Politics Sep 16 Nebraska judge says birth certificates can’t name 2 mothers By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press
Nation Aug 23 ACLU sues Arizona over law limiting filming of police A controversial Arizona law restricting how the public can film police is facing its first legal challenge with a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. By Terry Tang, Associated Press
Politics Aug 09 Missouri voters set to vote on recreational marijuana in November Missouri voters are set to decide whether to allow recreational marijuana use in the state. The secretary of state's office on Tuesday announced the campaign received enough voter signatures to go on the November ballot. By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press
Nation Mar 31 New Oklahoma abortion ban a ‘tipping point’ in the fight against Roe v. Wade Oklahoma’s state House voted 78-19 to pass a near-complete ban on abortions in mid-March, legislation that would go farther than the Texas six-week ban on which it was modeled. … By Adam Kemp
Nation Mar 24 3 U.S. Muslims sue over religious questioning by border officers Three Muslim Americans have filed a lawsuit alleging that U.S. border officers questioned them about their religious beliefs in violation of their constitutional rights when they returned from international travel. By Associated Press
Mar 14 Arizona’s privatized prison health care has been failing for years. A new court case could change that By Justin Stabley In 2015, an Arizona trial revealed countless stories of medical neglect within the state's prison facilities. But six years later, with no significant signs of improvement, a judge has reopened the case and is expected to make a decision this… Continue reading
Dec 16 DOJ withdraws from settlement negotiations with separated families, will litigate each case By Ben Fox, Associated Press The decision comes after eight months of negotiations and weeks after reports of a proposed settlement that would pay several hundred thousand dollars to each family, which sparked outrage in Congress. Continue reading
May 16 Minneapolis suburb OKs roadmap for policing changes By Associated Press Elected officials in a Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April approved a resolution that puts the city on track to major changes to its policing practices. Continue reading
Feb 01 Deborah Archer becomes first Black person elected to be ACLU’s president By Associated Press Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the ACLU's first Black president in the organization's 101-year history. Continue reading
Jul 21 Ex-Trump attorney Cohen sues Barr, Bureau of Prisons Director By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer has sued Attorney General William Barr and the Bureau of Prisons director, saying he's being unjustly held behind bars to stop him from finishing a book that criticizes Trump. Continue reading