The Release of iOS 7, and the Constitutional Protection...

Wednesday's highlights from around the Web include an opinion from a federal judge that concluded that a Facebook "like" was protected under the First Amendment. Plus, Apple's mobile operating system...

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Facebook ‘Likes’ are protected free speech, court rules

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ANONYMOUS – PREPARE FOR AN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.mp4

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Judge rules Chicago ban on gun sales is unconstitutional

US District Judge Edmond E. Chang said in his decision that an attempt by leaders in the Windy City to stop the total sale and transfer of firearms within Chicago, Illinois was in violation of the...

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States may bind together to fight federal gun laws

The Republican-controlled State Legislature came up one vote shy last year of overriding a veto from Governor Jay Nixon, a democrat, who opposed a conservative-led effort to outlaw the enforcement of...

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Ron Paul launches clemency petition for Edward Snowden

In a video released Thursday on the Ron Paul Channel, an online network the libertarian started last summer, he calls on supporters to sign the petition in an attempt to bring Snowden home to the US...

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Assault weapons prohibition in New York being circumvented by careful...

The AR-15 rifle is one of the most sought after guns in the US, in part because of its popularity for hunting deer and other game, but also because many people with little weapon experience have found...

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Drugs not a factor in journalist’s confession, judge rules in Anonymous case

Matthew Keys, 26, had asked the court to throw out his confession because he had taken antidepressant medication before speaking with police, and was therefore unable to adequately decide if he should...

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Amending constitution to better serve the rich?

Despite the attempt by many on the right to frame the issue as one of fiscal responsibility, in reality it is merely the latest attack on working people and the poor in the US. Last month, Michigan’s...

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Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Microsoft push back on surveillance gag orders

The government gag orders are related to US intel requests to turn over information deemed of interest to national security, the details of which became public through leaks by former National...

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California governor vetoes bill requiring warrants for police drones

Brown, a Democrat, said in a statement over the weekend that he was vetoing the drone accountability act that, had it been signed into law, would require police agencies to obtain a warrant before...

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Weed-friendly Colorado considers ban against edibles

Now nearly 11 months after the United States saw the longstanding federal prohibition against weed challenged in Colorado with the opening of state-sanctioned retail shops in compliance with the...

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