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Manhunt leads to massive roadblock, warrantless car-to-car searches
Police “systematically checking the trunks and rear hatches” of cars in traffic. (Source: Washington Post) ROCKVILLE, MD — Thousands of motorists were brought to a standstill when police conducted a...
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TSA ejects mute, disabled woman from flight because she couldn’t speak
Heidi Wright was humiliated by the TSA for lacking the ability to speak. (Source: KABC) LOS ANGELES, CA – Federal checkpoint agents refused to let a woman board her flight when they interpreted her...
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Warrantless bag searches become ubiquitous for Boston subway, bus travelers
Transit police conducting a warrantless checkpoint in Boston. (Source: Bay State Examiner / YouTube) BOSTON, MA — Warrantless bag searches at have become commonplace at travel checkpoints in Boston as...
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Doubled security at Boston Marathon includes soldiers, checkpoints
A Military Police officer stands guard prior to the start of the Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. (Source: Andrew Burton, Getty Images) BOSTON, MA –This year’s Boston...
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Federal court: TSA may read documents, threaten false arrest without recourse
(Source: Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) FLORIDA — A U.S. court has made a disturbing ruling in favor of abusive and invasive federal checkpoint procedures. The ruling established that...
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Police impose stop-and-search checkpoint on thousands of concert-goers
Police staged a checkpoint for all concert attendees to pass through. (Source: Rob McClure) MORRISON, CO — Police took extraordinary steps to attempt to locate a suspect at a concert, searching...
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Boy scouts detained, searched by gun-wielding border agents in Alaska
Signage from the Alaskan border ALASKA-CANADA BORDER — A group of boy scouts on a back-country excursion were detained, searched, and threatened with arrest after one scout took a photograph of a...
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FBI, police surround Michigan town with checkpoints, stop & question every...
Police question drivers at a checkpoint in Armada, Michigan. (Source: WXYZ) ARMADA, MI — Long lines of traffic formed as travelers attempted to enter or leave the Village of Armada; government agents...
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Ferguson, Missouri, likened to a ‘war zone’ following riots and police response
Michael Brown, Sr., and Lesley McSpadden appear publicly to bring attention to the death of their son, Michael Brown, 18. (Source: AP Photo / Jeff Roberson) FERGUSON, MO — Following the homicide of a...
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Secret Service may soon be searching bags at checkpoints blocks away from...
Secret Service outside the White House. (Source: Jewel Samad, AFP) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Secret Service is considering implementing pedestrian checkpoints and bag searches on sidewalks of the...
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Police impose checkpoints, deploy drones at high school football game
At the entrance to a Summerville High School football game, police officers scan fans with metal detectors and examine personal belongings in a bin. (Photo: WCIV SUMMERVILLE, SC — Fans were startled...
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Truck drivers jailed for 19 days after exercising rights at federal checkpoint
(Image: Scott Olson / Getty Images) LAREDO, TX — A long-haul truck driver was arrested and detained for 19 days after invoking his rights at an internal federal checkpoint on a highway in Texas. The...
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CBP agents prone out disabled teacher for carrying legal items through...
A federal agent sniffs passing vehicles at a border checkpoint. MARFA, TX — A Texas teacher has filed a complaint against Customs and Border Patrol, citing multiple instances of being searched and...
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