U.S. citizens in Minnesota are increasingly carrying passports and other proof of citizenship during routine daily activities as intensified federal immigration enforcement operations continue in the state, prompting renewed legal scrutiny over due process, racial profiling, and civil liberties. According to reporting by CBS News, large-scale operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs…
On January 28, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a court-authorized search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City, Georgia. The operation seized hundreds of boxes containing ballots and related material from the 2020 U.S. presidential election — a highly unusual federal action that has sparked legal…
DreamFi, a new financial empowerment platform co-founded by prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, and Ben Crump Law have announced a nationwide partnership with the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. The partnership is aimed at strengthening community access to financial education and legal resources through faith-based institutions. The collaboration, announced January 16, 2026, brings together…
What began as a chance meeting during law school orientation at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has evolved into an extraordinary judicial legacy. Four former NCCU School of Law roommates — now all judges — are reflecting on a journey defined by professional excellence, mutual accountability, and the enduring impact of legal education at a…
Illinois State Senator Steve Stadelman has introduced legislation aimed at increasing consumer transparency by requiring retailers to disclose how much federal tariffs contribute to the final price of goods sold to the public. The proposed Tariff Transparency Act, filed as Senate Bill 2957, would mandate that retailers clearly display the portion of a product’s price…
The United States’ recent assertion of control over Venezuela’s oil export revenues has created significant legal, economic, and geopolitical complications—especially in relation to how Caracas repays its large debt to China, analysts say. Under arrangements dating back to 2019, Venezuela was using crude oil shipments to China as a mechanism to service loans extended by…
The Trump administration has released a man held in immigration detention in Minnesota after a federal judge warned he would hold the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in contempt for repeatedly defying court orders. Juan Tobay Robles, an Ecuadorian national detained by federal immigration agents earlier this month, was released from…
California is poised to become the first U.S. state to allow residents to sue federal immigration agents and other federal officers — including those from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — when their constitutional rights are violated, after the state Senate approved a landmark bill authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D–San Francisco). Wiener’s legislation,…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were rebuffed Tuesday after attempting to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis without authorization, an incident that has triggered a formal diplomatic protest and raised serious legal questions under international law. Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed that a note of protest has been filed with the U.S.…