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• Police Brutality needs to stop!
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• Manafort Pardon Expected. Not if, just when.
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• Harvey Weinstein Scandal
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• "Jews will not replace us"
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• Alabama Republicans Apparently Nominated a Child Predator for Senate
  Nov 09, 2017 03:21 PM

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• Governor Haley Barbour Pardons 200+ On His Last Day
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• Kentucky does away with private prisons
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• words matter
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• VERY FUNNY "Tea Party = Racism, Violence, Corp Welfare, Pedophilia, and now... MURDER ? "
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• Netflix documentary series: Dirty Money
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• Too big to jail?
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• Unless you're black
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• Are Online Threats Protected Speech or Criminal Activity?

  Dec 01 2014

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  What should happen if someone threatens to kill you on social media? Are they protected by the First Amendment right guaranteeing the right to freedom of speech, or are they breaking the law? We will soon know now the answer after the Supreme Court rules on a case that may have far reaching ramifications well beyond the single case they are hearing.
• Corporal Punishment is Just a Fancy Name For Legalized Child Abuse

  Sep 14 2014

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  When does corporal punishment cross the line into child abuse? This is a question that will garner a different answer from a broad swath of people and one that is not easy to come by. Some people, especially those from an earlier generation, tend to strongly believe in the right to discipline their child in a way they see fit.
• Yes, Even Celebrities Have a Right to Privacy

  Sep 01 2014

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  The recent release of photos purportedly showing Jennifer Lawrence and a number of other celebrities naked is a serious breach of privacy that should upset anyone who believes in the ideal that everyone, even celebrities, have an inalienable right to privacy. This right is not something that is given away whenever an individual achieves stardom and it must be protected.

• NY attorney says feds probing his pardon talks with CohenNY attorney says feds probing his pardon talks with Cohen
  	Fri Mar 15, 2019 | news.yahoo.com Federal prosecutors have requested copies of communications Michael Cohen had with a New York attorney who broached the possibility of a pardon from President Donald Trump,...

• Manafort sentenced to additional 43 months in prisonManafort sentenced to additional 43 months in prison
  	Wed Mar 13, 2019 | cnn.com Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was ordered Wednesday to serve an additional 43 months on federal conspiracy charges, bringing his total sentence between two...

• 23 Republicans voted against condemning 'hateful expressions of intoleranc...23 Republicans voted against condemning 'hateful expressions of intoleranc...
  	Fri Mar 08, 2019 | dailykos.com When the House voted on a resolution against anti-Semitism and other “hateful expressions of intolerance”—including anti-Muslim bigotry, white supremacy, and discrimination...

• Senate Moves Forward with Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Jeff SessionsSenate Moves Forward with Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Jeff Sessions
  	Thu May 18, 2017 | rollingstone.com Bluntly calling out Attorney General Jeff Sessions' hard-line stance on criminal justice as "wrong," a "mistake" and "aggressive," Senators Rand Paul, a Republican from...

• Why Are Police Unions Blocking Reform?Why Are Police Unions Blocking Reform?
  	Mon Sep 12, 2016 | newyorker.com On August 26th, Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, refused to stand for the national anthem, as a protest against police brutality. Since then,...

• Fatal shootings by police are up in the first six months of 2016, Post ana...Fatal shootings by police are up in the first six months of 2016, Post ana...
  	Thu Jul 07, 2016 | washingtonpost.com More than 500 have been killed in 2016, as national outrage mounts with recent killings.

• The Chicago Police, Race, and the Legacy of Bettie JonesThe Chicago Police, Race, and the Legacy of Bettie Jones
  	Wed Apr 20, 2016 | newyorker.com The new report on race and the Chicago Police Department issued last week by a City Hall-appointed task force is, by the standards of bureaucratic language, a full-throated...

• ‘Please don’t shoot me,’ unarmed man begs — before being shot dead by Ariz...‘Please don’t shoot me,’ unarmed man begs — before being shot dead by Ariz...
  	Wed Mar 30, 2016 | rawstory.com A police report indicates that an unarmed young father of two begged for his life before being shot dead by a police officer in Mesa, Arizona. His distraught widow is now...

• Maryland High Court Orders Baltimore Officer to Testify Against Other Offi...Maryland High Court Orders Baltimore Officer to Testify Against Other Offi...
  	Tue Mar 08, 2016 | theatlantic.com Maryland’s top court ruled that Officer William Porter, whose trial in Gray's death ended in a hung jury, must testify against five other defendants.

• 25 years after Rodney King, video still plays a huge role in holding US po...25 years after Rodney King, video still plays a huge role in holding US po...
  	Thu Mar 03, 2016 | vox.com It's been 25 years since four white Los Angeles police officers brutally beat Rodney King, an unarmed black man, as it was caught on video, sparking local riots and putting...