California Lawmakers Pass A Bill That Would Ban Use of Face Masks By Law Enforcement
From the you-serve-the-public,-you-mooks dept.
Activists Are Using AI To ‘Identify’ ICE Officers And That’s Definitely Not Good News
From the here's-the-whirlwind-you-guys-sowed dept.
Chrometa: Turning Time Into Billable Value For Modern Lawyers
Adoption of Chrometa represents more than a technological upgrade; it reflects a professional philosophy that values accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.
ICE Goes Full Hegseth: Adds Random Person To Group Chat Discussing Ongoing Manhunt
From the opsec-omnishambles dept
Lindsey Graham Thinks It Should Be Illegal To Identify ICE Agents
From the more-new-rights-for-the-powerful dept
ICE Arrests Newark Mayor For … Ummm, Body Slam?
Alina Habba is just as good a prosecutor as she was a civil litigator.
Rümeysa Öztürk Finally Returns Home After Being Detained Over 6 Weeks For Sharing Her Opinions
A HUGE win for Rümeysa Öztürk!
3 Ways Lawyers Are Finding New Efficiencies With AI
Those who’ve adopted legal-specific systems are seeing big benefits.
2nd Circuit Orders Return Of Vermont Grad Student Abducted By ICE Because She Wrote An Article They Didn’t Like
A small win for Rümeysa Öztürk.
Religious Leaders Take Separation Of Church And State Seriously And Sue The Department Of Homeland Security
Trump wanted Bishop Budd to keep politics and religion separate. Here's his chance.
Morning Docket: 08.24.22
* The ACLU is fighting an Arizona law that prevents citizens from recording police officers within 8 feet of them. Personally, I hope they win. Harder to turn off iPhones then bodycams. [CNN] * Zuckerberg is no longer party to a Meta antitrust suit. [Axios] * Shortly after being released from prison, he was deported to Cambodia. You think they'd let you enjoy society for a bit after you paid your debt to it, yeah? [SF Chronicle] * This drug pricing law could be a poison pill for cancer research. [Axios] * Pay up!: Firm wants Ghislaine Maxwell to cover her $878k tab. [Denver Post]
Morning Docket: 12.24.20
* Netflix has defeated libel claims related to The Laundromat, a film about the "Panama Papers." Maybe the judge was moved by Meryl Streep's performance... [Hollywood Reporter] * A lawsuit has been filed over alleged abuse of migrant women in detention centers run by ICE. [NBC News] * A typo in a Georgia election lawsuit says the lawyer verified the allegations under "plenty of perjury" instead of "penalty of perjury." [ABA Journal] * Judges of the Southern District of New York exercised a rarely used power to keep the acting U.S. Attorney in Manhattan on the job until Joe Biden is inaugurated. [New York Times] * A report alleges that some law firms took Payroll Protection Program money and banked the cash rather than used it on payroll. Don't think anyone should be surprised... [ABA Journal]
Stand With Survivors: Legal Tools To Make A Real Difference This DVAM
Enhance your legal skills to advocate for survivors of intimate partner violence.
Nurse Accuses ICE Doctor Of Performing Hysterectomies At Suspiciously High Rates
Paging Dr. Mengele.
Muslim ICE Detainees In Florida Given Choice Between Rotten Food And Pork
Muslim Congressmembers -- all three of them! -- have demanded an investigation.
Morning Docket: 08.26.20
* Halle Berry wishes to act as her own lawyer in her divorce against Olivier Martinez. Hope it doesn't turn out badly like Catwoman... [Fox News] * The top lawyer at ICE will become the new leader of the agency. [CNN] * The Attorney General of Alaska has resigned after allegedly inappropriate text messages he sent to a younger female state employee surfaced. [NBC News] * A new lawsuit alleges that the NFL's concussion settlement discriminates against black players. [Wall Street Journal] * The family of a woman found alive at a funeral home after being declared dead has hired a lawyer to investigate possible negligence. Maybe she was just a heavy sleeper? [Guardian]
ICE Is Lying About Its COVID-19 Death And Testing Rates
Finally, immigrants have found a way out of immigration prison: be on death’s door.
ICE Will Deport Foreign Students Whose Schools Go Online-Only For Fall Semester
If you've got a problem, ICE can make it worse!