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Equity First, New Jersey ACLU's Recommendations To Create An Inclusive Cannabis Industry

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) issued a number of recommendations for creating an inclusive and accessible cannabis marketplace also urging the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) to adopt final regulations that prioritize racial and social justice.

Benzinga

North Carolina trans woman’s lawsuit against state prison can proceed, judge says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The case of a transgender woman in prison who is suing the state of North Carolina for gender-affirming medical care can proceed, a federal judge decided on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

ACLU Abandons First Amendment in Colorado Gay Wedding Web-Hosting Case

How do you justify government speech mandates? Apparently, you deliberately pretend that businesses have no right to control the messages they choose to present.

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Ron DeSantis: Lord of the "upside down"

Federal judge compares Florida to "Stranger Things" realm in scathing ruling on Stop WOKE Act and freedom of speech

Salon

Democrats Don't Trust 'the Police,' but They Do Trust the FBI, Provided It Is Targeting Donald Trump

As the response to the Mar-a-Lago raid illustrates, Republicans are inconsistent in the other direction.

Reason

Recusal and a Spouse's Long-Past Employment (Including as a Lawyer)

From Dfinity Found. v. N.Y. Times Co., decided today by Judge Lewis Kaplan (S.D.N.Y.): This is a defamation case against The New York Times, two of its reporters, and others. The plaintiff, allegedly a Swiss foundation, moves to recuse the undersigned on the ground that his spouse, whom he married…

Reason

Does This Woman Have a Constitutional Right to Her 'FCANCER' License Plate?

The Delaware DMV recalled Kari Overington’s plate over “perceived profanity.” Now the ACLU is helping her take on the state.

Reason

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ACLU urges end to some local immigration enforcement deals

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union urged federal immigration authorities on Tuesday to end dozens of cooperation agreements with local law enforcement agencies that the group identified as having the worst records of civil rights violations, bad jails or prisons and other factors.

Tribune News Service

ACLU urges end to some local immigration enforcement deals - Roll Call

Advocacy group highlights DHS cooperation agreements with local agencies that have records of civil rights violations

Roll Call

Nicholas Goldberg: Who are you calling a 'fascist' — and do you even know what it means?

Americans know little history and what little they know they forget. Ask college students who won the Civil War or ask adults when the U.S. Constitution was ratified or whom the U.S. fought in World War II and shocking numbers will have no idea.

Los Angeles Times

ACLU calls for investigation into treatment of migrants in Texas Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

DALLAS — The ACLU of Texas and the national ACLU filed a formal complaint on Monday asking for a federal investigation into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star by the Department of Homeland Security civil rights compliance unit.

Tribune News Service

ACLU calls on feds to investigate Abbott’s policy transporting migrants back to border

In July, Abbott authorized state law enforcement to transport migrants to ports of entry. It’s unclear how and why migrants are being detained, raising civil rights concerns and questions about whether the state is overstepping federal authority.

The Texas Tribune

Border Patrol threw away ‘hundreds’ of Sikh migrants’ turbans and told them they could ‘starve’: report

The Border Patrol, who has been aware of the allegations since June, said earlier this week it was opening an internal investigation into the allegations

The Independent UK

Anita Chabria: These families are flaming the ACLU as California debates mental health care

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bob Britton doesn't look like the kind of guy to be cursing out the American Civil Liberties Union, but there he was outside the state Capitol this week, offering up some choice four-letter words for the civil rights organization.

Los Angeles Times

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UpRising Bakery reaches agreement with Lake in the Hills to continue hosting events, including kid-friendly drag show: ACLU

The ACLU called the agreement a “victory for free speech” that denies a win for “violent extremists that objected to UpRising’s support for the LGBTQ+ community.”

The Independent UK

ACLU accuses Border Patrol agents of taking turbans from Sikh men

Sikhs have long been targets of US government harassment

The Guardian - US

US border patrol accused of taking turbans from Sikh asylum-seekers

ACLU says there are nearly 50 cases of Sikhs saying religious headwear was taken as they passed through CBP checks in Arizona

Chicago Tribune

A bakery faced harassment for a kid-friendly drag show. Now, officials are threatening to fine the owner

CHICAGO — A bakery that faced harassment and vandalism after advertising for a family-friendly drag show is now being threatened with code violations if it hosts any future events, according to a letter sent from the far northwest suburb to the bakery’s owner.

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Reason

Federal Courts Greenlight State Abortion Bans While State Courts Halt Enforcement

Plus: Video game play time doesn't affect well-being, crypto groups applaud the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act, and more...

Tribune News Service

Georgia abortion providers take challenge of ban on procedure to state courts

ATLANTA — Less than a week after a federal appeals court allowed Georgia’s restrictive abortion law to go into effect, activists and providers have taken their challenge of the statute to state court.

Reason

Do You Have a Right To Run Subway Ads Criticizing High Subway Fares?

A rider advocacy group says the Montreal's transit agency violated its free speech rights by refusing to run ads critical of recent fare hikes.

Reason

Poll: Tech Regulation Should Focus on Privacy and Security—Not Breaking Up Big Tech Companies

Plus: Arizona prisons censor The Nation, Facebook's feed changes, and more...

Al Jazeera

Afghans in US immigration limbo watch Ukrainians breeze through

Thousands of at-risk Afghans continue to wait for their humanitarian parole and visa applications to progress.

Input

U.S. government is still buying ‘huge volumes’ of smartphone location data

Taxpayer dollars are funding purchases of smartphone user data from questionable brokers

Reason

Homeland Security Is Buying Its Way Around the Fourth Amendment

Plus: The Respect for Marriage Act, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, and more...

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