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I’m not a religious man, but Jesus Fucking Christ. Yet another insane decision that allows the government to ignore constitutional rights has been handed down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Ap…| Techdirt
The self-proclaimed free speech warriors of the Republican party have spent much of the past half-decade trying to find some way to force social media platforms to carry their often-objectionable s…| Techdirt
The Trump Administration’s constant escalation of its mass deportation programs now means ICE, CBP, and other federal agencies must come up with thousands of arrests a day. This never had any…| Techdirt
Posts about campus speech written by Tim Cushing and Mike Masnick| Techdirt
Posts about texas written by Tim Cushing, Michael McGrady Jr, Mike Masnick, and Karl Bode| Techdirt
That summation greatly oversimplifies things, but if all you’re going to read is a headline, it will have to do. We’ll dig in deeper into the Fifth Circuit’s second attempt to han…| Techdirt
I supposed the court had no choice, but I’m always a little wary when the Fifth Circuit decides to take another look at some litigation, especially when it involves certain amendments like th…| Techdirt
There’s a lot of book banning going on right now in the Land of the Free. It’s mostly localized to certain areas of the country — states and cities overseen by bigots who finally …| Techdirt
Posts about chicago written by Tim Cushing, Mike Masnick, and Dark Helmet| Techdirt
Posts about chicago pd written by Tim Cushing and Techdirt| Techdirt
As so-called “conservatives” (a decently large number of them appearing to actually be white supremacists and bigots engaged in harassment) complained Big Tech was slanted against them,…| Techdirt
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Posts about police brutality written by Tim Cushing and Techdirt| Techdirt
Posts about 5th circuit written by Tim Cushing, Karl Bode, Cathy Gellis, and Mike Masnick| Techdirt
Posts about qualified immunity written by Tim Cushing| Techdirt
Qualified immunity is a mess. It’s a mess the Supreme Court created and, to date, seems largely unwilling to fix (despite the occasional remand). The theory of QI is this: law enforcement off…| Techdirt
Well, that didn’t take long. A short-lived win for civil liberties and the Free Speech Coalition has been undone by the Sixth Circuit Appeals court. The reasoning behind the roll back of the …| Techdirt
Posts about qualified immnuity written by Tim Cushing| Techdirt
If this sounds familiar, sadly, it is. Three years ago, the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court somehow arrived at the conclusion that tasing someone soaked in gasoline — an act of escalation that no…| Techdirt
So, here’s where we’re at in the Fifth Circuit: cops can literally set a person on fire and walk away from it. Judge Don Willett’s incendiary comments opposing qualified immunity …| Techdirt
Posts about false confesssion written by Tim Cushing| Techdirt
Never underestimate the coercive power of law enforcement. Officers were so convinced Thomas Perez Jr. had murdered his “missing” father, they spent 17 hours torturing him into confessi…| Techdirt
Cops lie. It’s just something they do. It’s something all people do. We just expect cops to do less of it because they’re entrusted with enforcing laws, which suggests their level…| Techdirt
Posts about california written by Tim Cushing, Mike Masnick, and Dark Helmet| Techdirt
