U.S. Civil Rights Policy Digest

• Michigan Supreme Court suppressed post-invocation statements, citing both federal and state constitutions after police gave "confusing and...

The Second Circuit reversed Mohsen Mahdawi's release order, ruling that a Vermont judge lacked jurisdiction over his habeas petition while removal...

The Supreme Court declined to review the City of Grand Rapids' appeal, leaving in place rulings that the Department of Civil Rights has no statutory...

Current fights over transgender rights, reproductive access, and voting trace directly to post-Civil War structural imbalances.

• Majority...

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Senator Peter Welch have reintroduced the Inclusive Democracy Act to end felony disenfranchisement in federal...

MLB can enforce neutral uniform rules against player alterations like Bible verses on Pride caps, as the First Amendment constrains only government...

Voting Rights Litigation Update

• 🔥 Renewed Injunction Request: Voting rights groups filed a renewed request for a preliminary injunction in LWV...

Voter suppression tactics have evolved but retain the same goal of deterring eligible voters, especially people of color.

• Post-Reconstruction laws...

Civil rights advocates are mounting legal challenges to two Trump administration actions targeting immigrant access to benefits.

• The July 17 public...

The Trump Justice Department crossed a new line by subpoenaing phone records and testimony from New York Times reporters' relatives—including one...

FBI agents received guidance last week to defer assault investigations involving immigration officers to Homeland Security Investigations, prompting...

Immigration Enforcement Developments

• 🔥 Alien Terrorist Removal Court Activation: The Trump administration activated the 30-year-old Alien...

• ACLU filed amicus brief in Eighth Circuit supporting Standing Rock protesters challenging public road closure
• Roads of all types remain...

Two parallel moves are narrowing due process in immigration enforcement.

• ICE protection: The Supreme Court is limiting civil suits against agents,...

Alien Terrorist Removal Court Proceedings

• 🔥 First ATRC Application Filed: The Trump DOJ submitted the first case to the secret Alien Terrorist...

• ACLU-backed plaintiffs sued Quincy over planned St. Michael and St. Florian statues at its new public safety HQ, alleging violation of the...

• Federal reversal: Trump DOJ has reoriented its civil rights division toward combating DEI, transgender policies, and election fraud claims, with...

The Trump DOJ's first-ever filing in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court highlights longstanding civil liberties risks, including ex parte proceedings,...

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled police cannot deceive suspects about attorney availability to bypass Miranda requests, finding such tactics violated...

A broad coalition led by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has sent Congress a letter denouncing recent fatal ICE shootings,...