Trump order on homelessness raises alarm in Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ community - Philadelphia Gay News
The Trump administration’s executive order on homelessness and mental illness raises concerns it could harm LGBTQ+ people.| Philadelphia Gay News
A federal judge blocked Texas’ Ten Commandments law for 11 districts, but Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed schools must comply elsewhere, setting up a high-stakes clash over religious freedom and church–state separation. Continue reading Texas Ten Commandments Law Halted by Federal Judge- AG Paxton Defies Ruling at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
The ACLU of Tennessee and the state are taking time to “explore the possibility of settlement” in the ACLU’s lawsuit against the Tennessee law that can charge public officials with a felony for voting in favor of sanctuary city policies. At the start of this year, state lawmakers passed an omnibus immigration bill that created […]| WPLN News
The Trump administration’s executive order on homelessness and mental illness raises concerns it could harm LGBTQ+ people.| Philadelphia Gay News
People have also been denied period products, medication, clothes, and access to attorneys at the Manhattan courthouse.| Truthout
One person reported that he lost more than 20 pounds during his detention.| Truthout
The Sacramento Homeless Union has won a federal lawsuit against the City of Sacramento, resulting in a legal settlement that provides protections for unhoused residents during extreme heat events.| Davis Vanguard
The Trump administration has made $1.1 billion in cuts to public broadcasting and has attacked the free press by filing a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, according to the ACLU, which argues that these actions violate the First Amendment.| Davis Vanguard
Seventeen Democratic officials from a variety of states filed suit against the Trump administration in federal court on Aug. 1.| Philadelphia Gay News
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration's request to suspend the release of Mahmoud Khalil, re-detain him, and stay a lower court ruling that blocked his deportation, affirming that the government cannot pursue his removal based on the likely unconstitutional foreign policy charge.| Davis Vanguard
A federal judge has issued an injunction halting the Trump administration's attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status for over 60,000 immigrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua, allowing them to remain in the US while litigation continues.| Davis Vanguard
The Trump administration plans to use Fort Dix, a U.S. Army post in New Jersey, to detain immigrants, which is unnecessary, costly, and dehumanizing, and the ACLU of New Jersey calls on Congress to speak out against this use of military bases as immigration detention centers.| Davis Vanguard
by Edward B. Davis Edward B. (“Ted”) Davis, Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Messiah University, writes about Christianity and science in the Scientific Revolution and modern America…| Righting America
Brave has written to the California Department of Justice to highlight potential loopholes in the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA).| Dr Johnny Ryan FRHistS
5 Key Takeaways: Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship and its impact on Indian Americans| India Currents
The decision hides behind its interpretation that a federal court does not have the authority to issue a nationwide injunction for arguably unconstitutional actions of the Trump administration.| NewsOne
Find the latest updates in Stitt v. Drummond, controversial education cases and more in this legal roundup from June 2025.| NonDoc
A federal judge remained skeptical of arguments that detained Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher Badar Khan Suri’s case should move to Texas after lawyers sparred over jurisdiction at a May 1 hearing in Alexandria, Va. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Khan Suri, a senior fellow at the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian...| The Hoya
At least six people at Red Onion intentionally lit themselves on fire last year. Now, prisoners say staff are forcing people to comply—or cutting their electricity.| The Appeal
At least one trans woman in federal prison says Trump’s executive order has already prevented her from receiving hormone therapy, leading to “thoughts of suicide and self-harm.”| The Appeal
Another win for freedom to read legislation on the West Coast this week, as Oregon’s state House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1098 on Monday, a bill that will protect access to books in sc…| Literary Hub
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A story—still being written, fortunately—about pluralism and (lack of) permanence.| the Giving Review
The ACLU is intensifying its efforts to combat the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in California, Maryland, and Minnesota.| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of color in tech.
The DOJ supported blocking Alabama's AG from prosecuting those aiding out-of-state abortions, arguing states shouldn't interfere with each other.| Alabama Reflector
A judge ruled that Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon is immune from questioning about his intentions sponsoring a gender-affirming care ban.| Missouri Independent
A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down a runway in Afghanistan in November 2007. Reapers and Predators were the two types of drones used during U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan. On March 17th of this y…| UNREDACTED
This Christmas, Santa is not the only one watching. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) would like to remind everyone that we all need to be particularly nice. But you better watch out:…| usability | security | freedom
