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ACLU rejects staff petition to divest from Israel and condemn war in Gaza

Group reportedly decided public stance on war was ‘not needed’ to carry out its domestic mission

The Independent UK

First Openly Trans Lawyer to Argue Before Supreme Court

The ACLU lawyer is representing a group of transgender minors who filed a lawsuit against Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

International Business Times

Groundbreaking Attorney to Make History as First Openly Trans Lawyer to Argue Before Supreme Court

The ACLU lawyer is representing a group of transgender minors who filed a lawsuit against Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Latin Times

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Prosecutors ask Massachusetts' highest court to allow murder retrial for Karen Read

Prosecutors called on the highest court in Massachusetts not to support dropping two charges against Karen Read who is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend based

The Independent UK

Gavin Grimm won a landmark victory for US trans youth. He now struggles to survive

At 16, his bathroom case reshaped LGBTQ+ equality in the US. Now facing homelessness as trans rights are stripped nationwide, he says: ‘The system won’t serve our liberation’

The Guardian - US

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Empowering Speech by Moderating It," by Danielle Keats Citron & Jonathan Penney

A new article from the Daedalus (Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences) Future of Free Speech Symposium.

Reason

The ACLU of South Carolina is Suing To Publish Interviews With a Death Row Inmate

South Carolina bans all media interviews with incarcerated people, a policy the state's ACLU chapter says is the most restrictive in the country and infringes on its First Amendment rights.

Reason

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Trump and guns loom large as scandal-hit supreme court gets back to work

Battered by ethics scandals, the court shows no signs of reining itself in – and it could play a key role in the election

The Guardian - US

Amid Trump's Claims of Mass Deportation, ACLU Sues for Information on U.S. Immigration Detention Capabilities

The organization is concerned about how such policies could impact the civil rights and civil liberties of immigrants

Latin Times

ACLU lawsuit details DWI scheme rocking Albuquerque police

A civil rights group is suing the city of Albuquerque, its police department and top officials on behalf of a man who was among those arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and later forced to pay bribes to get the charges dropped

The Independent UK

New term for Supreme Court means cases on guns, porn access - Roll Call

The Supreme Court starts a new term Monday that includes cases on guns, e-cigarettes and environmental standards.

Roll Call

‘Cruel’: Biden administration toughens asylum restrictions at US border

Migrant rights advocates slam measures, which will make it more difficult to apply for asylum, as ‘cruel’ and illegal.

Al Jazeera

Biden set to extend asylum restrictions

The ACLU, suing over the changes, said it was unfortunate that Biden is "doubling down" on the "unlawful rule"

Salon

Biden Administration Plans to Tweak Asylum Ban to Make it Harder for Officials to End it in the Future

The proposed changes would also include more migrants in the calculations used for the deactivation threshold, such as including all unaccompanied children

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UC and Cal State Restrictions Imposed After Palestine Protests Are Assailed as Unconstitutional

Faculty, students, labor groups and the American Civil Liberties Union say the harder line on demonstrations may be discriminatory.

The Guardian - US

If Trump wins the election, he could launch a ‘catastrophic’ rollback of LGBTQ+ rights

Republican state lawmakers are already targeting trans people with discriminatory policies. A second-term Trump is likely to use the US government to launch a ‘catastrophic’ rollback of LGBTQ+ rights

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Kamala Harris' Progressive Stance Revealed In ACLU Questionnaire

2019 ACLU questionnaire reveals left-leaning stances on immigration, drug policy, and gender transition surgeries by a prominent political figure.

Reason

The War on 'Foreign Influence' Has Become a War on the First Amendment

Go after bribes and espionage, but leave mere speech alone.

The Independent UK

A federal judge tosses a lawsuit over the ban on recorded inmate interviews in South Carolina

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit trying to overturn the South Carolina prison system’s baning on-camera, in-person interviews with inmates or recording their phone calls for broadcast

The Independent UK

A dozen Louisiana victims of police racism get $1,000 each month. The program is funded by a family that got rich off slavery

Participants in the unique program said the financial support helped, but symbolism of program was just as important, writes Josh Marcus

Reason

The Latest ProPublica Story About Ginni Thomas

ProPublica obtained a recording of a call that the First Liberty Institute held with donors. [For full disclosure, I have spoken at several First Liberty events.] As readers of this blog likely know, First Liberty has litigated landmark religious liberty cases before the Supreme Court, including Kennedy v. Bremerton School…

The Guardian - US

Trans adults stripped of healthcare access sue South Carolina over GOP bill: ‘I’m desperate’

Plaintiffs in complaint says ‘it’s hard to see a future’ after bill blocked care for trans youth and adults in May

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