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Civil rights groups rally against union lawsuit to block LA deputy gang investigation

LOS ANGELES — A cadre of civil rights advocates rallied outside a downtown courthouse Thursday to demand accountability within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which is embroiled in a lawsuit over recent oversight efforts to identify members of deputy gangs.

Los Angeles Times

ACLU sues top Missouri election official Ashcroft over ‘misleading’ abortion rights ballot summary

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The ACLU of Missouri is seeking a new ballot summary for a proposed initiative petition that would restore abortion rights in Missouri, where the procedure is banned.

Tribune News Service

‘There are more trans bans than trans athletes’: what’s driving anti-LGBTQ+ hate in America?

Advocate Gillian Branstetter sees reasons for hope after four trans youth won a fight for healthcare in an Arkansas court

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ACLU lawsuit: Chicago police target minorities for traffic stops

Fewer than 5% of some 600,000 stops net even a ticket; not even 1% result in arrest or seizure of drugs or guns.

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida Law Aimed at Drag Shows Struck Down

From yesterday's decision by Judge Gregory Presnell (M.D. Fla.) in HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Griffin: This case addresses the constitutionality of Florida Statute § 827.11. The state claims that this statute seeks to protect children generally from obscene live performances. However, … Florida already has statutes that provide such protection.…

Reason

Kansas' attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates

Kansas’ conservative Republican attorney general is moving to prevent transgender people born in the state from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities

The Independent UK

Supreme court sides with Biden in Republican challenge to migrant policy

Justices say administration can prioritize deportation of undocumented migrants who pose public safety risk over others

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Can a Florida School District Ban a Children's Book About Gay Penguins?

The answer's more complicated than you might think.

Reason

US judge nixes Arkansas’s ban on transgender healthcare for youth

The Arkansas ban was the first of its kind in the US, paving the way for at least 19 other states to restrict such care.

Al Jazeera

School districts struggle to implement new laws on sexually explicit books

RICHMOND, Va. — Although a new Virginia law requires schools to inform parents when sexually explicit materials are used in the classroom, some districts are using that law as the basis to go further and remove certain books from schools altogether.

Tribune News Service

LA County and ACLU reach 'extraordinary' agreement to address jail conditions

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County and the American Civil Liberties Union have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit that alleged "barbaric" conditions in county jails, officials announced Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Maryland politicos, advocates seek to make state a refuge for trans rights

As the national climate concerning transgender rights harshens, Maryland finds itself in a position to become a sanctuary for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Tribune News Service

A federal judge has blocked much of Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The judge issued an order Friday stopping an Indiana ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors from taking effect as scheduled July 1.

WEKU

Nusrat Chowdhury confirmed as the first Muslim female federal judge in U.S. history

Nusrat Chowdhury has been confirmed by the Senate as the first Muslim female federal judge in U.S. history

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Nusrat Jahan Choudhury confirmed as first Muslim woman to be federal judge

ACLU attorney, 46, confirmed as lifetime judge for eastern district of New York in 50-49 Senate decision – but Joe Manchin voted against

Kiplinger

How To Financially Support LGBTQ+ Causes This Pride Month — And All Year Long

Here's how to support LGBTQ+ causes this Pride month — and all year long.

Al Jazeera

US groups celebrate first Muslim woman to serve as federal judge

Confirmation of Nusrat Jahan Choudhury as a federal judge in New York is a significant first for US Muslim community.

Reason

Poppy Seeds Trigger Child Neglect Investigations

Drug tests for new moms are "unnecessary and nonconsensual," argues the ACLU.

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The Guardian - US

What’s really changed 10 years after the Snowden revelations?

The whistleblower forced US intelligence agencies to admit extensive spying on their own citizens. Some reforms were enacted but Snowden still faces potentially 30 years in prison

Salon

Abbott signs ban on trans youth care

Opposing legal groups have vowed to sue to stop the new law from taking effect

The Independent UK

ACLU sues Nebraska over combined law targeting abortion and gender-affirming care: ‘Egregious overreach’

The state’s constitution states that ‘no bill shall contain more than one subject’

The Independent UK

Phoenix faces dueling lawsuits over homeless crisis as advocates scramble for more shelter

Phoenix is facing dueling lawsuits as it tries to manage a homelessness crisis that has converted its downtown into a tent city

Tribune News Service

Hiding with mask or hood during crime? New North Carolina bill would add jail time, penalty

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A bill in North Carolina would impose stricter penalties for suspects who wear hoods or masks while committing a crime.

Reason

Florida's Restrictions on Property Purchases by Chinese Citizens Hark Back to a Dark History of Xenophobia

In a federal lawsuit on behalf of legal U.S. residents from China, the ACLU argues that "Florida's New Alien Land Law" is unconstitutional.

Tribune News Service

Chinese citizens sue Florida over ban on home purchases

The American Civil Liberties Union sued Florida over a law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that bars most Chinese citizens from buying homes in the state.

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