This Court Case Could Make It a Crime To Be a Journalist in Texas
Priscilla Villarreal found herself in a jail cell for publishing two routine stories. A federal court still can't decide what to do about that.
Priscilla Villarreal found herself in a jail cell for publishing two routine stories. A federal court still can't decide what to do about that.
In a post-FOSTA world, Section 230 still protects websites from lawsuits over criminal sexual conduct by their users.
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It's the first of several court challenges to achieve any level of success. The Supreme Court rejected a separate challenge on Friday.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is right to notice that the CFPB is unique even among federal agencies that don't get their funding from Congress.
A highway engineer got qualified immunity for detaining drivers—despite not being a cop.
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The Supreme Court may soon consider if acquitted conduct sentencing is illegal.
Judge Gary Klausner admits that the FBI probably hid their true motives in rifling through the contents of hundreds of safe deposit boxes, but says that's fine.
A judge sided with a plaintiff who objects to procuring coverage for HIV-prevention medications. Rightly so.
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The Delaware DMV recalled Kari Overington’s plate over “perceived profanity.” Now the ACLU is helping her take on the state.
Michael Picard's free speech rights were violated when he was booked for telling passersby to "Google Jury Nullification."
Federal prosecutors want to keep key details about the planning and execution of the March 2021 raid at U.S. Private Vaults out of the public's sight.
Adding progressive justices to the bench would eventually backfire.
A federal badge will now serve as an impenetrable shield against civil liability.
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Jerry Rogers Jr. complained that police hadn't solved a murder yet—and found himself in a jail cell.
A conservative judge expressed skepticism at the panel's conclusion before issuing a strong rebuke of prosecutorial immunity.
Anthony Novak's arrest and subsequent lawsuit set up a debate around overcriminalization and free speech.
That's a fundamentally anti-democratic attitude.
A judge's blistering dissent is a reminder that this issue does not have to be a partisan one.
One of Ralph Petty's victims is trying to hold him accountable, but she will have to overcome prosecutorial immunity.
The previous standard barring such lawsuits made “little sense," wrote Justice Brett Kavanaugh for the majority.
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The police officers who allegedly framed William Virgil were denied qualified immunity. But they're still trying to delay a trial.
from Tyler Lindley and Micah Quigley.
"This is very bad for property rights."
The punishment is a bit rich considering the government's own mishandling of pandemic cash.
2.5 million dead bees, and an unlikely test of public health powers.
The sheriff's deputies are also not entitled to qualified immunity because the First Amendment right to offend police has been repeatedly upheld.
It is almost impossible to hold a rogue federal officer accountable. The Supreme Court may make it even harder.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's support for qualified immunity is in opposition to the principles he says he stands for.
Mississippi has banned new home health care licenses for more than 40 years, despite mounting evidence that the state's CON laws are raising prices and limiting access to care.
The applicability of Klaxon v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing -- no, wait! I promise it's important . . . .
Kelli Goode's civil suit is a case study in how difficult it can be to get state actors to take responsibility when they allegedly infringe on someone's rights.
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It was the city that put the footage in the public record in the first place.
The officers originally received qualified immunity, meaning Timpa's estate had no right to state their case before a jury.
Coercive plea deals trample on defendants' Sixth Amendment rights.
"This is not just an obvious constitutional infringement—it's hard to imagine a more textbook violation of the First Amendment."
In a lawsuit, Marc Crawford's widow says the state refused to give him his prescriptions and his chemotherapy.
In two opinions issued Monday, the Court gave qualified immunity to several police officers accused of violating the Constitution.
"It gives cities a protection that ordinary citizens never have."
Qualified immunity "does not protect an officer who inflicts deadly force on a person who is only a threat to himself."
The legal doctrine continues to render juries irrelevant.
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