In a bold and public rebuke, Harvard University has rejected sweeping demands from the Trump administration that threatened to withhold more than $9 billion in research funding. Harvard President Alan Garber, M.D., Ph.D., issued a strongly worded statement asserting that the university “will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights,” denouncing the administration’s…
In the wake of the tragic 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, which left 14 people dead and 22 others seriously injured, a legal confrontation emerged that would reverberate across the realms of technology, civil liberties, and national security. At the center: the locked iPhone 5c of Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the attackers,…
The family of Zareef M. Fawaz has submitted notice of their intent to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Madison County Jail, alleging that officers failed to provide him with life-saving medication. This failure, according to the family, resulted in Fawaz’s death on May 31, 2023. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the family, condemned…
A U.S. District Court in Seattle has halted President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order restricting birthright citizenship for children of non-citizens. Judge John Coughenour issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday, January 23, 2025, calling the directive “blatantly unconstitutional” and finding it likely to cause irreparable harm to states and their residents. Ruling Against the…
In a significant legal development, the Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the state’s near-ban on abortions while it reviews an appeal from the Attorney General’s office. This order comes just a week after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that Georgia’s prohibition of abortions after approximately six weeks is unconstitutional, infringing on privacy rights…
In a significant ruling on Thursday, the South Central District Court of North Dakota declared the state’s Amended Abortion Ban unconstitutional, affirming a woman’s right to pre-viability abortion under the state’s constitutional protections of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The decision, handed down by Judge Bruce A. Romanick, effectively nullifies one of the…
In a significant legal development, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has stayed a lower court ruling, allowing Florida to enforce its controversial laws that ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors and impose restrictions on transgender healthcare for adults. The decision marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing legal battle over the…