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Amnesty Good News
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Ballot Access
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- Randolph County only part of a bigger battle over ballot access - SaportaReport
- Montana Green Party files suit in federal court to gain ballot access - KRTV Great Falls News
- Ballot access is a step forward for Oz. Now, is there another? - The CT Mirror
- Libertarian gubernatorial candidate talks ballot access - Citizentribune
GLBT
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- Breakthrough for LGBT rights as Hong Kong to recognise same-sex partnerships in spousal visa applications - South China Morning Post
- Romania sets date for referendum to block gay marriage - NBCNews.com
- Bollywood Star Abhishek Bachchan Praises India's 'Wonderful' Gay ... - HuffPost
- Coca-Cola, IBM, Citi, Allstate Push for Gay Marriage in Northern Ireland - CNSNews.com
- Singapore and Malaysia: so near to each other, so far to go on gay rights - South China Morning Post
- Gay Rights Activists March in Belgrade - Balkan Insight
- As Cuba Backs Gay Marriage, Churches Oppose the Government's Plan - Christianheadlines.com (blog)
- India's Anti-Gay Law Is History. Next Challenge: Treat LGBTQ Patients With Respect - NPR
- The Gay Marriage Crusader Goes to Rome - OZY
Human Rights
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- Human rights reports highlight lack of implementation as main barrier to reform - Jordan Times
- Israeli Strikes on Syria Killed 113 Iranian Soldiers Over Past Month, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Reports - Haaretz
- 'Tied to trees and raped': UN report details Rohingya horrors - The Guardian
- Trump administration considers sanctions against Chinese officials over human rights violations: report - Fox News
- Yemen conflict: Coalition rejects UN human rights report - BBC News
- Human Rights Council hears presentation of thematic reports and begins a general debate on all human rights - ReliefWeb
- Human Rights Council holds interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi - ReliefWeb
- World court opens preliminary probe into Rohingya expulsions - Minneapolis Star Tribune
- UN Issues Report of Human Rights Abuses in Nicaragua - Voice of America
US/World Supreme Court News
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All Courts
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Lawsuits
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- Jon Lender: Legal Mess Endures Months After Meriden Mayor Had Cops Oust Libertarians From Park - Hartford Courant
- GOP, Libertarians, PAC, Democratic candidate file lawsuit to stop secretary of state's straight-party voting - Los Alamos Monitor
- Libertarian Senate Candidate Discloses Cannabis Investments,Judge Rejects Plea Deal In Martens Case - KUNM
- Libertarians join battle over pipelines, property rights - E&E News
- Courts Consider Multi-State Lawsuits to End Winner-Take-All Elections - IVN News
- Lawsuit challenges straight-party voting option - Albuquerque Journal
- Morning Headlines: Ohio Flags Fly Half-Staff for John McCain; Ohio Libertarians Set Slate for Fall - WKSU News
- John Stossel: Will Kavanaugh be good for libertarians? - Fox News
- Democrats, Republicans and Bread and Roses? New socialist party could be on the ballot in Maryland. - Baltimore Sun
Referendum
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Civil Liberties
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Death Penalty
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- Richard Guerriero: Dear legislators: This is why the death penalty should be abolished - Concord Monitor
- NH death penalty remains on the books as legislature fails to override veto - Concord Monitor
- USA: Florida's diehard pursuit of the death penalty is a blot on the Sunshine State - Amnesty International
- When Pope Francis weighs in on the abolition of death penalty - The New Times
- You Said It: Majority of Canadians favour return of death penalty! - Ottawa Sun
- Matters of life or death - Harvard Gazette
- The death penalty around the world - FRANCE 24
- The paradox of Botswana's death penalty - Jordan Times
- Circling the Death Penalty - The American Interest
Personal Rights
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- Google Search Data, Personal Rights Questioned In Proposed Global Law - MediaPost Communications
- Majority of Americans believe constitutional rights being 'diluted,' poll shows - PBS NewsHour
- BC transgender woman who was denied Brazilian wax job withdraws human rights complaint - The Province
- Hu-manity.co and IBM Partner for Personal Data Property Rights - Pharmaceutical Executive (press release) (blog)
