Nevada secretary of state declines to lift hand-count ban Nevada’s secretary of state has declined to lift a ban on a rural county’s controversial hand-count of mail-in ballots The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022
After Methodist shooting, some police officers, ACLU agree: Ankle monitors don’t prevent violence DALLAS — After police say a man on parole opened fire in a Dallas hospital, killing two medical workers, the city’s top cop took aim at what he billed a failure of the criminal justice system: ankle monitors. Tribune News Service · Nov 3, 2022
They accused staff at a Pennsylvania mental hospital of abuse. But who would believe them? PHILADELPHIA — When Alex Zachariah went to work at Norristown State Hospital one afternoon in May 2021, he noticed one of the patients struggling. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 3, 2022
Nevada ACLU requests probe into alleged partisan hand-count The ACLU of Nevada has asked the state’s secretary of state to investigate what it called a “coordinated partisan election administration effort” during a rural county's hand-count of mail-in ballots that was shut down last week The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
Hand vote count stops, but Nevada county vows to try again A rural Nevada county awash with voting machine conspiracy theories has stopped its unprecedented effort to hand count ballots cast in advance of Election Day The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
Nevada Judge Rules To Remove Marijuana From Schedule 1 Drug Designation The months-long litigation over marijuana's Scheduled 1 drug designation in Nevada is finally over. Benzinga · Oct 28, 2022
Hand count of ballots in Nevada county draws court challenge An unprecedented hand count of mail-in votes began for a second day Thursday in a rural Nevada county, while opponents asked the Nevada Supreme Court to issue an immediate order to stop the process The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
Sacramento sheriff deputies stop Black people 4.5 times as often as whites, report says SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new analysis by the ACLU contends Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office deputies spend an exorbitant amount of time pulling over drivers for minor traffic violations, a practice that disproportionately harms Black and brown communities while wasting tens of millions of taxpayer dollars each year. Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022
Judicial candidates respond to questionnaire from ACLU of Kentucky The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky has released the responses of judicial candidates to a questionnaire the group sent to everyone seeking the bench. WEKU · Oct 26, 2022
NYC Was Wrong To Fire Employees for Being Unvaccinated, Court Says Plus: ACLU in court over law criminalizing school behavior, Twitter losing heavy users, and more... Reason · Oct 26, 2022
Here’s where abortion lawsuits in Indiana and Kentucky stand Here’s where abortion lawsuits in Indiana and Kentucky stand WEKU · Oct 25, 2022
Bikini Baristas Win Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Dress Code Plus: Fiona Apple fights for court transparency, ACLU asks SCOTUS to consider boycott ban, and more... Reason · Oct 25, 2022
The ACLU and others urge border authorities to limit detention of pregnant migrants Advocacy groups and doctors are asking U.S. Customs and Border Protection to expedite the intake proceedings for women and others who are pregnant, postpartum or nursing as well as infants. WEKU · Oct 22, 2022
Nevada court ruling modifies county plan for vote hand-count The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that a rural county can start hand-counting mail-in ballots two weeks before Election Day The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2022 ACLU asks top US court to review law against boycotting Israel Arkansas anti-BDS law infringes on freedom of expression granted by US Constitution, rights group tells Supreme Court.
The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2022 ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel The civil rights group says the law is in conflict with a 40-year-old supreme court ruling that boycotts are protected speech
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022 Nevada county defends vote hand-count after ACLU lawsuit A rural Nevada county has filed a response to a lawsuit brought on by the ACLU's Nevada Chapter asking the court to bar the county’s controversial ballot hand-counting process
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022 Judge gauges if Indiana abortion ban defies religious rights A top Indiana lawyer has questioned the validity of a lawsuit brought by a group of residents who argue that the state’s abortion ban violates their religious freedoms
The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2022 Indiana supreme court blocks state from enforcing abortion ban Court order keeps ban on hold while judges consider whether Republican-backed effort violates state constitution
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022 Indiana Supreme Court keeps state abortion ban on hold The Indiana Supreme Court has issued an order that prevents the state from enforcing a Republican-backed abortion ban while it considers whether it violates the state constitution
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022 ACLU sues over Nevada county's hand-counting ballot plan The ACLU’s Nevada chapter filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a rural Nevada county and its interim clerk to stop the implementation of the county’s new hand-counting process, which was spurred by false claims of election fraud
WEKU · Oct 4, 2022 With 12 in-custody deaths, Louisville activists say better health care needed to address jail crisis With 12 in-custody deaths, Louisville activists say better health care needed to address jail crisis
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 Sheryl Sandberg steps into abortion fight with ACLU donation Sheryl Sandberg opened her next chapter as a full-time philanthropist Tuesday with a donation to the American Civil Liberties Union to fight state abortion bans across the country
Axios · Oct 4, 2022 Here are 5 Supreme Court cases to watch this term The court has another term that could be just as contentious as its last.
Reason · Sep 26, 2022 Florida All in for Assault on Academic Freedom To defend the Stop WOKE Act, Florida asks court to eliminate any academic freedom exception to government employee speech doctrine