Former President Donald Trump designated Antifa as a terrorist threat and utilized the anti-fascist movement as a political target, a classification made by the White House without supporting evidence, and contrary to findings that the majority of Antifa protesters engaged in non-violent tactics.
A federal appeals court has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s proclamation to eliminate asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border is unlawful, marking a major setback to efforts to restrict asylum access and affirming that federal law guarantees individuals the right to seek asylum.
President Trump is facing increasing pressure to end the war he and Netanyahu started, but his narcissism and lack of accountability may lead to an escalation into a world war.
Advocates for due process have criticized the President’s State of the Union address for using “anti-immigrant fearmongering and misleading claims” to justify policies that undermine constitutional rights, and are calling on Congress to reject additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security and instead invest in proven solutions like legal representation to uphold due process for all.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve H.R. 4371, a bill that would expand the federal government’s power to detain unaccompanied immigrant children and authorize invasive search practices, which the ACLU warns could cause serious psychological harm to children.
Two law professors have proposed a “prosecutor jury” system to evaluate indictments against politicians, in order to ensure that the Justice Department is not influenced by partisan politics.
Legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández challenges the Justice Department’s defense of President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, arguing that the US has followed broad birthright citizenship since 1868 and that the government’s framing is historically inaccurate and built on misleading global comparisons.
The ACLU and other civil liberties groups are urging the Supreme Court to block President Trump’s attempt to deploy military troops into Chicago, arguing that the move violates long-standing limits on the use of military force against civilians and threatens First Amendment rights.
A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute shows that a majority of Americans believe that Donald Trump poses a serious threat to democracy, with 56% of Americans choosing to describe him as a “potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys democracy” rather than a “strong leader who should be given the power he needs to restore America’s greatness”.
Trump’s threat to democracy is not that he will become a king, but that he has become a kleptocrat, exploiting national resources and stealing from the public treasury to enrich himself, his family, and his allies.
A leading legal scholar warns that a government shutdown could give President Donald Trump the opportunity to consolidate power and push forward an authoritarian agenda, while also allowing him to use emergency powers and make personnel decisions with little oversight.
The Trump administration has been using its power to intimidate critics, punish dissent, and redefine the boundaries of speech, culminating in the president’s declaration that he will label antifa as a terrorist organization, which is a move straight out of the authoritarian playbook.
The ACLU of Kansas is urging lawmakers to expand the use of no-cash bail, arguing that the current system unfairly punishes low-income communities, while President Donald Trump is pushing for a nationwide ban on cashless bail.
A federal judge in California issued a second injunction against President Donald Trump for deploying U.S. Marines and National Guard troops in Los Angeles during protests against immigration enforcement earlier this summer, citing the Posse Comitatus Act to block the move.
The Social Justice Committee of Congregation Bet Haverim condemns the cultural appropriation of antisemitism, the mistreatment of refugees and asylum seekers, and the demonization of immigrants, while affirming the importance of diversity, freedom of speech, and welcoming the stranger.
Educators, child psychologists, and immigrant rights leaders are warning that the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda is causing fear, trauma, and disruption in schools across the nation, leading to decreased attendance and psychological distress for students and families.
The Trump administration is facing criticism for a HUD directive that would require public housing authorities to identify immigrant tenants and families with mixed immigration status, which could lead to destabilization of families and worsen the nation’s housing crisis.
The Trump administration has announced plans to deploy military troops to Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, citing crime emergencies, despite falling crime rates, and has threatened to send troops to other cities, sparking criticism from the ACLU and state governors.
President Donald Trump has announced the National Guard will assume control of the Washington, D.C., police department for 30 days, and has suggested the effort could expand to other cities, while experts warn that criminalizing homelessness does not solve the problem and that housing and health care, not handcuffs and fines, are the solutions.
President Donald Trump’s claim of a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C. is contradicted by data showing a decline in homicides and violent crime, with experts attributing his statements to a political maneuver rather than a data-driven decision.