- Why the right to privacy should exist even after someone dies - Washington Post
- China is reportedly tracking ethnic minorities by sticking QR codes with their personal information on their front doors - Business Insider
- Civil rights in a complex world - MIT News
- For Most Americans, Personal Data Privacy Now Rivals The Bill Of Rights - MediaPost Communications
- Campaigners win vital battle against UK mass surveillance - Amnesty International
Economic Liberty
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- WILL: The case for economic liberty - Rapid City Journal
- ASU director delivers inaugural address on 'The Constitution of Innovation' - Arizona State University
- Pro-economic liberty group launches campaign against soaring Illinois property taxes - Prairie State Wire
- Market Millennials: Speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury at the Cato Institute - GOV.UK
- Landmark victory for Institute for Justice, which deserves Nobel Peace Prize for its ongoing legal efforts advancing ... - American Enterprise Institute
- 'Adam Smith: Father of Economics' Review: Obvious, Simple and Wise - Wall Street Journal
- A Lefty's Guide to Liberty - Common Dreams
- Charles Koch Foundation is spending big on an ASU criminal justice center. Why? - The State Press
- Minister issues rallying call to Tories to 'unshackle enterprise' - shropshirestar.com
Env’t Citizen Action
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Electoral Progress
- Voter registration authorities
- Polling stations staffed by citizens
- EMB media strategies
- EMBs administering political party primaries
- Negative preferences in list electoral systems
- Political Party Registration
- EMBs maintaining level electoral playing field
- Demographic voter information collected by EMBs
- Case studies of risk factors for electoral violence
- Intra-party democracy and elections in Latin and South America
Open Borders/Trade
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- A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders - Bloomberg
- Does immigration strengthen or undermine tolerance? - The Economist
- Ethiopia and Eritrea withdraw troops and open borders - Deutsche Welle
- Trump Decries 'Coalition of Open Borders Extremists' - Voice of America
- Dr. Amesh A. Adalja: Undocumented immigrants, open borders are not an infectious disease risk - Tribune-Review
- Open Borders Bring a Higher Risk of Disease - Daily Signal
- Fake News: Canada Did NOT Open Borders To Zimbabwean Visitors, Visa Still Required - Lead Stories
- Open borders could redefine immigration debate - The Valley Vanguard
- Sessions rallies immigration judges to defend country against 'open borders' - Washington Times
Privatization NEWS
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- Business community pushing for Westchester County Airport privatization - The Journal News | LoHud.com
- Messenger: Lobbyist leading St. Louis airport privatization effort accused of 'looting' his own company - STLtoday.com
- Video: Business Council CEO Marsha Gordon talks airport privatization - The Journal News / Lohud.com
- Deal final with Emirati port operator on Port of Wilmington; officials celebrate job creation - The News Journal
- When phase 2 of the Silver Line opens in 2020, Metro employees probably won't be running it - Washington Post
- DOJ Reportedly Opening Investigation Into Tesla After Elon Musk Floats Company Privatization - Mediaite
- Dearborn schools scraps food service privatization plan amid accusations of wrongdoing - Detroit Metro Times
- Why Some Landfills are Becoming Privatized, While Others Remain Public - waste360
- Group blasts survey of St. Louis residents on Lambert as pro-privatization - KBIA
Sister City
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- Derby mourns passing of its Italian sister city mayor - CT Post
- Photo of the day: Sister city tour - Santa Cruz Sentinel
- Student Standout: Williamsport junior visits German sister city - Herald-Mail Media
- Sister City Jazz Initiative with Nancy, France - WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Grand Rapids, sister city in Italy celebrate 25th anniversary - WZZM13.com
- Your next vacation? 5 things to know about Dayton's German sister city - Dayton Daily News
- Islip Pays Tribute To Sister City With British Flag Raising - Patch.com
- San Jose City Council approves new travel policy after Japan controversy - The Mercury News
- Sister City in Japan - Hanford Sentinel
Union Rights
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- BNP Paribas signs commitment to expand workers' rights - American Banker
- Labor Day parade in Albany shows support for union rights - WNYT
