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Bring back stop-and-frisk? With shootings soaring, some on Philly City Council say the controversial tactic merits another look

PHILADELPHIA — In response to the city's ongoing gun violence crisis and the shooting of two police officers at an Independence Day celebration, leaders in Philadelphia's City Council this week said it was time to reexamine the controversial police tactic known as stop-and-frisk.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Slippery Slope Arguments and the Role of Ideological Advocacy Groups

[For the last month, I've been serializing my 2003 Harvard Law Review article, The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope, and I'm finishing it up this week.] Being aware of the slippery slope mechanisms can help counter them: such awareness may help prevent the initial decision A that might set the…

Reason

Inside the ACLU's campaign to build a Roe firewall

Down-ballot races that rarely get national attention are now viewed as the last line of defense.

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Get a clue: Language is fluid

Midler joins Peterson as the latest in toxic transphobia as she panic tweets: "They don’t call us 'women' anymore"

Salon

Texas clamping down on Roe reversal

"Extremist politicians are on a crusade to force Texans into pregnancy and childbirth against their will"

Salon

Why Johnny Depp Needs To Pay $38,000 To ACLU After Winning Case Against Ex-Wife Amber Heard

Actor Johnny Depp won his defamation battle against his ex-wife Amber Heard last month, with the jury awarding him $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.

Benzinga

Federal Judge Rules Gruesome Medical Neglect in Arizona Prisons Violates Eighth Amendment

"No legitimate humane system would operate in this manner," the judge concluded.

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Boston Community Leaders Call For Fully-Funded Cannabis Equity Program And More Diversity

Social equity advocates in Boston released a letter to state Senate President Karen Spilka citing an “urgent need to support local entrepreneurs and reform local cannabis licensing.”

Benzinga

With Roe overturned, state constitutions are now at the center of the abortion fight

In a sense, what was one battleground has become 50, as advocates on both sides of the abortion issue race to put the issue before state constitutions. Half a dozen lawsuits are already in court.

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Texas sued by ACLU over ‘antiquated’ pre-Roe abortion ban

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was accused in a lawsuit of illegally threatening criminal prosecution of abortion providers before new restrictions in the state go into effect, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last week.

Tribune News Service

Latest news: US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade

US abortion news from June 24: Joe Biden condemns top court decision overturning nearly 50 years of abortion rights.

Al Jazeera

US Supreme Court shields police from ‘Miranda’ lawsuits

Top court justices rule in favour of sheriff’s deputy who was sued after suspect said officer never read him his rights.

Al Jazeera

As the ACLU Recedes From Its Core Mission, FIRE Expands To Fill the Void

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is defending expression on campus and off as the ACLU becomes a progressive advocacy group.

Reason

‘Coercive and arbitrary’: New report details US prison labour

Imprisoned workers face disciplinary actions if they won’t perform tasks, ACLU says, and often receive little or no pay.

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Boycotts Aren't Protected Speech, Rules Appeals Court

Plus: Employers sue over Florida's Stop WOKE Act, how inflation erodes financial privacy, and more...

Reason

The ACLU Is Struggling To Find Its Identity In Post-Trump America

Despite its opposition to gun rights for individuals, the ACLU's drift away from its core mission resembles the NRA's recent trajectory.

The Independent UK

Amber Heard grilled by Savannah Guthrie over being ‘caught in a lie’ about donating $7m divorce settlement

Aquaman actress came under intense scrutiny during the six-week defamation trial after it emerged that she had not yet donated the full $7m settlement to charity

Reason

Juneteenth Is a Celebration for Everyone

Plus: Fentanyl copaganda, the perils of antitrust populism, a January 6 meme is born, and more...

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The Independent UK

Johnny Depp trial juror says Amber Heard’s ‘ice cold’ testimony was perceived as ‘crocodile tears’

‘All of us were very uncomfortable… she would answer one question and she would be crying and two seconds later she would turn ice cold… some of us used the expression “crocodile tears”,’ says the male juror

The Guardian - US

US prison workers produce $11bn worth of goods and services a year for pittance

New report by American Civil Liberties Union says incarcerated laborers are either poorly compensated or not at all

The Independent UK

Amber Heard grilled by Savannah Guthrie over being ‘caught in a lie’ about donating $7m divorce settlement

Aquaman actress came under intense scrutiny during the six-week defamation trial after it emerged that she had not yet donated the full $7m settlement to charity

Reason

Gun Controllers Say They Want 'Reform' but They're Really Pushing Criminalization

The government should loosen laws, reduce conflict between government and the public, and let people defend themselves.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rejects bond hearings for immigrants facing deportation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that immigrants being held for deportation have no right to seek their release on bond, regardless of how long they may be held.

Salon

SCOTUS immunizes feds from liability

"This ruling leaves victims of police violence by CBP agents without an effective remedy," ACLU warns

The Independent UK

Lawsuit: LA shelter for kids was a den for sexual abuse

More than 30 people have filed a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse at a now-closed Los Angeles County shelter for kids waiting placement in foster homes

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