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Panel on Free Speech at the Library of Congress This Tuesday (June 2), 5:30 to 7:30 pm (Moderated by David Lat)

Mary Anne Franks (GW), Emerson Sykes (ACLU), and I will be discussing a wide range of free speech matters.

Reason

Trump’s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using ‘immense force’ in intimidation campaign

Exclusive: community observers claim agents have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even ‘falsely arrested’ someone

The Guardian - US

Judge rules ‘artificial entities’ can vote in Delaware local elections: ‘Stuff of science fiction’

A blow to the ACLU.

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Filming Cops Is a First Amendment Right. The Feds Keep Harassing People for It Anyway.

Most federal appeals courts have recognized the right to record police. DHS employees nevertheless seem to view it as a crime.

Reason

How the ACLU Started Defending the Second Amendment

The civil liberties group, which long maintained that there is no constitutional right to arms, is singing a different tune at the Supreme Court.

Reason

Lawmakers and Activists Demand Answers After ICE Detainees Launch Hunger Strike at Michigan Facility

Lawmakers and civil rights groups in Michigan are demanding an independent investigation of the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. The initiative came after immigrants under custody in the privately operated ICE facility launched a hunger and labor strike to protest what advocates described as medical neglect, inadequate food,…

Latin Times

Links to My Posts on Chatrie v. United States, the Geofence Warrant Case

Fourteen posts in all, from 2022 to the present.

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ICE Wants Tech Companies To Identify Anonymous Online Critics. Civil Liberties Groups Are Demanding More Info.

The feds have been demanding that tech companies identify the administration's anonymous online critics. That violates the First Amendment.

Reason

Melania Trump, Usha Vance Feud Rumours Explained: Expert Calls Out 'Complete Lack of Warmth' Between FLOTUS, SLOTUS At Annual Luncheon

Melania Trump and Usha Vance shared a tense moment at the First Lady's Luncheon, sparking speculation about their relationship amid reports of marital issues for the Trumps.

International Business Times UK

World Cup visitors warned they could face ‘serious harm’ due to US immigration crackdown

World Cup visitors have been encouraged to ‘exercise caution’ when travelling in the US

The Independent UK

Melania Trump, Erika Kirk Humiliated: Drag Queens Just Raised $20,000 for ACLU by Cosplaying FLOTUS, TPUSA CEO

A Brooklyn drag show raised $20,000 for the ACLU by satirizing Melania Trump and Erika Kirk, turning MAGA figures into a theatrical performance with a pointed political message.

International Business Times UK

Court Says Texas Can Require Schools To Hang Ten Commandments In Classrooms

Texas can require schools to hang a copy of the Ten Commandments, a federal appeals court has ruled.

International Business Times

Trump Administration Deportation Flights Case Hits Turbulence

Donald Trump’s administration is currently dealing with a legal case surrounding those illegal deportations. However, things are about to get weird in court.

The Mary Sue

Anti-Hate Poster Has No Home in Ohio Classroom, Says School District

The poster, which included a rainbow flag, counts as "instruction that includes sexuality content" and triggers an Ohio parents' rights law, the board said.

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'Groomed to Target Charlie?' Viral Snowden-Era Claims About Erika Kirk Face Scrutiny Over Lack of Evidence

Explore the viral claims linking Erika Kirk to intelligence agencies through alleged Snowden-era documents, and why verifiable evidence remains elusive.

Reason

Justice John Marshall Harlan's Lecture Notes On Wong Kim Ark

An excerpt from my 2013 co-authored article on Harlan's constitutional law lectures.

Reason

As the Death Toll Rises in Trump's Immigration Crackdown, Support for ICE Shrinks

Deaths in ICE custody hit a 20-year high in 2025 and a majority now say the agency's actions make Americans less safe.

The Independent UK

Trump made Supreme Court move his seat to right in front of the judges during birthright hearing, ACLU head says

President raged against the Supreme Court after the hearing, calling it a ‘KANGAROO COURT!!!’

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'Fidgeting' Trump Relocated During High-Stakes Supreme Court Hearing, Report Claims

ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero said in an interview with MSNOW that he was seated one row behind Trump and that he was "fidgeting" throughout.

Reason

Alabama Birthing Center Regulations Are Nearly Impossible To Comply With. State Supreme Court Could Intervene.

"It shouldn't be this hard to give birth safely in the state of Alabama, and it doesn't have to," said the ACLU's lead counsel on the case.

Roll Call

Courts likely to block Trump’s effort to curtail mail-in voting

President Donald Trump’s effort to curtail mail voting through executive order will likely be ruled illegal in at least one of several lawsuits filed this week, experts said, the latest in the president’s long-running effort to assert federal control of elections. Democratic party groups and civil rights organizations have already…

Axios

The five words fueling Trump's birthright citizenship fight

The court's interpretation would have massive implications for who gets to be an American.

The Guardian - US

Hundreds rally for birthright citizenship at supreme court: ‘We are an immigrant nation’

Some underscore Trump’s unprecedented court appearance as protesters defend 14th amendment right

Euronews

US Supreme Court casts doubt on Donald Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship

Trump signed an executive order on his return to the White House last year decreeing that children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas would not automatically become US citizens

Axios

Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump's birthright citizenship order

Even Trump's unprecedented courtroom appearance couldn't shield his executive order from skeptical questioning by justices.

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