User photos were being compared to government watchlist photos, according to an independent researcher.
Read more via Them: Discord Has Stopped Using Peter Thiel-Backed Software Tied to U.S. Surveillance
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Court shuts down “nakedly hateful” law banning LGBTQ+ student clubs
In a win for LGBTQ+ Texans, a federal judge has temporarily barred a group of public school districts from enforcing the nation’s first law explicitly banning LGBTQ+ student clubs.
Read more at LGBTQ Nation: Court shuts down “nakedly hateful” law banning LGBTQ+ student clubs
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Colorado Senate passes measure that would allow people to sue ICE agents for constitutional violations
SB-5 is part of a trio of bills run by Democrats this year that immigrant-rights advocates hope will help insulate the state from what they see as federal overreach. If it becomes law, the bill will establish a legal right to sue agents in state courts for people whose constitutional rights are violated during immigration enforcement actions.
Read more at the Times-Call: Colorado Senate passes measure that would allow people to sue ICE agents for constitutional violations
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Federal court rejects GOP bid to block new Utah congressional map, likely netting Dems a seat
The three-judge panel decided Monday that it was too late to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Read more via Politico: Federal court rejects GOP bid to block new Utah congressional map, likely netting Dems a seat
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‘Abolish ICE’ gets most votes in Chicago snowplow-naming contest
“Abolish ICE” was the top vote-getter in the city’s “You Name a Snowplow” contest. Choosing the protest slogan with a double meaning proved a potent way for voters to jab at President Donald Trump after he sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers into the city and its suburbs last fall in a major immigration crackdown.
Read more via AP: ‘Abolish ICE’ gets most votes in Chicago snowplow-naming contest
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‘Trump, I’m not afraid of you’: meet some of the people suing the president
More than a hundred lawsuits were filed against the Trump administration over the past year. Four people explain why it’s important to protect rights and fight back
Read more at The Guardian: ‘Trump, I’m not afraid of you’: meet some of the people suing the president
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‘We want to rebuild trust’: fired CDC workers form group to combat Trump’s war on science
Former employees stepped up to create the National Public Health Coalition to advocate for public health after Trump’s cuts to the agency
Read more at The Guardian: Fired CDC workers form group to combat Trump’s war on science
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New Jersey Democrats Send Coarse but Clear Message to ICE With New Bill
Named the Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered act, the legislation, known by its blunt acronym, would expand residents’ rights under state law to sue immigration officials for unconstitutional conduct.
Read more via the New York Times: New Jersey Democrats Send Coarse but Clear Message to ICE With New Bill
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Trump illegally used executive power to impose global tariffs, supreme court rules
The US supreme court declared many of Donald Trump’s tariffs illegal on Friday, in a sharp rebuke that topples a key pillar of the president’s aggressive economic agenda.
Read more from The Guardian: Trump illegally used executive power to impose global tariffs, supreme court rules
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