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ACLU Challenges Spokane's Anti-Camping Laws In State Court

The ACLU challenges Spokane's anti-camping laws, sparking legal debate over outdoor sleeping bans and their impact on homeless populations in Washington.

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ACLU sues Washington state city over anti-homeless laws as it seeks workaround to SCOTUS ruling

The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has sued the city of Spokane, alleging that its anti-homeless laws violate the state constitution

The Independent UK

Judge Approves Settlement In Lawsuit Over Iraqi Nationals' Detention

Settlement approved in 2017 lawsuit ensures fair treatment for Iraqi nationals facing deportation under Trump administration.

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Judge approves settlement in long-running lawsuit over US detention of Iraqi nationals

A judge in Detroit has approved a settlement in a 2017 lawsuit that challenged the detention of Iraqi nationals who were targeted for deportation during the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Lawsuit Challenges South Carolina's Republican-Leaning Congressional Districts

League of Women Voters challenges SC's U.S. House districts for Republican bias, citing gerrymandering. Legal battle could reshape state's political landscape.

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Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a law restricting access to both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

The Independent UK

51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says

At least one school district, Tolar ISD in North Texas, told the ACLU it would update its policies to comply with the CROWN Act.

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HIV-Positive Sex Workers No Longer Required To Register As Violent Sex Offenders In Tennessee

Selling sex while HIV-positive will still be a felony.

Reason

Preserving the Issue of Whether Morrison v. Olson Should Be Overruled

The Special Counsel is squarely on notice that the question of whether Morrison’s holding should be preserved or overruled is at issue.

Reason

Manchin walks back bizarre comment on vote for gender-affirming care restrictions in defense bill

Manchin told The Independent, ‘Maybe I made a mistake’ when asked directly about the vote that on two amendments that would restrict gender-affirming care for US servicemembers and their families. Hours later, his office said he stands by the vote

The Independent UK

The man who cries voter fraud: how Hans von Spakovsky has built a career peddling election security fears

One of the authors of Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation member has sown his anxieties over voter fraud far and wide among conservatives

The Guardian - US

9th Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Honolulu Cops Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old Girl

Officers should have known that handcuffing a compliant 10-year-old is unnecessary, the court ruled.

Reason

Federal judge in Georgia blocks ‘most severe’ law on bail fund restrictions

Lawsuit challenges law as unconstitutional, meant to target fund helping Cop City protestors

The Guardian - US

Facial Recognition Fail: Detroit Forced To Pay $300K To Man AI Falsely Recognised As Thief

Detroit man Robert Williams was wrongly arrested for theft due to faulty facial recognition. This raises questions about the tech's accuracy.

International Business Times UK

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Detroit To Pay 0,000 In Wrongful Arrest Settlement

Detroit settles for 0,000 with man wrongly accused by facial recognition; police policy changes implemented to prevent future wrongful arrests.

The Conversation

Supreme Court rules cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors – Sotomayor dissent summarizes opinion as ‘stay awake or be arrested’

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit cities from criminalizing sleeping outdoors.

The Independent UK

Detroit paying $300,000 to man wrongly accused of theft, making changes in use of facial technology

The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting

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What is Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law and why is it controversial?

Louisiana passed a law requiring all state-funded schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments, prompting lawsuits.

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He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000

Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018

Latin Times

The "vast majority" of migrant deaths under ICE detention could have been avoided, report says

As of 2024, ICE currently detains approximately 38,000 people each day in a network of about 130 detention centers nationwide.

Reason

SCOTUS Grants SG's Petition in Transgender-Minor Case

The Court did not grant petitions from the ACLU and Jenner Block. Will the Trump DOJ switch positions in January 2025?

Salon

SCOTUS may uphold "unconstitutional" law

Supreme Court could use "blatantly unconstitutional" law to "further undermine the separation of church and state"

Reason

Can an Amicus Ask the Supreme Court to Overrule a Case Where the Parties Don't?

The ACLU successfully asked the Court to reverse Wolf v. Colorado in Mapp v. Ohio.

The Independent UK

GOP Convention security will allow guns within outer perimeter, sets parade route for demonstrators

Local and federal law enforcement agencies have released a security plan for next month's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee that allows people to carry guns inside an outer perimeter and gives protesters a view of the arena

The Guardian - US

ACLU sues Louisiana over requiring the display of Ten Commandments in public schools

The state recently passed a law requiring that all public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom

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