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OPM Denies 'Firing Spree' of Probationary Federal Employees, Says Only 'Low Performers' Affected

OPM has finalised rules to streamline the firing of low-performing federal workers, shorten probation periods, and increase accountability for managers.

International Business Times UK

Judge halts Trump order barring gender-affirming care for transgender teens

The judge’s temporary restraining order is a setback for Trump’s efforts to roll back transgender rights and services.

Al Jazeera

Immigrant Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Claiming Communication With Migrants Taken to Guantanamo Has Been Cut Off

"It will now be up to the courts to ensure that immigrants cannot be warehoused on offshore islands," said a representative of the ACLU through a statement

Latin Times

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Officials Racing To Set Up Migrant Facilities In Guantanamo Bay

Federal agencies face challenges in establishing migrant facilities in Guantanamo Bay, raising questions on leadership and operational procedures.

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Texas to execute man for 2004 murders of strip club manager and friend

Texas is scheduled to execute a man convicted of killing two men as part of a 2004 dispute with his boss at a strip club, and then years later prompted a massive lockdown of the state prison system when he used a cellphone smuggled into death row to threaten a…

The Independent UK

ACLU sues for access to migrants flown to Guantanamo this month

Civil rights attorneys have sued the Trump administration to gain access to detained migrants who they say have been flown to Guantanamo Bay and held there without being able to consult lawyers or speak to relatives

The Independent UK

ACLU Sues Trump Admin Over Lack Of Legal Access For Migrants

ACLU lawsuit against Trump administration over lack of legal services for migrants at Guantanamo Bay. Legal challenges include transgender rights and emplo...

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How Antitrust Crusaders Brought a Porn App to iPhones

The E.U.'s Digital Markets Act is making it easier for iPhone users to watch porn.

Reason

North Carolina Judge Rules Racial Bias Played a Role in Conviction of Black Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death Row

Judge ruled prosecutors unlawfully dismissed Black jurors in Hasson Bacote's death penalty case and used racist language like "thug" and "predators of the African plain."

Latin Times

North Carolina judge finds race played role in Black man’s death row sentencing

Judge rules in landmark case that racial bias was present in jury selection for Hasson Bacote’s 2009 sentencing

The Guardian - US

ACLU Requests Access To Migrants Detained At Guantánamo Bay

ACLU requests access to migrants at Guantánamo Bay, citing legal concerns and advocating for transparency.

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When a Death Penalty ‘Volunteer’ Changes His Mind

Richard Tabler is scheduled to be executed February 13, making him the second person set to be killed by the state in 2025.

Texas Observer

Trump's HHS investigating medical schools for antisemitism because students wore keffiyehs: report

Health agency noted medical schools receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding

The Independent UK

Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Orders On Transgender Health Care

Legal battle ensues as families challenge Trump's orders limiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

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Latin Times

Trump's Asylum Ban Faces Lawsuit From Immigration Advocacy Groups: 'Flagrantly Illegal'

"This is an unprecedented power grab that will put countless lives in danger," said Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project

Latin Times

Arkansas Librarian Fired After Speaking Out Against Republican Ban on LGBTQ Books Fires Back with Lawsuit: 'I Refuse to Let These Actions Go Unchallenged'

An Arkansas librarian alleges that her termination violated her First Amendment rights after she was reportedly fired for opposing GOP-led book bans.

Al Jazeera

‘We will not stand idly’: Rights groups file suit against Trump asylum ban

The move is the latest challenge to Trump’s hardline immigration policies, arguing that barring asylum violates US law.

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Republican Ags Support Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

Republican AGs support Trump's birthright citizenship order, while Democrats and ACLU challenge its constitutionality. Debate continues over the interpreta...

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Roll Call

Immigrant rights groups file lawsuit to stop Trump asylum policy - Roll Call

Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Monday to stop the Trump administration from implementing new asylum policies.

Fortune

DEI advocates respond to Trump's latest moves to destroy diversity policies: 'This is a marathon, not a sprint'

“Let's not get caught up in the craziness.”

The Independent UK

What to know about President Donald Trump's order targeting the rights of transgender people

One of President Donald Trump's executive orders offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people

Latin Times

308 Arrested In Nationwide ICE Sweep, Senator Katie Britt Commends Efforts

Senator Katie Britt noted on social media that the arrests were carried out nationwide despite extremely cold weather conditions.

The Independent UK

Harvard settles antisemitism suits as Trump defunding threats loom

Suits include Harvard agreeing to use hotly debated definition of antisemitism

The Independent UK

A lawsuit alleging excessive force against 2020 protesters in Oregon has been settled, ACLU says

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has announced the settlement of a lawsuit alleging that agents sent by President Donald Trump in 2020 to protect a federal courthouse used excessive force against racial justice protesters

Reason

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order is Even Worse than Expected - and Even More Blatantly Unconstitutional

It applies to children of large numbers of legal visa-holders, as well as those of undocumented immigrants.

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