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On Thursday, a panel of Fifth Circuit Judges affirmed a decision from the Southern District of Mississippi, which dismissed a case that attempted to

The nation's high court has ruled in favor of police officers in two unsigned opinions Monday, regarding qualified immunity and allegations of excessive force.

On Thursday, a panel of Fifth Circuit Judges affirmed a decision from the Southern District of Mississippi, which dismissed a case that attempted to

Cracks in a Legal Shield for Officers’ Misconduct The Supreme Court has hinted that it is ready to trim the doctrine of qualified immunity, which makes it difficult to sue government officials for violence and cruelty. Two recent rulings suggest the Supreme Court may be ready to curtail the doctrine of qualified immunity, but one was terse and the other cryptic, leaving room for debate.Credit...Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times Published March 8, 2021Updated March 25, 2021 WASHINGTON — ...

Number of Migrant Children Detained at Border Has Tripled in Two Weeks Last Updated March 24, 2021, 7:38 a.m. ETMarch 24, 2021, 7:38 a.m. ET President Biden directs the Education Department to review Trump-era rules that afforded greater protections to students accused of sexual assault. On Capitol Hill, House members urged for swift action after receiving an update from a task force examining the failures that allowed the breach of the Capitol on Jan. 6. Here’s what you need to know: A migra...

Bostock v. Clayton County. [1] There, the Court held that by barring employer discrimination against any individual “because of such individual’s . . . sex,” Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also bars employment discrimination because an individual is gay or transgender. The paper then speculates about how much Bostock will affect how likely lower court judges will read other “sex” discrimination prohibitions in the U.S. Code in the same way, in part based on a canvass of...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is back at full strength after three new Commissioners were sworn into office late last month. The new Commissioners – Democrat Shana Broussard and Republicans Sean Cooksey and Allen Dickerson – restore a quorum to the agency, which had lacked one for most of 2020. Ms. Broussard will serve as FEC Chair for 2021 and is very familiar with agency operations, having worked in several capacities at...

Changes at the FEC June 26, 2020 was a day for big changes at the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Long-time Commissioner Caroline Hunter announced she is stepping down at the end of the month after more than a decade of service. Shortly thereafter, the White House announced the President’s intent to nominate Allen Dickerson to replace her. The moves come at a critical time for the FEC which lacked a quorum for ten months, resumed a quorum in June, and now faces the loss of a quorum again. ...

Up here. this is eric holder, the attorney generals response to judge jerry e. smith who ordered the justice department lawyer in the health care -- the case that was hearing one provision of the health care law to respond with a three page. and youll see up there three pages, single-spaced, explaining, does the president understand that the courts are allowed to review the constitutionality of laws. and eric holders letter says the power of the courts to review the constitutionality of legislat...

Challenge issued to the obama administration. >> this is a very grudging response -- >> this is a -- >> barely -- >> biggest letter weve ever put up here. this is eric holder, the attorney generals response to judge jerry e. smith who ordered the justice department lawyer in the health care -- the case that was hearing one provision of the health care law to respond with a three page. and youll see up there three pages, single-spaced, explaining, does the president understand that the courts are...