After 51-year-old Lamont Mealy was found dead in a Maryland prison cell, officials called it “natural causes.” His family’s lawsuit says guards intentionally shut off his water.
Sam O'Hara went viral for playing "The Imperial March" behind groups of National Guard soldiers in D.C. He also says it led to him being illegally detained.
While the settlements likely don't meet the statutory definition of bribery, they're still inappropriate.
The settlement, which followed Sylvia Gonzalez's victory at the Supreme Court, also includes remedial First Amendment training for city officials.
Law enforcement launched 30 tear gas canisters into Amy Hadley's home, smashed windows, ransacked furniture, destroyed security cameras, and more. The government gave her nothing.
Lawyers at America's largest civil liberties group say the agency’s lack of transparency violates federal disclosure requirements.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut concluded that the president's description of "War ravaged Portland" was "simply untethered to the facts."
“I got arrested twice for being a Latino working in construction,” says Leo Garcia Venegas, the lead plaintiff in a new lawsuit filed by the Institute for Justice challenging warrantless ICE raids on construction sites.
Five plaintiffs are arguing that several mass immigration arrests in the nation’s capital were made without probable cause.
Lawsuits against Oregon and Maine test how far the federal government can go in demanding access to voter information.
The complaint suggests the Times showed "actual malice" because its reporters hated him. That's not how that works.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised that the federal government would reimburse the state for the costs of "Alligator Alcatraz," but doing so would make the detention facility subject to environmental reviews Florida ignored.
The ban's supporters, whose motivation is plainly protectionist, claim they are defending freedom by restricting it.
Florida officials can’t agree on whether unpasteurized milk is a health threat or benefit, leaving consumers more confused than if they were left to decide for themselves.
Trump went "beyond the authority delegated to the President," the court ruled, but it vacated an injunction that could have provided immediate tariff relief to American businesses.
A federal district court judge granted environmentalist groups’ request for a preliminary injunction.
There’s no historical precedent for trying to ration constitutionally protected rights.
Can a hotel be guilty of sex trafficking just because it didn't surveil its customers enough?
In a rare and significant decision, a federal court ruled Brandon Fulton can sue directly under the Takings Clause—without Congress creating a specific remedy.
President Trump’s invocation of emergency powers to impose tariffs faces skeptical judges.
Joshua Rohrer's dog, Sunshine, ran away and was later hit and killed by a car.
Years after home equity theft was ruled unconstitutional, Michigan keeps looking for ways around the ruling.
A federal court concluded the official was entitled to qualified immunity in a case that united two unlikely allies.
The twist underscores just how little accountability exists in civil forfeiture, which allows law enforcement to seize assets without charging the owner with a crime.
A federal judge ruled that Peninsula Township’s former restrictions on music, events, and grape sourcing violated the rights of local wineries.
The city of Allentown has spent more than $2 million settling excessive force claims, and yet the police still crack down on civilians exercising their constitutional rights.
Norma Nazario blames her son's death on social media algorithms.
Whatever the merits of this particular defamation claim, the president has a long history of abusing the legal system to punish constitutionally protected speech.
Nobody complained about the company, so federal bureaucrats launched their own crusade.
The lawsuit says attorneys have been repeatedly turned away from the detention camp and had virtual meetings mysteriously canceled.
Most of Big E spends little on cleaning rivers or parks and far more on filing lawsuits.
Judge James C. Ho recently described a troubling phenomenon on the 5th Circuit and the government abuse it enables.
Matt and Tuckey Hernandez lost their daughters for two years after their infant's medical issues were misidentified as abuse.
Plus: The Supreme Court declines to hear major eviction moratorium case, Maine passes zoning reform, and why tourist traps are good, actually.
The ruling tells an interesting story about how the very body that created a cause of action for victims of federal abuse has since worked to undermine that right.
Despite this setback, a coalition of municipalities is challenging the state’s housing program in federal court.
“Federal courts do not exercise general oversight of the Executive Branch,” declared Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
A lawsuit against the genomics company "imposes top-down restrictions" rather than "establishing clear rules" or "letting companies equip individuals with better tools to manage their privacy," says one expert.
A federal judge didn't buy the Trump administration's claims about why it was keeping Khalil in an federal immigration detention center.
With the culture war blazing, not even the Supreme Court could agree on the medical facts of the case.
The Court ruled unanimously in favor of a disabled teenage girl and her family, who faced a higher bar to prove that her school discriminated against her.
Agents detonated a grenade and broke into the house, guns drawn. But while the decision is good news for Curtrina Martin and Toi Cliatt, their legal battle is far from over.
According to the suit, workers denied service to and shouted epithets at two men wearing Star of David baseball caps in 2024.
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