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Elliot Page Shares US Trans Sports Ban Ruling and Shows Off Ripped Body After Getting 'Hooked' on Boxing

Elliot Page paired a viral boxing transformation with a repost of the ACLU's response to the US Supreme Court's transgender sports ruling, drawing widespread attention online.

International Business Times UK

He Spent Over 80 Days in Jail After Florida Cops Arrested Him on Faulty Facial Recognition

Police have arrested at least 15 people in recent years based on bad facial recognition hits.

Reason

US supreme court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump agenda

Court rules against Trump administration on policy that people born in the United States are citizens

The Guardian - US

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A conservative think-tank wants to upgrade some misdemeanors to felonies for protesters. Experts say this could have a “chilling” effect

The push to upgrade misdemeanors to felony crimes could result in years-long prison sentences and higher fines - while also impacting a person’s ability to vote or get a job in the long-term

The Independent UK

‘I hope I’m doing something important’: the Memphis observers tracking Trump’s anti-crime taskforce

A small but dedicated band is keeping tabs on taskforce agents – here’s what the activist monitors have to say

The Guardian - US

A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy

Kansas City, Missouri, plans to boost security by installing facial recognition cameras on buses

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Push for facial recognition on public buses ignites fierce debate in Kansas City

The state of Missouri declined to help fund the initiative due to facial recognition concerns

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These 4 states don’t have an American staple dominating their landscapes: Billboards

From a century-old campaign in Hawaii to a strict law in Maine that required cutting down thousands of existing signs, these states put scenery ahead of commercial profit

The Independent UK

Chaos in wake of anti-trans Kansas law

Since its enactment, the driver's license law has left trans Kansans unsure of how to navigate everyday life

Salon

A 93% police face match in Florida sent a Fort Myers crabber to jail after a child-luring case, but the arrest is fueling a bigger fight over one of the oldest facial-recognition systems in the US

Robert Dillon was wrongfully arrested after facial recognition software flagged him for a crime committed hundreds of miles away. This incident highlights the dangers of relying on AI for law enforcement, as a grainy photo led to an arrest warrant based solely on the technology's output. The ACLU lawsuit underscores…

The Economic Times

Florida police hit with lawsuit after arresting a man for allegedly luring away a child – he says facial recognition falsely matched him to the suspect

93% match, 0% investigation, one wrongful arrest.

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The World Cup usually cleans up a country’s image. Not this time

Mega sporting events run on a reliable formula. A country wins the hosting rights, spends money it probably shouldn’t, and receives a month-long image makeover in return. The FIFA World Cup has often been held as the ultimate example of this exchange, accused of being the world’s most expensive reputation…

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ACLU Sues After Facial Recognition Falsely Identifies Florida Man as a Child Abductor

Police arrested and charged Robert Dillon with a heinous crime based on nothing more than a faulty image search.

Reason

Florida lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest after AI facial recognition error

Robert Dillon was arrested at home in Florida despite living 300 miles away from where a crime was committed

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Bill Introduced in Congress To Codify the First Amendment Right To Film the Feds and Sue for Violations

Civil liberties groups say recording the police is core First Amendment activity. The Right to Record Act of 2026 would create a right to sue federal officers who violate it.

Axios

$2 million and counting paid out in Charlie Kirk settlements

The settlements illustrate the limits employers can have in regulating their workers' political rhetoric.

Reason

Lawsuit Says a Memphis Police Task Force Waged a Harassment Campaign Against People Who Filmed Them

The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to block the Memphis Safe Task Force from retaliating against anyone who exercises their First Amendment right to record the police.

The Economic Times

Migrant children separated under Trump policy face renewed family breakups

Federal agents are separating children from their families again in the United States. This is happening despite legal settlements meant to keep them together. Families are facing detention and deportation. Children are suffering trauma from these repeated separations. The government states it is enforcing immigration laws. Many families are struggling…

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The Independent UK

Boy, 11, reunited with mom after year of heartbreak — but fears another separation

An Associated Press investigation reveals that dozens of children who were separated under the first Trump administration have been re-separated, despite a judge's order to reunite them

Reason

Panel on Free Speech at the Library of Congress This Tuesday (June 2), 5:30 to 7:30 pm (Moderated by David Lat)

Mary Anne Franks (GW), Emerson Sykes (ACLU), and I will be discussing a wide range of free speech matters.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using ‘immense force’ in intimidation campaign

Exclusive: community observers claim agents have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even ‘falsely arrested’ someone

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Judge rules ‘artificial entities’ can vote in Delaware local elections: ‘Stuff of science fiction’

A blow to the ACLU.

Reason

Filming Cops Is a First Amendment Right. The Feds Keep Harassing People for It Anyway.

Most federal appeals courts have recognized the right to record police. DHS employees nevertheless seem to view it as a crime.

Reason

How the ACLU Started Defending the Second Amendment

The civil liberties group, which long maintained that there is no constitutional right to arms, is singing a different tune at the Supreme Court.

Latin Times

Lawmakers and Activists Demand Answers After ICE Detainees Launch Hunger Strike at Michigan Facility

Lawmakers and civil rights groups in Michigan are demanding an independent investigation of the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. The initiative came after immigrants under custody in the privately operated ICE facility launched a hunger and labor strike to protest what advocates described as medical neglect, inadequate food,…

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