Brown said federal law requires the site to undergo an environmental review and public comment period before repurposing the facility for immigration enforcement.
Read more via The Hill: Maryland sues DHS, Noem over ICE detention facility
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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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‘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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Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational Equity
Upon the U.S.’s concession that the directive and subsequent certification requirement are vacated – meaning they are formally nullified – the district court issued a final ruling today, permanently invalidating the directive and preventing the government from enforcing, relying on, or reviving it. As a result, the challenged guidance is no longer in effect and cannot be enforced against anyone, anywhere nationwide.
Read more from the ACLU: Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational Equity
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Environmental groups challenge Trump decision to revoke basis of US climate regulations
A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over its decision to revoke the scientific finding that forms the basis of U.S. climate regulations.
Read more via MSN: Environmental groups challenge Trump decision to revoke basis of US climate regulations
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Judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Read more via PBS News: Judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
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Federal judge orders DHS to allow Ash Wednesday service for ICE detainees
“The court finds that the government has substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion,” U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman said in his order.
Read more via the Clarion Ledger: Federal judge orders DHS to allow Ash Wednesday service for ICE detainees
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Prosecutors to dismiss charges against men accused of assaulting ICE officer in Minneapolis
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by an immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting the government’s version of events.
Read more via PBS News: Prosecutors to dismiss charges against men accused of assaulting ICE officer in Minneapolis
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Federal judge orders return of Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return to the U.S. of a group of Venezuelan migrants who were sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador last year under the Alien Enemies Act and accused of being members of the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua.
Read more from NPR: Federal judge orders return of Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act
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Judge blocks Hegseth, Pentagon bid to punish Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon’s efforts to censure Sen. Mark Kelly and lower his retirement rank in the wake of a video in which the Arizona senator and other Democrats called on service members to reject unlawful orders.
Read more at The Hill: Judge blocks Hegseth, Pentagon bid to punish Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
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