Supreme Court Denies Review of Missouri Death Sentence Despite Jury Misconduct
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review Lance Shockley’s death sentence in late March,…
OP-ED| A Fragile Firewall: The Courts, the Constitution, and the Trump Deportation Machine
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, while the ACLU has been working to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens, immigrants, and queer people from the administration’s increasingly authoritarian policies.
Why Is It So Expensive to Build Affordable homes in California? It Takes Too Long
California’s high cost of housing is due to a spiraling cost of construction, with soft costs such as architectural and engineering fees, and development fees to local governments, contributing significantly to the difference in costs between California and Texas.
Federal Judges Agree after Civil Rights Groups Challenge SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling
NEW YORK CITY, NY – After the U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump’s use of the…
46 Former Inmates Wrongfully Convicted – Oklahoma Takes No Action
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Oklahoma state has done nothing to correct the 465 collective years wrongfully served…
SCOTUS Split on Religious Rights after Allowing Louisiana Nitrogen Gas Execution
WASHINGTON, DC – Jessie Hoffman, a death row inmate who was executed last week in Louisiana, claimed…
Supreme Court Ruling May Be ‘Devastating Blow against Civil Rights Enforcement’
WASHINGTON, DC – The Legal Aid Justice Center expressed major concerns about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
SCOTUS Hears Barriers to DNA Testing for Those on Death Row
BROWNSVILLE, TX – The U.S. U.S. Supreme Court this week heard arguments that exposed how those on…
Trump Issues First-Day Executive Orders to Bring Back Federal Death Penalty
WASHINGTON, DC – The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) reported that President Donald Trump Monday on his…
Ohio Gov Inks Controversial Bathroom Bill, Sparking Trans Rights Backlash
COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio Gov, Mike DeWine has signed the “Protect All Students Act,” a controversial law…
Skepticism by Supreme Court Justices in Ghost Gun Case
WASHINGTON, DC— Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the opening arguments for Garland v. VanDerStok,…
Incarcerated Advocates Comment on Incarceration System After Supreme Court Ruling on Presidential Immunity, Trump
By Vy Tran WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month ruled via a 6-3…
Disability Rights California Disapproves Supreme Court Decision in Grants Pass v Johnson Homeless Ruling
By Connie Martinez SACRAMENTO, CA – Disability Rights California said this week it condemns the U.S. Supreme…
In State Department v. Muñoz, U.S. Supreme Court Rules 6-3 against Allowing U.S. Citizen’s Husband to Obtain Visa
By Lily Rusk WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled 6-3, along conservative/progressive lines,…
‘Civil Liberties Make for Strange Bedfellows’ – Upholding the Free Speech Clause
By Kayla Garcia-Pebdani NEW YORK, NY – A New York Times political columnist recently commented on a…
Split U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Ninth Circuit Decision to Reconsider Death Sentence of Arizona Man
By Leela Bronner WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court this week reversed a decision made by…
Salon: Under U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v Wade, Red States Plan to Expand Death Penalty
By Connie Martinez and Enola Gueta WASHINGTON, DC – Many governors in red states are using the…
Court Rules against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in ‘Knock and Arrest’ Tactics
By Connie Martinez LOS ANGELES, CA – The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights has issued a statement…
Oklahoma Court Declares Wade Lay Incompetent for Execution after Re-evaluation of Evidence
By Kaylynn Chang MCALESTER, OK — The Pittsburg County district court here this week declared Wade Lay…
New Amicus Brief Filings: Republican Attorney General, GOP Legislators Agree SCOTUS Should Vacate Richard Glossip’s Conviction
By Yana Singhal WASHINGTON, DC – In the ongoing U.S. Supreme Court case, an amicus brief argues…