Congress Finally Approves Disaster-Relief Package for Puerto Rico & Military
The package was held up for months due to Republican interference and President Trump’s insistence that it include $4.5 billion in border funds.
Ryan J. Farrick
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Southern Poverty Law Center Sues Arizona-Based Anti-Immigrant Hate Groups
Members of both groups would frequently live-stream their anti-immigration intimidation tactics, sometimes recorded inside churches.
Former Deputy Arrested, Charged for Not Doing More to Save Students from Parkland Shooter
Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson faces up to 11 charges.
Federal Judges Grill Both Sides in ‘Climate Kids’ Hearing
The three-judge panel didn’t seem inclined to either side, instead acknowledging the lawsuit’s novel qualities.
Oklahoma Lawsuit Blasts State Department of Corrections in Inmate’s Appendicitis Death
Joshua England’s impending but very preventable death should’ve been obvious to anyone with basic medical training.
Climate Kids’ Lawsuit at Major Crossroads Today
The U.S. government is appealing its failed attempt to dismiss the suit last year.
Class Action Claims I.C.E. Uses Deep South Prisons to Keep Asylum-Seekers From Winning Parole
In one I.C.E. district, parole approvals dropped from 75% in 2016 to less than 2% today.
FAA Finds More Problems with Boeing 737 MAX 8, Even as CEO Promises It’ll Be Back in Service “Very Soon”
Recent media reports also suggest that bad oversight by Boeing led engineers to believe the MAX 8 was far safer than it really was.
Connecticut Inmates Potentially Exposed to Hepatitis C, HIV Win Small Settlement from State
Some inmates won only $750, when they’d initially been seeking at least $1 million each.
Idaho Immigrant Sues Canyon County Jail for Accepting Bond, Refusing Release as ICE Moved in for Arrest
Ramon Espinoza-Rodriguez says Canyon County let his daughter pay a $1,000 bond, but then kept him locked up for ICE.