Sen. Danny Carroll (R-Benton), the bill’s lead sponsor, says the bill is a direct response to the riots from last summer. What We Know: On […]
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California Votes Down Proposition That Would Have Eliminated Cash Bail
California voters rejected Proposition 25, a ballot measure that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to discard the cash bail system […]
Voter Intimidation Lawsuit Filed After Police Use Pepper-Spray At North Carolina March
The “I Am Change” march to the polls took place on October 31st in North Carolina with around 200 people in attendance. The crowd was […]
Arrested Portland Protesters No Longer Banned from Attending Protests
Last week, ProPublica reported that some protestors arrested in Portland, Oregon were ordered to agree not to attend protests as a condition of their release […]
Trump Signs Memorandum to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census
Trump’s memo aims to exclude undocumented immigrants from a key census count. What We Know: On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed a memo to try […]
Protesters, ACLU sue over use of force at White House ahead of Trump’s church visit
Several protesters and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the federal use of force to disperse a peaceful protest in […]
Missouri Judge Temporarily Blocks Abortion Ban that would have gone into Effect Wednesday
A federal judge blocked a restrictive abortion ban that would have taken effect in Missouri Wednesday while it is contested in court. What We Know: […]
Supreme Court OKs Trump Using $2.5 Billion Military Dollars for Border Wall
Five Supreme Court justices assisted President Donald Trump’s border wall Friday by allowing him to use Defense Department funds, putting in motion the project which […]
ACLU and Others File Suit in California to Block Trump Asylum Ban
The American Civil Liberties Union led numerous advocacy groups in filing a lawsuit Wednesday to fight against the asylum ban presented by the Trump administration. […]
Civil rights groups sue Florida over ‘poll tax’ to restore felon voter rights
Civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida Friday after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that would require felons to pay […]