EU Court Says Countries Didn’t Meet Refugee Quotas
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic violated European Union regulations by refusing to take in their share of refugees, the EU’s highest court ruled Thursday.
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Civil Rights
Private Immigration Prison Must Face Forced Labor Class Action
Private detention company CoreCivic must face a novel employment class action by immigrants held at its facilities in California and nationwide, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in certifying forced labor claims against the private prison operator.
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Vallejo Police Can’t Duck Excessive-Force Lawsuit
It was a normal fall morning for Jose Villalobos and like any good Catholic, he wanted to cap his weekend with Sunday mass. Villalobos, a husband and father, was recovering from shoulder surgery and brought his family to a local church to “pray and relax.”
Read morePulse Nightclub Shooting Survivors Can’t Sue Security Company
The security company that employed and trained the Pulse nightclub shooter cannot be held liable for his actions, a Florida appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
Read moreTwin Peaks Shootout
A federal court in Texas ruled that bikers arrested after a deadly 2015 shooting at a Twin Peaks restaurant may continue to pursue Fourth Amendment, conspiracy and bystander liability claims against multiple Waco police officials and certain claims against a county district attorney. The bikers claim they were wrongfully arrested based on a “fill-in-the-name” affidavit.
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LA Barred From Destroying Possessions of Homeless Residents
A federal judge tentatively barred Los Angeles officials from seizing and destroying large items belonging to homeless residents, a key preliminary ruling in proceedings over whether the city can enforce rules banning large items from public spaces such as sidewalks.
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Sex-Harassment Claims Pile Up for Uncle Sam: 1.5 a Day
(CN) — America’s largest employer, the U.S. government, fielded sexual-harassment claims at a rate of 1.5 a day as the
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US Again Accused of Killing Civilians in Somalia Airstrikes
The U.S. military is facing more allegations of killing civilians with airstrikes in Somalia, and now says it will address the issue more fully in upcoming public reports.
Read moreImmigration Courts
The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild et al. sued the Department of Justice et al. in federal court for refusing to close immigration courts during the Covid-19 pandemic, putting detainees and their counsel at risk.
Read moreVote Suppression
The League of Women Voters of Ohio sued Secretary of State Frank LaRose, claiming the state’s Ohio’s emergency actions to eliminate in-person voting violates the National Voter Registration Act.
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News Outlets Must Face Libel Claims From Former Mining Exec
A federal judge refused to dismiss defamation claims against more than a dozen news outlets that called a former coal CEO and Republican Senate candidate a felon, even though he was convicted of a lesser charge.
Read moreCourt Is No Place to Debate Validity of Religion
A court cannot decide the validity of a religion’s beliefs, a federal judge said Tuesday in dismissing a lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from a disenchanted former church member.
Read moreAbortions During the Pandemic
Federal judges in Alabama and Ohio blocked coronavirus-related orders banning nonessential medical procedures from restricting abortion access. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson found that such an order is likely to “fully prevent women from exercising their righ to obtain an abortion,” given Alabama’s time limits on when women can undergo the procedure.
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Top Wisconsin Court Sides With Republicans on ID Rules for Absentee Voters
The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously ordered the clerk of a liberal-leaning county to stop advising voters that they do not have to present photo ID in order to cast their absentee ballot, in a win for state Republicans one week ahead of a primary election thrown into chaos by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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San Francisco OKs $369,000 Settlement for Journalist Targeted by Police
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A journalist whose home was raided by police will get $369,000 from San Francisco taxpayers under
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Florida Conditions on Felon Voting Die in 11th Circuit
A federal injunction blocking a Florida law that requires felons to pay restitution and fines before being able to vote will stand, the 11th Circuit ruled Tuesday, denying the state’s request for an en banc rehearing.
Read morePandemic Won’t Slow Fight Over Sealed Jeffrey Epstein Docs
The federal judge who holds the key to secret records concerning the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein refused Tuesday afternoon to approve a monthlong delay in the case.
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