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9th Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Honolulu Cops Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old Girl

Officers should have known that handcuffing a compliant 10-year-old is unnecessary, the court ruled.

Reason

Federal judge in Georgia blocks ‘most severe’ law on bail fund restrictions

Lawsuit challenges law as unconstitutional, meant to target fund helping Cop City protestors

The Guardian - US

Facial Recognition Fail: Detroit Forced To Pay $300K To Man AI Falsely Recognised As Thief

Detroit man Robert Williams was wrongly arrested for theft due to faulty facial recognition. This raises questions about the tech's accuracy.

International Business Times UK

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Detroit To Pay 0,000 In Wrongful Arrest Settlement

Detroit settles for 0,000 with man wrongly accused by facial recognition; police policy changes implemented to prevent future wrongful arrests.

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Supreme Court rules cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors – Sotomayor dissent summarizes opinion as ‘stay awake or be arrested’

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit cities from criminalizing sleeping outdoors.

The Conversation

Detroit paying $300,000 to man wrongly accused of theft, making changes in use of facial technology

The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting

The Independent UK

What is Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law and why is it controversial?

Louisiana passed a law requiring all state-funded schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments, prompting lawsuits.

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He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000

Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018

The Independent UK

The "vast majority" of migrant deaths under ICE detention could have been avoided, report says

As of 2024, ICE currently detains approximately 38,000 people each day in a network of about 130 detention centers nationwide.

Latin Times

SCOTUS Grants SG's Petition in Transgender-Minor Case

The Court did not grant petitions from the ACLU and Jenner Block. Will the Trump DOJ switch positions in January 2025?

Reason

SCOTUS may uphold "unconstitutional" law

Supreme Court could use "blatantly unconstitutional" law to "further undermine the separation of church and state"

Salon

Can an Amicus Ask the Supreme Court to Overrule a Case Where the Parties Don't?

The ACLU successfully asked the Court to reverse Wolf v. Colorado in Mapp v. Ohio.

Reason

GOP Convention security will allow guns within outer perimeter, sets parade route for demonstrators

Local and federal law enforcement agencies have released a security plan for next month's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee that allows people to carry guns inside an outer perimeter and gives protesters a view of the arena

The Independent UK

ACLU sues Louisiana over requiring the display of Ten Commandments in public schools

The state recently passed a law requiring that all public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom

The Guardian - US

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NCIS v Photographer's rights—ACLU stands up for live streaming in "Warship Chicken" case

Streaming cameras in San Diego, ignored for a decade, began to be seen as an espionage issue by the Naval police

The Guardian - US

Democrats agree Biden had to act on immigration – but they’re split over his asylum order

Some feel limiting US-Mexico border crossings will protect the country, while others say ‘it violates American values’

International Business Times

Immigrant Advocacy Groups Sue Biden Administration Over New Border Policies

President Joe Biden's executive action, which prevents illegal migrants from seeking asylum, is his most strict policy on the U.S.-Mexico border to date.

Latin Times

Biden administration gets sued over executive action cracking down on asylum seeking

The suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which had already anticipated its willingness to do so

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The Independent UK

President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border

Several immigrant advocacy groups are suing the Biden administration over President Joe Biden's directive last week to stop asylum processing at the southern border

Reason

Refugee Groups Sue Biden Administration Over Asylum Policy in DDC

The purported injury is based on diversion of resources.

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ACLU Prepares Legal Challenges Against Potential Trump Immigration Policies

Learn how the ACLU challenges Trump's immigration policies, prepares for legal battles, and advocates for civil liberties.

Al Jazeera

How will Biden’s new restrictions affect asylum seekers at US border?

Al Jazeera breaks down the latest effort to curb southern border crossings, and what risks they pose.

Salon

ACLU will challenge Biden asylum order

Under an order signed Tuesday, the number of migrants able to apply for asylum would be subject to a daily cap

Reason

Trump's Conviction Requires Him To Surrender His Guns. Civil Libertarians Should Be Troubled.

The former president's loss of his Second Amendment rights highlights an arbitrary restriction that applies to many people with no history of violence.

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