Judge Puts Justice Department on Notice After Immigrant Given 30 Minutes to Prepare for Bond Hearing
Locher’s March 24 order found that the government’s actions “test the border of bad faith.”
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Minnesota Residents Sue Over Warrantless ICE Searches
In the past, administrative warrants only provided ICE with the authority to arrest someone during a public encounter. They have never permitted entry into a person’s private home.
Lawyer Says Venezuelan Man with Approved Asylum Claim Deported, Tortured in Salvadoran Prison
“For more than four months, [Hernandez] anguished in CECOT, where he suffered extreme torture, including being shot with a rubber bullet that inflicted permanent damage, being severely and systematically beaten, and being subjected to humiliating and degrading treatment by prison officials, all of which resulted in physical, psychological and emotional injuries, as well as permanent impairments,” the notice of claim alleges.
FBI Agents Fired for Investigating Trump File Class Action for Wrongful Termination
“We took an oath to uphold the Constitution, followed the facts wherever they led and never compromised our integrity. Our removal from federal service—without due process and based on a false perception of political bias—is a profound injustice that raises serious concerns about political interference in federal law enforcement,” the agents said.
California Lawsuit Challenges Radical Overhaul of EPA Rules
“Donald Trump is breaking the laws that protect Americans from climate pollution — all to enrich his Big Oil and his wealthy polluting allies. Workers, families, and communities would pay the price, left choking on dirty air. No one is above the law in this country. Not even the president. We’ll fight this lawlessness in court,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
Pro-Palestinian Activist Claims She Was Targeted By Foiled Firebombing After Filing Lawsuit
“For months, Zionist organizations like Betar […] have encouraged violence against my family and me,” the plaintiff said in a statement, adding that she “will not stop speaking up for the people of Palestine.”
BBC Asks Federal Court to Dismiss Trump’s $10b Libel Lawsuit
Aside from venue- and jurisdiction-related concerns, the BBC said that, by the time the documentary was released in October 2024, Trump had received so much negative publicity with respect to his actions on January 6 that a brief sequence in a documentary was unlikely to cause the president any more reputational harm than he has already suffered.
Lawsuit Accuses Federal Government of Fast-Tracking Deportations for Somali Nationals
“This is an undeniably targeted policy that singles out one nationality, designed to rob them of the due process they are legally guaranteed and to strip their legal teams of the ability to adequately and ethically prepare their cases for hearing,” an attorney for the plaintiffs said.
Vermont and 23 Other States Sue After EPA Repeals Endangerment Finding
“Here in Vermont, we believe in science and we follow science,” state Attorney General Charity Clark said. “So it’s a shame that the federal administration doesn’t share that view and has gone through many efforts to try to unwind efforts to protect the public’s safety from things like climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.”
Former Boston Logan Airport Workers Sue Trump Administration Over Lost Jobs
One of the immigrants involved in the lawsuit, Requel Molina, is 65 years old and held a customs seal for 27 years before it was suddenly revoked. Her legal team says that there is no reason to think that people like Molina pose any kind of threat to national security.