First Amendment rights
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A federal judge in Chicago has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to wear body cameras during enforcement activities and all interactions with the public, citing concerns that the agency may not have complied with a previous court order aimed at protecting protesters and journalists. Sara Ellis issued the directive as part of…
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Veteran journalist Karen Attiah is heading into arbitration against The Washington Post after what she describes as a wrongful termination, bolstered by support from prominent attorney and democracy advocate Norm Eisen and backed by her labor union. The dispute, which has evolved into a high-profile test of employee speech rights, newsroom policies, and media workplace…
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U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and other senior military officials, arguing that actions taken against him in retaliation for his political speech are unconstitutional and unlawful. The case, filed on January 12, 2026 in federal court in Washington, D.C., raises…
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A 90-year-old Florida man has been arrested for the second time in a week after continuing to feed the homeless in defiance of a controversial new city ordinance. Arnold Abbott, a longtime advocate for the homeless, was taken into custody after distributing more than 100 hot meals — including chicken soup, pasta, mashed potatoes, and…
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Student worker unions across the U.S. are facing increasing legal uncertainty as the Trump administration steps up efforts to discipline pro-Palestine protestors, threatens university funding, and reshapes labor law oversight through a more conservative National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The administration’s sweeping response to last year’s campus protests has placed unions in a bind. Universities…
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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by former student Kimberly Diei, who alleged the university violated her First Amendment rights by threatening her with expulsion over social media posts. Diei, who pursued a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at UT, filed suit…
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Meta Platforms has agreed to pay approximately $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump, following the suspension of his social media accounts after the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The settlement allocates $22 million to the nonprofit organization designated for Trump’s presidential library, with the remaining funds covering legal fees…
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A California school district has agreed to settle a lawsuit with Jessica Tapia, a teacher who claims she was terminated due to her religious beliefs after she refused to use students’ preferred pronouns. The Jurupa Unified School District in Riverside County will pay Tapia $360,000, according to a May 14 press release from Advocates for…
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New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over the forced removal of hijabs in mug shots. The settlement stems from a lawsuit filed in 2018 by Jamilla Clark and Arwa Aziz, two Muslim women who were compelled to remove their hijabs by New York Police Department officers during…
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