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A federal judge in New Hampshire blocked the Trump administration's executive order on birthright citizenship, citing potential irreparable harm to immigrants and their children, and granted a temporary stay for the administration to appeal, following a class action lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of pregnant immigrants and their families.
The ACLU of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against the Honolulu Police Department, alleging that officers are unlawfully arresting sober drivers to meet arrest quotas and secure federal funding, with some drivers having no signs of impairment and blood alcohol levels of 0.00. The department has announced a review of all impaired driving arrests since 2021 amid concerns of misconduct and unconstitutional practices.
Body camera footage of a white campus officer kneeling on a Black student in Las Vegas has been released, sparking accusations of police brutality and drawing comparisons to the George Floyd killing. The incident occurred during an investigation into a reported gun threat at a high school, and the officer involved has been cleared of wrongdoing by the district. The ACLU has criticized the district's fight to release the records and called for an investigation into the officer's conduct, while the district maintains that it followed Nevada law to protect the identity and safety of minors.