Supreme Court Lets Lawsuit Against Newport Beach, CA, Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Man Continue
The High Court’s refusal means Newport Beach officers’ use of force may be judged by a jury.
Civil Rights
Television Anchor was Let Go After Making Inappropriate Comment
Long-time television anchor was let go for allegedly making a racist comment on air and upsetting viewers.
Sacramento Sued for Mass Arrests During Stephon Clark Protests
The lawsuit says officers wanted to keep protesters out of Sacramento’s wealthy east side.
Judge Certifies Guatemalan Woman’s Class Action Against Trump Administration
The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against the administration after Lillian Calderon–a Guatemalan native–was detained after a marriage interview.
Prison Medical Contractors Corizon Health & Corizon LLC Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Corizon, like many private prison operators and contractors, has been the subject of vigorous litigation for years.
GEO Group Might Have to Pay Back Immigrant Detainees Made to Work for $1 Per Day
The GEO Group insists its facilities are being targeted because of President Trump’s politics.
SPLC Pushes Back Against Trump Administration’s ‘Turnback Policy’ for Asylum-Seekers
The Southern Poverty Law Center says the White House isn’t just manufacturing a border crisis but misinforming the public, too.
Attorneys for ‘El Chapo’ Say Drug Lord Needs A Better Cell
Guzman’s defense attorney claims her client has scarcely seen sunlight in two years.
Utah Woman Says Bus Driver Who Dragged 13-Year Old Boy Down the Street Was Motivated By Racism
Brenda Mayes says Davis School District ignored complaints from several parents before a bus driver nearly killed her son.
Protestors Arrested After Dressing a Statue with KKK Robes
Two protestors are arrested after placing a KKK robe on a Confederate statue.