The ACLU has condemned Kansas lawmakers for overriding the Governor’s vetoes of two bills, arguing that they represent an attack on the rights of Kansans by creating barriers to voting, threatening data privacy, and expanding the power of sheriffs.
Martin Moulton, a nudism activist, had all charges against him dismissed by a San Francisco court after he was arrested for public indecency during a vigil for Grateful Dead cofounder Bob Weir, with the judge citing the park ranger’s choking of Moulton as dangerous and disturbing.
The Tennessee House passed legislation requiring the collection and public reporting of detailed medical data related to transgender patients, drawing criticism from advocates who warn the measure threatens medical privacy.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 17 attorneys general are calling on Congress to take action to close the “data broker loophole” that allows federal agencies to purchase sensitive personal information without a warrant.
The University of Gothenburg’s latest report shows that the United States is no longer a liberal democracy, having experienced the most rapid executive aggrandizement in modern history, with 600 attributes of democracy across 202 countries being measured and the US having fallen to 1965 levels.
The ACLU is warning that the Trump administration’s proposal to deploy ICE agents at airport security checkpoints would mark an unprecedented escalation of federal immigration enforcement into civilian travel spaces, and the American people are opposed to increasing funding for federal immigration enforcement agencies without accountability measures.
Florida’s proposed House Bill 945, which would establish a state-run intelligence office with the authority to scrutinize individuals’ political views, has raised alarm among civil liberties advocates who warn it could lead to expanded domestic surveillance and erosion of First Amendment protections.
Federal immigration prosecutions tied to the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago are increasingly collapsing in court, though the legal battles have still taken a significant toll on those arrested.
Critics argue that the lack of oversight and safeguards in the DHS’s arrest practices creates risks of prolonged detention, mistakes and harm caused by inadequately trained officers, and violates the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
The Brennan Center for Justice is urging Congress to enact common-sense reforms to restore oversight, protect constitutional rights, and curb abuses within the Department of Homeland Security, as key accountability mechanisms have been eroded and First and Fourth Amendment protections have been violated.
The ACLU of Minnesota filed an updated class-action complaint alleging federal immigration agents used excessive force against observers and protesters during Operation Metro Surge, adding testimony from over 80 Minnesotans.
A landmark settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit challenging the unlawful targeting and questioning of five journalists about their reporting near the U.S.-Mexico border, upholding the First Amendment rights of the press.
Federal Public Defenders Rebecca Abel and Kyra Nickell successfully defended a client accused of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer during an immigration protest, marking their sixth trial involving alleged protest-related violence tied to immigration enforcement.
ICE is a symptom of a deeper structural malignancy within the federal government, and that meaningful reform requires returning immigration enforcement to the Department of Justice and fundamentally reforming the Department of Homeland Security.
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute has warned of escalating incidents of alleged human rights violations by public authorities in the US, citing violent attacks on protesters and the lack of independent investigations as signs of a growing crisis.
The California Lawyers Association has raised concerns about recent federal immigration enforcement practices, which it says may violate constitutional protections and civil liberties, and has called for courts and oversight institutions to ensure independent review of such actions.
A federal raid on Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home has raised concerns about press freedom and digital privacy, after court documents revealed investigators were authorized to attempt to unlock her phone using her face or fingerprints.
The Supreme Court declined to reject a lower court ruling that prevented the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Chicago, raising questions about the judiciary’s longstanding “presumption of regularity” and whether courts should continue granting the federal government a broad presumption of factual accuracy.
Federal immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota have intensified scrutiny and backlash after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens, raising serious concerns about public safety, political accountability and federal obstruction of local investigations.
The U.S. Senate voted to block an appropriations bill that would have reauthorized ICE’s budget without added oversight or restrictions, following public pressure after a fatal agent-involved incident.