Two Prosecutors are Suspended for Not Reporting a Suspect’s Beating
Two female Missouri prosecutors are suspended after failing to report a suspect’s beating.
Civil Rights
Colorado Woman Forced to Give Birth in Denver Jail Cell Sues Authorities for Negligence
Diana Sanchez repeatedly asked for help. Deputies rushed to an in-house nurse, but he told them to wait until he finished his phone call.
Trump Administration Ends Birthright Citizenship for Children of Some Servicepeople and Diplomats Serving Overseas
Fewer than 100 members of the armed forces will be affected per year, but immigration lawyers say the move still poses worrying questions.
Harvard Freshman Gets Deported for Having Un-American Facebook Friends
Incoming freshman Ismail Ajjawi was detained for eight hours while CBP official searched his laptop. They sent him home after seeing that some of his Facebook friends had views that “oppose the U.S. government.”
California Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Efforts to Keep Migrant Kids Locked Up Indefinitely
The lawsuit is but one of 57 California has led against the Trump administration in the past three years.
Immigrant Car Wash Employees Sue for Wage Theft
Immigrant workers in New Jersey have filed a wage theft lawsuit hoping to reclaim years of backpay owed to them.
Man Acquitted of Murder Files Wrongful Imprisonment Lawsuit
A man was imprisoned for several years because he could not pay his bail. He was acquitted and has filed a lawsuit for wrongful imprisonment.
Michigan Attorney General Asks Court to Toss Republican’s Suit to Save Gerrymandering
Conservative interest groups say the requirements to be on a “redistricting committee” unfairly exclude overtly biased participants.
Detainees Trapped During Hurricane Harvey Sue GEO Group for Abandoning Them in Storm
The GEO Group has responded aggressively to the detainees’ claims, saying the inmates suffered no more than everyone else in Houston.
Kansas Doesn’t Want to Pay Wrongfully Convicted Lamonte McIntyre, Even Though Its Congress Passed a Bill Just for Him
The state’s former governor explicitly apologized to McIntyre while signing a bill designed to help wrongfully convicted individuals–but now the state attorney general’s office is holding back a payout.