Decision To Remove Judge In Stop-And-Frisk Case Deeply Flawed: Civil Rights...
The U.S. Court of Appeals’ decision to remove District Judge Shira Scheindlin from examining the constitutionality of the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy was “unprecedented and...
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional ‘Three Strikes’ Law
The controversial “three strikes” law has come before the Supreme Court no less than five times in past seven years. The court justices has now decided that the constitutionality of the law needs to be...
View ArticleIt’s Unconstitutional To Ban The Homeless From Sleeping Outside, The Federal...
We all need sleep, which is a fact of life but also a legally important point. Last week, the Department of Justice argued as much in a statement of interest it filed in a relatively obscure case in...
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Court Ruling Against Chicago Sheriff Proves Thuggish Anti-WikiLeaks Blockade...
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago issued an excellent written ruling on Monday that has broad implications for rights of free speech and political activism in the U.S. The court ruled that...
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Army Captain Sues Obama For Unconstitutional War Against ISIS
Most Americans don’t even know how many countries their government is currently bombing (it was at least seven by 2014). Obama dropped 23,144 bombs in Middle Eastern countries in 2015 alone. By that...
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North Carolina’s GOP Lawmakers Fail To Revive ‘Discriminatory’ Voter-ID Law
Government pamphlets explaining the now struck-down voter ID law at a polling station in North Carolina earlier this year. (Photo: Chris Keane/Reuters) North Carolina’s warring lawmakers failed Monday...
View ArticleIllinois Judge Rules State Requirements For Third Parties Unconstitutional
The Seventh Circuit handed a victory to the Libertarian Party on Friday, declaring an Illinois requirement that third parties run a full slate of candidates to get on the ballot unconstitutional. “We...
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Decision To Remove Judge In Stop-And-Frisk Case Deeply Flawed: Civil Rights...
Det. Anthony Mannuzza, left, and Police Officer Robert Martin, right, simulate a street stop during a training session on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) training...
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional ‘Three Strikes’ Law
The controversial “three strikes” law has come before the Supreme Court no less than five times in past seven years. The court justices has now decided that the constitutionality of the law needs to be...
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It’s Unconstitutional To Ban The Homeless From Sleeping Outside, The Federal...
Nick warms himself on a steam grate with three other homeless men by the Federal Trade Commission, just blocks from the Capitol, during frigid temperatures in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. (AP...
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Army Captain Sues Obama For Unconstitutional War Against ISIS
Most Americans don’t even know how many countries their government is currently bombing (it was at least seven by 2014). Obama dropped 23,144 bombs in Middle Eastern countries in 2015 alone. By that...
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North Carolina’s GOP Lawmakers Fail To Revive ‘Discriminatory’ Voter-ID Law
Government pamphlets explaining the now struck-down voter ID law at a polling station in North Carolina earlier this year. (Photo: Chris Keane/Reuters) North Carolina’s warring lawmakers failed Monday...
View ArticleIllinois Judge Rules State Requirements For Third Parties Unconstitutional
The Seventh Circuit handed a victory to the Libertarian Party on Friday, declaring an Illinois requirement that third parties run a full slate of candidates to get on the ballot unconstitutional. “We...
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Democracy Wins as Court Rules Against Gerrymandering in North Carolina
In a ruling hailed as a major and historic “victory for democracy,” a federal court on Tuesday deemed North Carolina’s 2016 congressional map unconstitutional on the grounds that it was drawn to...
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