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Nevada secretary of state declines to lift hand-count ban

Nevada’s secretary of state has declined to lift a ban on a rural county’s controversial hand-count of mail-in ballots

The Independent UK

After Methodist shooting, some police officers, ACLU agree: Ankle monitors don’t prevent violence

DALLAS — After police say a man on parole opened fire in a Dallas hospital, killing two medical workers, the city’s top cop took aim at what he billed a failure of the criminal justice system: ankle monitors.

Tribune News Service

They accused staff at a Pennsylvania mental hospital of abuse. But who would believe them?

PHILADELPHIA — When Alex Zachariah went to work at Norristown State Hospital one afternoon in May 2021, he noticed one of the patients struggling.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Nevada ACLU requests probe into alleged partisan hand-count

The ACLU of Nevada has asked the state’s secretary of state to investigate what it called a “coordinated partisan election administration effort” during a rural county's hand-count of mail-in ballots that was shut down last week

The Independent UK

Hand vote count stops, but Nevada county vows to try again

A rural Nevada county awash with voting machine conspiracy theories has stopped its unprecedented effort to hand count ballots cast in advance of Election Day

The Independent UK

Nevada Judge Rules To Remove Marijuana From Schedule 1 Drug Designation

The months-long litigation over marijuana's Scheduled 1 drug designation in Nevada is finally over.

Benzinga

Hand count of ballots in Nevada county draws court challenge

An unprecedented hand count of mail-in votes began for a second day Thursday in a rural Nevada county, while opponents asked the Nevada Supreme Court to issue an immediate order to stop the process

The Independent UK

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Sacramento sheriff deputies stop Black people 4.5 times as often as whites, report says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new analysis by the ACLU contends Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office deputies spend an exorbitant amount of time pulling over drivers for minor traffic violations, a practice that disproportionately harms Black and brown communities while wasting tens of millions of taxpayer dollars each year.

Tribune News Service

Judicial candidates respond to questionnaire from ACLU of Kentucky

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky has released the responses of judicial candidates to a questionnaire the group sent to everyone seeking the bench.

WEKU

NYC Was Wrong To Fire Employees for Being Unvaccinated, Court Says

Plus: ACLU in court over law criminalizing school behavior, Twitter losing heavy users, and more...

Reason

Here’s where abortion lawsuits in Indiana and Kentucky stand

WEKU

Bikini Baristas Win Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Dress Code

Plus: Fiona Apple fights for court transparency, ACLU asks SCOTUS to consider boycott ban, and more...

Reason

The ACLU and others urge border authorities to limit detention of pregnant migrants

Advocacy groups and doctors are asking U.S. Customs and Border Protection to expedite the intake proceedings for women and others who are pregnant, postpartum or nursing as well as infants.

WEKU

Nevada court ruling modifies county plan for vote hand-count

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that a rural county can start hand-counting mail-in ballots two weeks before Election Day

The Independent UK

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ACLU asks top US court to review law against boycotting Israel

Arkansas anti-BDS law infringes on freedom of expression granted by US Constitution, rights group tells Supreme Court.

The Guardian - US

ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel

The civil rights group says the law is in conflict with a 40-year-old supreme court ruling that boycotts are protected speech

The Independent UK

Nevada county defends vote hand-count after ACLU lawsuit

A rural Nevada county has filed a response to a lawsuit brought on by the ACLU's Nevada Chapter asking the court to bar the county’s controversial ballot hand-counting process

The Independent UK

Judge gauges if Indiana abortion ban defies religious rights

A top Indiana lawyer has questioned the validity of a lawsuit brought by a group of residents who argue that the state’s abortion ban violates their religious freedoms

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Indiana supreme court blocks state from enforcing abortion ban

Court order keeps ban on hold while judges consider whether Republican-backed effort violates state constitution

The Independent UK

Indiana Supreme Court keeps state abortion ban on hold

The Indiana Supreme Court has issued an order that prevents the state from enforcing a Republican-backed abortion ban while it considers whether it violates the state constitution

The Independent UK

ACLU sues over Nevada county's hand-counting ballot plan

The ACLU’s Nevada chapter filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a rural Nevada county and its interim clerk to stop the implementation of the county’s new hand-counting process, which was spurred by false claims of election fraud

WEKU

With 12 in-custody deaths, Louisville activists say better health care needed to address jail crisis

The Independent UK

Sheryl Sandberg steps into abortion fight with ACLU donation

Sheryl Sandberg opened her next chapter as a full-time philanthropist Tuesday with a donation to the American Civil Liberties Union to fight state abortion bans across the country

Axios

Here are 5 Supreme Court cases to watch this term

The court has another term that could be just as contentious as its last.

Reason

Florida All in for Assault on Academic Freedom

To defend the Stop WOKE Act, Florida asks court to eliminate any academic freedom exception to government employee speech doctrine

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