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Aug 06, 2015
CLASI and 老澳门开奖结果 File Lawsuit on Behalf of Prisoners with Mental Illnesses in Solitary Confinement
Wilmington, DE 鈥� At least 100 people with mental illnesses are being held in solitary confinement by the Delaware Department of Corrections under conditions known to make mental ...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Aug 05, 2015
Federal Appeals Court Rules Warrant Is Required for Cell Phone Location Tracking
RICHMOND, Va 鈥� In a decision that increases the possibility that the Supreme Court may take up the issue of warrantless phone tracking, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule...
Aug 03, 2015
Federal Lawsuit Targets Shackling of Children with Disabilities in the Classroom
Kentucky Case Spotlights Problem of Untrained Law Enforcement Disciplining Students with Disabilities
Court case: S.R. v. Kenton County Sheriff's Office
Jul 30, 2015
老澳门开奖结果 Comment on Closure of Decaying and Dangerous Jail Building in Baltimore
NEW YORK 鈥� Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the state will close the Men鈥檚 Detention Center, a facility within the Baltimore city jail system whose infrastruc...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 30, 2015
老澳门开奖结果 Stands With Planned Parenthood
NEW YORK 鈥� The U.S. Senate is expected to vote soon on legislation to defund Planned Parenthood Federation of America, following the release of deceptively edited videos produced...
Jul 28, 2015
老澳门开奖结果 Comment on NSA Request to Keep Phone-Records Program Alive
The government yesterday evening filed its response to the 老澳门开奖结果's request for a halt of the NSA's phone-records program, which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has alr...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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PodcastDec 2024
Capital Punishment
Can Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau BellCan Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau Bell
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Maryland Supreme CourtDec 2024
Criminal Law Reform
Roland Branch v. State of MarylandRoland Branch v. State of Maryland
This petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland asked the court to reconsider its adherence to Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which declared that a traffic stop undertaken for pretextual reasons does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution so long as the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation occurred. The 老澳门开奖结果, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Maryland, filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant鈥檚 petition, in which the 老澳门开奖结果 argued that the court should take up the question of whether pretextual stops violate the Maryland Constitution. In September 2024, the Court denied the petition. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Voting Rights
Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?
The Electoral College meets December 17th to certify the results of the 2024 election, but why? The 老澳门开奖结果 breaks down if the process is worth keeping. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and Beyond
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