- Queer Hong Kong Woman Sues for Civil Union Rights - Advocate.com
- Area fast food workers rally for higher wages, union rights - BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)
- Coca-Cola stands firm amid criticism of 'human rights violations' in South East Asia - FoodNavigator-Asia.com
- TUC: Labour's John McDonnell pledges 'gig economy' rights boost - BBC News
- New Mexico asks union workers to waive First Amendment rights - Las Cruces Sun-News
- Gov. Wolf's plan giving some union rights to home health care workers needed - Allentown Morning Call
- Brandeis Reaches Labor Deal With Grad Student Union - wgbh.org
Ballot Access
- Residents of U.S. Overseas Territories File Reply Brief in U.S. Supreme Court in Illinois Voting Case
- U.S. District Court Won’t Order Georgia to Replace Vote-Counting Machines for 2018 Election, but Warns State for Future
- Four-Party Debate for Illinois Governor
- No Decision Yet in Georgia Case Over Vote-Counting Machines
- U.S. District Court Promises Decision by September 19 in Case Over Whether Election Officials Can Disqualify Initiatives Based on Content
- New York Appellate Court Puts Independent Candidate Diane Neal Back on Ballot for U.S. House
- New York Republican Party Won’t Switch Nominees in 27th U.S. House District
- Poll Shows that Steve Poizner, Independent for California Insurance Commissioner, is Leading
- New North Carolina Registration Data
- National Popular Vote Bills Introduced Again in Michigan, with Some Republican Co-Sponsors
Civ. Lib.–ACLU
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EFF/Speech
- Hill-Climbing Our Way to Defeating DRM
- EFF to Court: The First Amendment Protects Criticism of Patent Trolls
- California Law Could be a Big Step Forward for Police Transparency
- Microsoft Clears the Air About Fighting CLOUD Act Abuses
- The Game is Rigged: Congress Invites No Consumer Privacy Advocates to its Consumer Privacy Hearing
FIJA/Jury
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GOA Gun Rights
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Homeschool
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Rights Watch
- Trump Slashes Number of Refugees Resettled in US
- Burundi: Renew UN Inquiry
- Kyrgyzstan: Abusive Crackdowns on 'Extremist' Material
- Philippine Court Convicts General in Infamous ‘Disappearance’ Case
- US Medical Association Stands Against Unnecessary Intersex Surgeries
- Vietnam’s Rights Violations Put Trade Deal with EU at Risk
- Nigeria: Flawed Trials of Boko Haram Suspects
- Demolition of Palestinian Community Imminent
- US Reaches Agreement in Family Separation Cases
- Civilians Are Losing the War in Afghanistan
Freedom House
- The Systematic Repression of Lawyers in Central Asia and Eastern Europe
- Q&A: Populist Gains in the Swedish Elections
- Myanmar: Government Imprisons Reporters to Hide Atrocities
- Russia: New Move toward Accountability for Crimes against LGBT Persons
- Myanmar: UN Reports Evidence of “Genocidal Intent” against Minorities
- United States: John McCain, Champion of Democracy
- Fifty Years On, the Challenges of 1968 Linger
- In Algeria, an Islamist Threat Still Looms over Domestic Politics
- Ugandan Authorities Arrest MPs after Campaign Rallies
- How Lies about History Threaten Democracy Today
New Civil Rights
- 'Reading Comprehension Is Just NOT Her Bag': Internet Scolds Tomi Lahren for Saying #MarchForOurLives Is 'Against Everything'
- The Most Powerful Part of the #MarchForOurLives Protest Was When Emma González Stood and Said Nothing – And Yet, Everything
- During #MarchForOurLives Trump Tweets 'Thoughts and Prayers' to Victims of Violence – in France
- Cameron Kasky at #MarchForOurLives: 'Either Represent the People or Get Out...Stand for Us or Beware: The Voters Are Coming'
- DOJ Uses Just-Passed $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill to Cancel School Safety and Violence Research Studies
- Maher Trolls Trump: His Affairs Are Actually 'The Breakdown of the Family That Conservatives Warned Us About if We Allowed Gay Marriage'
- 50 States. 800 Cities. 30 Countries. Today Millions Will Protest Gun Violence and Demand Changes to Gun Laws
- Her Father Just Banned Transgender Troops Again So This Old Tweet From Ivanka Is Going Viral – and Not in a Good Way
- Trump Announces New Ban on Transgender Troops
- Roy Moore Supporters Accused of Offering $10,000 to Discredit Woman Who Accused Him of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior
Marihuana
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MPP
- New poll on the Michigan legalization campaign
- Utah campaign fundraiser on September 17 in Denver
- Join MPP at the Second Annual Cannabis Law Institute September 7 and 8 in Washington, D.C.
