Indiana Accused of Putting Foster Kids in Bad Homes
Nine foster children claim in a federal class action that Indiana has failed to protect them from abuse and neglect while placing them in homes and reuniting them with their parents.
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House Takes Up Bill to Quash Religious-Motivated Bias
Pushing for the government to stop protecting those who wield their faiths to hurt others, a civil rights lawyer urged House lawmakers Tuesday to curb abuse of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by the Trump administration.
Read moreMedi-Cal Discrimination
An Alameda County, California, judge has advanced a civil rights lawsuit brought by Medi-Cal recipients who claim the Golden State has spent the last four decades underfunding the program as the number of Latino enrollees grew.
Read moreCop Who Killed Dog Argues for Immunity in Sixth Circuit
A Michigan police officer who shot and killed a dog during an attempt to apprehend someone who lived in the same building as the dog’s owners argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday he is entitled to qualified immunity on excessive force claims.
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Immigrant Children Moved After Bad Treatment Exposed
The Trump administration has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas after reports that more than 300 children were imprisoned there, caring for each other, with inadequate food, water and sanitation.
Read moreTrump Threatens to Veto Aid Bill for Immigrant Families
The White House is threatening to veto a $4.5 billion House bill aimed at improving the treatment of immigrant families arrested and jailed at the U.S. southern border, saying the measure would hamstring the administration’s border security efforts.
Read moreBattered Woman Charged for Giving Husband’s Guns to Police
A Florida woman’s effort to protect herself from domestic violence has become a flashpoint in the debate over gun rights and victims’ safety. Courtney Irby gave her estranged husband’s guns to police after he was charged with domestic violence-aggravated battery, only to find herself arrested for theft.
Read moreBan on Scandalous Marks Given the Bird by SCOTUS
Flipping off a federal prohibition on offensive speech, the Supreme Court sided Monday with a designer seeking to protect his clothing line called FUCT.
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Canoe Journey Parallels Tribal Efforts to Return Salmon to Upper Columbia
Upper Columbia River tribes finished an eight-day journey Saturday that traced the route salmon haven’t run for 80 years. That afternoon, ten canoes paddled by members of five tribes rounded the route’s final bend, their boats gliding high above the submerged falls that were, for millennia, one of the most important fishing spots in the region.
Read moreCensus, Redistricting Top Remaining Supreme Court Cases
The Supreme Court enters its final week of decisions with two politically charged issues unresolved, whether to rein in political line-drawing for partisan gain and allow a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Read more2020 Democrats Strongly Defend Abortion Rights at Forum
Twenty Democratic presidential candidates attending a Planned Parenthood forum on Saturday vowed to defend abortion rights under nearly any circumstance while largely ignoring nuances around the issue that have already roiled their party heading into the 2020 election.
Read moreWhite House Unveils $50 Billion Palestinian Economic Plan
The Trump administration on Saturday unveiled a $50 billion Palestinian investment and infrastructure proposal intended to be the economic engine to power its much-anticipated but still unreleased “deal of the century” Middle East peace plan.
Read moreKey DC Circuit Reversal Backs Rights of Alien Detainees
Shredding a decision that said Guantanamo detainees are not entitled to due process, the D.C. Circuit delivered a pivotal reversal Friday to a Yemeni man who has been held without charges for over 17 years.
Read moreJudge Orders Stop to ICE Courthouse Arrests in Massachusetts
Directing immigration agents to stop arresting people in Massachusetts courts, a federal judge sided with prosecutors Thursday who say the threat of deportation should not deter people from participating in the justice system.
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DC Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Agency Data Breach
The D.C. Circuit on Friday revived a legal battle over the 2014 Office of Personnel Management data breach, which exposed sensitive information about more than 21 million people.
Read moreSupreme Court Paves Route to Sue Over Cemetery Law
Town officials who traipsed on a Pennsylvania woman’s land, hunting for unmarked graves, could be on the hook for federal damages, the Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Read moreHigh Court Rules Race Can’t Be a Factor in Jury Strikes
With a 7-2 vote Friday, the Supreme Court vacated a death-penalty conviction in a case where a Mississippi prosecutor had a track record of eliminating black jurors.
Read moreHong Kong Protests Flare Anew After Demands Unmet
Several hundred protesters, mainly students, gathered Friday outside Hong Kong government offices, some blocking traffic on a major thoroughfare and others occupying the lobby of a government tax office.
Read more250 Children Jailed in Misery at Texas Border
A traumatic and dangerous situation is unfolding for some 250 infants, children and teens locked up for up to 27 days without adequate food, water and sanitation, according to a legal team that interviewed dozens of children at a Border Patrol station in Texas.
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