A federal judge has temporarily blocked a part of Alabama‘s tough new immigration law that requires residents to show proof of citizenship when registering mobile homes with the state. US district judge Myron Thompson of the Middle District of Alabama wrote in a 108-page opinion that the law leaves illegal immigrants “between a rock and [...]
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December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011
Wisconsin faces lawsuit as civil rights groups cry foul over new voting rules
A tough new law in the state of Wisconsin requiring voters to carry a photo ID card before they can cast their vote is being challenged in a federal lawsuit that claims thousands of poor, black and elderly people could be disenfranchised. The legal action, lodged in the federal court for the eastern district of [...]
November 24, 2011
November 23, 2011
Justice department sues Utah over immigration law
The US justice department has filed a lawsuit challenging Utah‘s immigration enforcement law, arguing that it usurps federal authority and could potentially lead to the harassment and detention of American citizens and authorised visitors. “The federal government has the ultimate authority to enforce federal immigration laws and the constitution does not permit a patchwork of [...]
November 15, 2011
Occupy Oakland: ACLU files suit against Oakland Police Department
November 15, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Occupy Oakland: ACLU files suit against Oakland Police Department 14 Nov 2011 Earlier today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the National Lawyers’ Guild filed a federal lawsuit against the Oakland Police Department seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to stop police violence against the protesters, [...]
November 9, 2011
Mississippi rejects ‘personhood’ measure
Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — Mississippi voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have defined life as starting at conception, and outlawed abortion and many forms of birth control if passed. “I think voters rejected a measure they understood to be dangerous,” said Felicia Brown-Williams with the Mississippi for Healthy Families Campaign. “They [...]
October 25, 2011
Judge blocks Fla.’s new welfare drug testing law
October 24, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Judge blocks Fla.’s new welfare drug testing law –Controversial law requires those applying for assistance to pass a drug test 24 Oct 2011 A federal judge temporarily blocked Florida’s new law that requires welfare applicants to pass a drug test before receiving the benefits on Monday, saying it may [...]
October 25, 2011
Florida welfare drug test blocked
24 October 2011 Last updated at 21:16 GMT The majority of those who failed the drug test had positive results for marijuana A Florida law requiring people seeking welfare benfits to take a drug test has been blocked by a US federal court. The judge ruled that the law was unconstitutional and infringes a ban [...]
October 23, 2011
October 21, 2011
ACLU: 3 women assaulted in ICE custody
(CNN) — A class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of three immigrant women who were allegedly sexually assaulted while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas, the American Civil Liberties Union said this week. The ACLU, citing documents it said it had obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, said in [...]
October 7, 2011
U.S. asks court to block Alabama immigration law
Washington (CNN) — The Obama administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a tough new immigration law in Alabama from going into effect, saying it “invites discrimination against many foreign-born citizens and lawfully present aliens.” The emergency motion from the Justice Department was filed Friday, and asks the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit U.S. Court [...]
September 24, 2011
Phone hacking: New York lawyers exploring News Corp class action
A prominent New York lawyer who represents several families of victims of 9/11 has confirmed that he is exploring the possibility of a class action lawsuit against News Corporation on behalf of victims of its phone-hacking activities. Norman Siegel, a former head of the New York civil liberties union, said he was actively investigating legal [...]
September 17, 2011
Amish jailed by Kentucky judge over warning triangle fine non-payment
Eight Amish men have been jailed by a judge in Kentucky for non-payment of fines after refusing to fix reflective orange warning triangles to the back of their horse-drawn buggies. The unusual suspects, whose mugshots have been published online, were arrested for misdemeanours. A ninth man was arrested but not jailed. The group hail from [...]