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Justice Department says Phoenix police violated rights of children, minorities, protesters, homeless...
Reason.com· 11 hours agoThe report concluded that "systemic problems" and "pervasive failings" in the department's policies,...
Federal judge issues temporary injunction blocking key provision of House Bill 1775
Gannett via AOL· 5 hours agoThe challenge, filed by the Black Emergency Response Team and other plaintiffs, claims the law...
Native American citizenship, a century later: Looking back on the national Indian congresses that...
Tribune via AOL· 1 hour agoJun. 14—A century ago this month, Congress made all Native Americans citizens of the United States. In Spokane, this was a rallying cry for the first National Indian Congress, a gathering held ...
DOJ report: Phoenix police engaged in a pattern of racial discrimination
Arizona Mirror via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn a scathing report released following a three-year investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice...
Pro Bono Litigation: Why Every Young Lawyer Should Volunteer | JD Supra
JD Supra· 20 hours agoIf either of these is true, consider how pro bono litigation has impacted our legal system and could impact your career. In Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), the Supreme Court held ...
Texas Supreme Court Rejects Free Speech and Due Process Challenges to Public Adjuster Regulations |...
JD Supra· 3 days ago(Stonewater) challenged a Texas statute regulating public adjusters' conduct on the basis that the statute violates free speech and due process rights under the First and Fourteenth ...
Citizenship and Native America:100th Anniversary Seems a Very Short Time
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSupreme Court held that even though John Elk may have dis-affiliated with his tribe, because he had...
Federal Lawsuit Says NYC Padlocking Alleged Illegal Pot Shops Afoul of 14th Amendment | New York Law...
Law.com· 10 hours agoA Brooklyn lawyer is seeking class-action status for 27 clients accused of illegally selling...
DOJ issues critical report of Phoenix PD's 'pattern or practice' of unlawful force
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAfter a multi-year investigation, a highly critical Justice Department report says the Phoenix...
How 'cruel and unusual punishment' and 'excessive fines' clauses apply to Tennessee
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Supreme Court had not made a broad statement on what Eighth Amendment rights were incorporated to the states based upon the Fourteenth Amendment ...