- Almost three million Wisconsin voters to consider legalization questions on Election Day
- Del. governor signs expungement bill; primary election is Thursday
- New York: Series of “listening sessions” on legalization begins
- Voter guide for New Hampshire’s primary election published
- Tell Facebook to stop censoring organizations like ours
- That Cannabis Show makes mid-September debut in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Illinois governor signs opioid alternative bill, making huge improvements to medical cannabis program
NarcoNews
- Joe T. Hodo 2018: TV Spot #2
- Joe T. Hodo 2018: TV Spot #1
- WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Is Accused of Endangering Whistleblowers
- Statement on the Current Events Taking Place in Honduras
- Trump-Insider Manafort’s Alleged Money-Laundering Scheme Appears To Have Kremlin Roots
- Earthquake! El Joe T. Hodo Show Special Report
- Trump Asserts First Amendment Rights in Lawsuit Alleging He Incited Violence
- Joe T. Hodo: Make Disasters More Profitable!
- Former Anti-Drug Agents: Pardoned Arizona Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio Harassed Black and Hispanic Law Enforcers at the DEA
- I'm So Bored (Karaoke Version)
OpenMarket
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Participative: TAI
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RPPI Privatization
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Tax/Asset Prot’n
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Stossel
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SCOTUS Rpt
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Truth On Market
- More Evidence Against the Common Ownership Problem
- Calm Down about Common Ownership
- Amazon-Whole Foods symposium wrap-up
- The Amazon-Whole Foods merger: Natural and organic competition in the evolving grocery industry
- Whole Foods? Seriously? Why Are We Talking About Whole Foods?
- Are the antitrust laws any defense to the real dangers of mega-mergers and big technology power aggregation?
- The Amazon / Whole Foods overreaction: Antitrust populism exposed
- It’s Not Time To Panic About Amazon’s Purchase of Whole Foods. Yet.
- The Lasting Legacy of the Amazon-Whole Foods Merger Will Likely Be the Spread of Grocery Tech
- Amazon/Whole Foods: What Me Worry?
Volokh
- :@WilliamBaude: Interstate Sovereign Immunity and Why the Supreme Court Should Leave It Alone Right Now
- [Justin Driver] “The Schoolhouse Gate”: The Unpopularity of Free Speech in Public Schools
- [Stewart Baker] Episode 231: Ah, September, when Europe unleashes a summer's worth of crazy
- [Ilya Somin] Politico Symposium on How to Handle the Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Accusation
- [Justin Driver] “The Schoolhouse Gate”: The Constitution Goes to School
- [Stewart Baker] Voldemort, Alex Jones, and My Facebook Account
- [Eugene Volokh] Prof. Justin Driver (U Chicago) Guest-Blogging About The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind
- [Gail Heriot] Racism Coming and Going: The Cases of Sen. Tom Watson and Gov. George Wallace
- [Ilya Somin] Jeffrey Rosen on "Madison's Nightmare"
- [Randy Barnett] Kavanaugh Testimony, Part 5: On the Fourth Amendment
TOTM
- More Evidence Against the Common Ownership Problem
- Calm Down about Common Ownership
- Amazon-Whole Foods symposium wrap-up
- The Amazon-Whole Foods merger: Natural and organic competition in the evolving grocery industry
- Whole Foods? Seriously? Why Are We Talking About Whole Foods?
- Are the antitrust laws any defense to the real dangers of mega-mergers and big technology power aggregation?
- The Amazon / Whole Foods overreaction: Antitrust populism exposed
- It’s Not Time To Panic About Amazon’s Purchase of Whole Foods. Yet.
- The Lasting Legacy of the Amazon-Whole Foods Merger Will Likely Be the Spread of Grocery Tech
- Amazon/Whole Foods: What Me Worry?
Africa: Rights
- Africa:U.S. is Africa's 'Ideal Partner' for Promoting Democratic Institutions & Economic Growth – Tibor Nagy
- Rwanda:Opposition Leader Demands Release of Jailed Political Opponents
- South Sudan:Council Hears Plea for Victims of 'Brutal' Sexual Violence
- Zimbabwe:Court Frees Man Arrested for Calling Mnangagwa a Dog
- South Africa:Classification of Khoi-SAN as Coloured Stunts Society's Ability to Imagine Them as Anything but
- Zimbabwe:Hounded Tycoon Buyanga Returns to Harare
- South Africa:More Than a Decade Behind Bars for Human Trafficking Brothers
- Nigeria:Patients' Bill of Rights - Game Changer or Another Policy Paper?
- Uganda:Rise in Teen Sex Workers Worries Migeera Leaders
- Nigeria:NHRC Partners UN, AU On Human Rights Instruments
New Europe
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