The Grants Pass ruling reshaped homeless encampment policy — and litigation moved to the states
One year after the Supreme Court upheld camping bans, the fight has shifted to state constitutions and city inventories of shelter beds.
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Rights follows constitutional questions through the courts: voting access, privacy, free speech, due process, equal protection and religious liberty. Coverage quotes holdings, identifies any circuit split, and explains what a ruling permits or forbids from its effective date. For attorneys, advocates, students and citizens tracking legal change.
What qualified immunity covers, and where it stops
The doctrine shields officials from most civil rights lawsuits unless the right they violated was already "clearly established" — a standard that has grown narrower since the Supreme Court adopted it in 1982.
Devon ClarkeACLU Releases Roadmap to Combat Voting Rights Threats Posed by a Second Trump Term
NEW YORK — Today , as part of its 2024 election policy memo series , the American Civil Liberties Union released Trump on Voting Rights : Threatening Representational Equality , Restricting Voting Access , and Undermining the Integrity of Elections . The memo includes analysis of the likely voting rights
Devon ClarkeUnited States and Sierra Leone Sign Compact to Transform Energy Sector
The United States welcomes today ’ s signing of a landmark $ 480 million Millennium Challenge Corporation ( MCC ) grant to the Government of Sierra Leone to boost access to electricity , to foster sustainable economic growth , and to improve the quality of life of its citizens .
Devon ClarkeUnited States Co-hosts UNGA Side Event on Making Humanitarian Assistance More Resilient to Climate Impacts, Joins Donor Declaration
On September 24 , the United States and the European Union co-hosted an event on the margins of the 79th UN General Assembly on the future of humanitarian aid in the face of growing challenges posed by climate change and environmental degradation . During the meeting , the United States
Devon ClarkeJoint Statement from Troika Capitals on South Sudan
The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of Norway , the United Kingdom , and the United States . Begin text : The Governments of Norway , the United Kingdom , and the United States note with deep concern the announcement by South Sudan ’
Devon ClarkeU.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to amend its rules
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to amend its rules Pursuant to 28 U.S.C . § 2071 ( b ) , notice and opportunity for comment is hereby given of proposed amendments to the Rules of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit . The
Devon ClarkeACLU, NWIRP in Court to Challenge USCIS’s Secretive and Harmful “Extreme Vetting” Program for Green-Card and Citizenship Applicants
WHAT : The American Civil Liberties Union , Northwest Immigrant Rights Project ( NWIRP ) , and their partners will be in federal court on behalf of thousands of green-card and citizenship applicants who have been stuck in “ immigration purgatory ” due to a secretive U.S. Customs and Immigration
Devon ClarkeCourt amends Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration to promote ‘fair and timely’ resolution of civil cases
Court amends Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration to promote ‘ fair and timely ’ resolution of civil cases Rotunda of the Florida Supreme Court As part of its ongoing effort to improve “ the timely resolution of civil cases through effective case management , ” the Supreme Court
Devon ClarkeMiami Law’s Harvey Sepler brings insight and experience to constitutional law course at OLLI
Miami Law ’ s Harvey Sepler brings insight and experience to constitutional law course at OLLI The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Miami provides educational , intellectual , and social enrichment to individuals 50 years and older Judge Edwin Scales III , Third District Court of Appeals
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