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COURT OF APPEALS DENIES CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL OFFICIALS FOR POLICE ATTACK ON CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATORS NEAR WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today denied an appeal regarding constitutional claims against former…

2 weeks ago

MAIL-IN DISPUTE: Indiana backs Trump in expanding USPS election role; other states decry federal overreach

Indiana is among the 12 states intervening in an appeal asking the U.S. Supreme Court to restore President Donald Trump’s…

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Henry Glover’s Killing & the NOPD’s Efforts to End Federal Oversight | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site

A little over a week after Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005, charred human remains were found in the back…

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Federal jury awards $13 million to family of man killed in crash with Houston police officer – Houston Public Media

Houston Police DepartmentSurveillance video of the Dec. 26, 2021, crash involving Charles Payne and Houston Police Department officer Christopher Cabrera.…

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Consider Challenge to Contempt Order in Federal Antitrust and Unfair Competition Case

I. Background A) Epic Games’ Litigation Against Apple and 2021 Injunction In the underlying litigation, Epic Games alleged that Apple…

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Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey’s assault weapons ban is unconstitutional

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey's bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than…

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Federal judge rejects challenge to DeSoto County election maps, citing new voting rights standard

Amir Badat, lead attorney for the plaintiffs and founder of Badat Legal, said the ruling was disappointing but not unexpected…

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ACLU Calls on Congress to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations

In New Report, ACLU Warns Against Giving Private Companies Centralized Access to Police Data WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties…

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US Supreme Court limits federal authority to disarm marijuana users – JURIST

In a rare unanimous decision on Thursday, the US Supreme Court limited the federal government’s authority to take or deny…

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Journalist Don Lemon is charged with federal civil rights crimes in anti-ICE church protest

WASHINGTON -- Former CNN journalist Don Lemon was released from jail on his personal recognizance, a judge ruled Friday afternoon…

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