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New ACLU Florida leader Bacardi Jackson points to 'urgency of now'
WLRN Miami· 9 hours agoSaying the country is at a “deeply, deeply disturbing” juncture, Bacardi Jackson — a veteran...
Advocates sue Black Hawk County over jail inmate fees spent for ice cream, cotton candy
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoBlack Hawk County collects hundreds of thousands of dollars per year from jail inmates to pay for...
Maine supreme court upholds order calling for trial over indigent defense crisis
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMay 13—Maine's highest court has denied the state's attempt to halt an upcoming trial that will focus on Maine's inability to find enough attorneys to represent hundreds of low-income criminal ...
ACLU backs neo-Nazis' right to post racist banner in Portsmouth, cites First Amendment
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoCONCORD — The American Civil Liberties Union is taking legal action in the New Hampshire Supreme...
An Iowa sheriff's department spent some of its $600K income from jail fees on a cotton-candy machine...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoAny funds on their person were seized and applied to the debt. The suit, initiated by the American ...
Despite filing appeal, Miami says it could still settle racial gerrymandering lawsuit
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe city of Miami still thinks it could reach a settlement with voting rights activists represented...
Kris Kobach sues Biden administration over controversial Title IX changes
KSNT Topeka via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoTOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is announcing a lawsuit Tuesday against the...
Civil rights organizations sue the state, challenging new immigration law
KCCI 8 Des Moines· 5 days agoThursday morning, the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, the national ACLU and the American...
Arguments to keep marijuana illegal don’t hold up against reality in Florida | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoInstead, already marginalized communities have been torn apart. Despite equal usage, black...
Jail charges a daily fee, then uses cash to rent cotton candy machine, Iowa suit says
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoDistrict Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Eastern Division. Rather than covering the costs...