constitutional rights
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A shocking case in rural Kentucky continues to raise questions about systemic misconduct in Letcher County’s legal system, where former District Court Judge Kevin Mullins, who was shot and killed in his chambers in September 2024, now faces posthumous allegations that he ran a sex-trafficking scheme out of the county jail. Allegations of Abuse of…
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Attorney Stephanie R. Lindsey, Esq., recently highlighted the dangers of over-reliance on technology in criminal investigations after successfully defending a young man wrongly accused in another state due to a flawed facial recognition match. The case began when the client was detained during a traffic stop and informed of an outstanding warrant in another jurisdiction.…
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A federal judge on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s latest attempt to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA), a landmark policy that has safeguarded the rights of immigrant children in U.S. custody for nearly three decades. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee, who presides over the Central District of California, issued the ruling a week after…
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Massachusetts is in the midst of a public defender crisis, as hundreds of private attorneys refuse to take new court-appointed cases until the state increases their pay — a standstill that is leaving defendants without legal representation and victims without resolution. Historically, private attorneys in the state have handled roughly 80% of cases involving defendants…
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Prominent immigration attorney LaToya McBean-Pompy, Esq., is sounding the alarm over a proposed Trump-backed immigration initiative that targets Haitians with alleged gang affiliations for mass deportation—without due process or individualized evidence. In a video posted to her Instagram account (@mcbeanimmigrationlaw), McBean-Pompy questioned the constitutionality and legality of the plan, warning that the federal government is…
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A U.S. federal judge has issued a landmark ruling declaring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot detain people solely based on race, language, work location, or similar broad characteristics — affirming that such actions violate constitutional protections. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong of the Central District of California issued two temporary restraining…
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In a legally and morally charged decision, the Trump administration deported eight foreign nationals held in Djibouti to South Sudan last Friday evening, despite their lawyers’ warnings that the men face a high risk of torture or death in the war-torn African nation. The move came just hours after U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy…
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In a sharp dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may place the president above the law, opening the door to unchecked executive power and threatening the constitutional rights of millions—particularly children of immigrants. In a ruling that may have long-lasting implications for the separation of powers and individual…
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The phrase “martial law” evokes images of military personnel patrolling city streets, suspended civil rights, and dramatic disruptions to daily life. Though rare and often associated with foreign authoritarian regimes, martial law is not outside the scope of possibility in the United States. With mounting tensions across Los Angeles—from encampments in MacArthur Park and Skid…
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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…
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