All articles tagged with #law and civil rights
A group of immigrant truckers is suing California's DMV, claiming the state's plan to revoke their licenses violates their rights, affecting around 21,000 drivers amid federal crackdowns on immigrant-issued licenses.
A 79-year-old Los Angeles car wash owner filed a $50 million claim against federal agencies, alleging he was body-slammed and mistreated by ICE agents during a raid, suffering serious injuries and being detained without medical care, raising concerns about excessive force and civil rights violations.
A Van Nuys car wash owner, Rafie Ollah Shouhed, filed a $50 million claim against DHS agencies, alleging excessive force and civil rights violations during a federal immigration raid that resulted in injuries and alleged mistreatment, including ignoring his medical needs despite his recent heart surgery.
The Justice Department found George Washington University guilty of violating civil rights laws by neglecting to address antisemitic discrimination against Jewish, Israeli, and American-Israeli students and faculty, and will seek remediation for these violations.
A lawsuit filed by civil rights groups accuses federal agents in Los Angeles of conducting unconstitutional immigration raids targeting Latinos, detaining U.S. citizens and non-citizens alike without warrants or proper identification, and holding detainees in deplorable conditions, violating constitutional protections. The suit seeks to halt these raids and ensure detainees' access to legal counsel.
A federal court has expanded a preliminary injunction to protect all transgender, nonbinary, and intersex US passport holders from the Trump administration's policy requiring sex designations on passports to match birth sex, allowing them to obtain or update passports with gender identity or an 'X' marker, marking a significant legal victory against discrimination.
A federal judge in Florida has temporarily blocked a law that prohibited transgender teachers from using pronouns that don’t align with their birth sex, ruling that it violates their First Amendment rights. The law, known as the "Don’t Say Gay" law, also prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity and restricts health education. The judge granted a temporary injunction for one transgender teacher, Katie Wood, and is expected to rule on the state's motion to dismiss the case brought by Wood and two other teachers.
A federal judge in Arkansas has temporarily blocked a state law that would have made it a crime for librarians and booksellers to provide minors with materials deemed "harmful." The law was challenged by bookstores, libraries, and patrons who argued that it violated individual liberties and the First Amendment. The judge issued a preliminary injunction, stating that the law would encourage censorship and that the definition of "harmful" materials was overly vague. The law would have allowed anyone to challenge the appropriateness of materials in libraries, potentially forcing librarians to remove books or face criminal charges. The ACLU of Arkansas celebrated the court's decision, emphasizing the importance of defending freedom of speech and thought.
A federal judge in Arkansas has temporarily blocked a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing "harmful" materials to minors. The law, signed by Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, would have also created a new process to challenge library materials. The judge's ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by a coalition that included the Central Arkansas Library System, arguing that the law could lead to self-censorship. The judge rejected a motion to dismiss the case and stated that the law violated the Constitution and wrongly targeted librarians. The decision is seen as a victory for First Amendment rights and a setback for conservative efforts to restrict access to books.