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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026618 stories
U.S. sanctions against the A/I Collective↗ inventati.org · HN · 770 comments · 711 points · Aug 28, 2026
Felony Bench↗ felonybench.com · HN · 349 comments · 850 points · Aug 21, 2026
Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border↗ nytimes.com · HN · 1383 comments · 1107 points · Aug 21, 2026
30-year sentence for transporting zines is a five-alarm fire for free speech↗ theintercept.com · HN · 488 comments · 726 points · Jun 28, 2026
How Mark Klein told the EFF about Room 641A [book excerpt]↗ thereader.mitpress.mit.edu · HN · 254 comments · 710 points · Apr 30, 2026
2025726 stories
“Captain Gains” on Capitol Hill↗ nber.org · HN · 584 comments · 829 points · Dec 03, 2025
Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changes↗ harvard.edu · HN · 1403 comments · 1391 points · Apr 14, 2025
How each pillar of the First Amendment is under attack↗ krebsonsecurity.com · HN · 916 comments · 1176 points · Mar 31, 2025
A Letter to the American People↗ 18f.org · HN · 535 comments · 1081 points · Mar 01, 2025
Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon↗ twitter.com · HN · 2233 comments · 1864 points · Jan 22, 2025
2024743 stories
Who is Marcellus Williams: Execution in Missouri despite evidence of innocence↗ innocenceproject.org · HN · 466 comments · 359 points · Sep 25, 2024
Repair and Remain (2022)↗ comment.org · HN · 254 comments · 615 points · Aug 12, 2024
Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for official acts↗ apnews.com · HN · 1889 comments · 877 points · Jul 01, 2024
Supreme Court overturns 40-year-old "Chevron deference" doctrine↗ axios.com · HN · 1494 comments · 760 points · Jun 28, 2024
A UK college student explaining congressional procedure to Washington↗ politico.com · HN · 143 comments · 338 points · Mar 08, 2024
2023864 stories
NY Governor vetoes ban on noncompete clauses, waters down LLC transparency bill↗ gothamist.com · HN · 289 comments · 370 points · Dec 23, 2023
New York State Senate passes prohibitions on non-competes↗ ogletree.com · HN · 29 comments · 100 points · Jun 14, 2023
US Supreme Court Justices get lavish gifts; Raise bar for bribery prosecutions↗ ohiocapitaljournal.com · HN · 16 comments · 70 points · Apr 27, 2023
Missouri House Republicans vote to defund libraries↗ heartlandsignal.com · HN · 32 comments · 57 points · Apr 17, 2023
Supreme Court Asked to Strike Down Immunity for Police Who Brutally Beat Student↗ ij.org · HN · 33 comments · 77 points · Mar 20, 2023
2022914 stories
Fran Blanche: This Is Not Legal↗ youtube.com · HN · 253 comments · 444 points · Jul 20, 2022
Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade↗ apnews.com · HN · 3463 comments · 1765 points · Jun 24, 2022
The ACLU Has Lost Its Way↗ theatlantic.com · HN · 913 comments · 764 points · May 10, 2022
Justice Stevens reads the fine print↗ matthewbutterick.com · HN · 219 comments · 272 points · Mar 29, 2022
My seatbelt rule for judgment↗ dannyguo.com · HN · 193 comments · 487 points · Feb 06, 2022
2021864 stories
University of Florida bars professors from testifying in a voting rights case↗ npr.org · HN · 450 comments · 379 points · Nov 01, 2021
Julian Assange Extradition Appeal: Day 2↗ assangedefense.org · HN · 264 comments · 364 points · Oct 29, 2021
An Update on the UMN Affair↗ lwn.net · HN · 294 comments · 462 points · Apr 29, 2021
New Mexico is the second state to ban qualified immunity↗ innocenceproject.org · HN · 313 comments · 418 points · Apr 08, 2021
The Queen has more power over British law than we thought↗ theguardian.com · HN · 577 comments · 376 points · Feb 09, 2021
2020934 stories
Justin Amash Introduces Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture Nationwide↗ reason.com · HN · 171 comments · 615 points · Dec 18, 2020
I Violated a Code of Conduct↗ fast.ai · HN · 912 comments · 1214 points · Oct 29, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died↗ npr.org · HN · 1452 comments · 1738 points · Sep 18, 2020
Orthodox Privilege↗ paulgraham.com · HN · 910 comments · 610 points · Jul 15, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native American reservation↗ reuters.com · HN · 1225 comments · 1489 points · Jul 09, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Astra for Law↗ openai.com · HN · 689 comments · 588 points · Sep 17, 2026
Good people refuse to do bad things↗ carette.xyz · HN · 147 comments · 144 points · Sep 21, 2026
U.S. sanctions against the A/I Collective↗ inventati.org · HN · 770 comments · 711 points · Aug 28, 2026
CAPTCHAs don't prove you're human – they prove you're American (2017)↗ shkspr.mobi · HN · 90 comments · 90 points · Sep 26, 2026
Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border↗ nytimes.com · HN · 1383 comments · 1107 points · Aug 21, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Astra for Law↗ openai.com · HN · 689 comments · 588 points · Sep 17, 2026
Good people refuse to do bad things↗ carette.xyz · HN · 147 comments · 144 points · Sep 21, 2026
No constitutional right to clean water, federal court finds↗ usatoday.com · HN · 171 comments · 135 points · Sep 07, 2026
CAPTCHAs don't prove you're human – they prove you're American (2017)↗ shkspr.mobi · HN · 90 comments · 90 points · Sep 26, 2026
Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks↗ cyberscoop.com · HN · 100 comments · 79 points · Sep 25, 2026
White House Says Access Is a 'Privilege' in Court Filing Defending Media Ban↗ nytimes.com · HN · 43 comments · 52 points · Sep 23, 2026
Snap Wants to be a State Actor??–Kansas v. Snap↗ blog.ericgoldman.org · HN · 16 comments · 50 points · Sep 25, 2026
Agreement between the USA and Denmark (1951,2004) [pdf]↗ state.gov · HN · 61 comments · 37 points · Sep 19, 2026
The Contract on America↗ 3quarksdaily.com · HN · 33 comments · 33 points · Sep 19, 2026
The President's Power to Pardon Friends and Allies Must End↗ medium.com · HN · 9 comments · 27 points · Sep 17, 2026

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