Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for legal access expired Friday.
‘It needs some reforms’
The case is an early test of a court that has never been used before, where much of the evidence is presented in secret and defendants cannot challenge how it was collected.
For the first time in its three-decade existence, a secretive federal court created to handle the deportation of suspected terrorists has been put to use, […] Source
A Hawaii Supreme Court justice devoted nearly a tenth of a 91-page criminal opinion to accusing the U.S. Supreme Court of racism, democratic sabotage, and constitutional betrayal, then declared that Hawaii's courts will chart their own course, free of guidance from the nation's highest bench. Justice Todd Eddins, appointed in 2020 by former Democratic Gov. […] The post Hawaii Supreme Court justice uses criminal ruling to launch broadside against Roberts Court appeared first on American Almanac .
A Hawaii Supreme Court justice devoted nearly a tenth of a 91-page criminal opinion to accusing the U.S. Supreme Court of racism, democratic sabotage, and constitutional betrayal, then declared that Hawaii's courts will chart their own course, free of guidance from the nation's highest bench. Justice Todd Eddins, appointed in 2020 by former Democratic Gov. David Ige, authored the majority opinion in State v. Granillo, which ordered a new trial for a man convicted in 1990 of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman on Maui. The legal basis for the new trial was straightforward: an FBI expert's hair and fiber evidence relied on forensic science that has since been discredited. Eight or nine pages of the opinion, however, had nothing to do…Open
David Streever, of Rochester, New York, sued the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, accusing the agency of violating his First Amendment rights.
The ruling by a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could affect thousands of individuals who have been detained in its jurisdiction.
By Wendi Strauch Mahoney Americans who treasure their due process rights should keep an eye on Axon Enterprise.
On the surface, Monday's Supreme Court ruling that keeps Lisa Cook in place as a Federal Reserve governor for now was a win for believers that the central bank works best when insulated from the day-to-day control of the president. The details aren't so clear. The big picture: The court punted on several key questions that will determine how much ability President Trump and his successors have to fire Fed governors. - Moreover, the decision was closer than many court watchers anticipated, with four of six conservative justices dissenting. - Another key ruling Monday grants the president broad latitude to fire heads of independent agencies that aren't the Fed, contrary to a 91-year-old precedent. It shows deep skepticism among the…