Civil Liberties
Federal appeals court rejects Trump administration’s attempt to block return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Warning that the executive branch's claims should shock "the intuitive sense of liberty" of Americans, a panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit today unanimously rejected the Trump…
The man who fought Chicago for his Cadillac—and never got it back
I first met Spencer Byrd in a Chicago diner one afternoon in 2018. Sitting across from me, he told me an outrageous story about how he'd been battling the city government for two years to get his 1996 Cadillac DeVille…
Colorado bill would treat ‘misgendering’ as ‘coercive control’ in custody cases
A recently introduced Colorado bill seeks to require judges to consider "misgendering" as a form of "coercive control" during child custody disputes. If passed, the bill would pose a major threat to…
Trump wants to send U.S. citizens to El Salvador’s CECOT prison
CECOT for citizens: President Donald Trump met with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office yesterday and said his innermost thoughts out loud: "Homegrowns are next. The homegrowns. You gotta build about…
Georgia cops tried to jail a paralyzed man for kicking down a door
Last month, police officers in College Park, Georgia detained Charles Read for felony assault charges, alleging that he kicked down his ex-girlfriend's door and attempted to strangle her. The only problem? Read is…
ICE retracts threat to stop illegal ‘ideas’ at the border
The Trump administration insists that its crackdown on pro-Palestinian students is not an attack on freedom of thought. "This is not about free speech. This is about people that don't have a right to be in the…
5th Circuit again blocks lawsuit by Texas reporter arrested for newsgathering
Last October, the Supreme Court revived a federal civil rights lawsuit by Laredo, Texas, news vlogger Priscilla Villarreal, who was literally arrested for asking questions—a flagrant violation of the First Amendment. The…
Border cops try to make an end run around attorney-client privilege
Attorney-client confidentiality is one of the oldest pillars of American justice. Americans not only have a right to talk with a lawyer, but also to talk privately with the lawyer. After all, what good would it be to ask for…
Supreme Court restrains Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act
The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously agreed that alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have a due process right to challenge President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to summarily…
Supreme Court takes up Georgia wrong-house raid case
On an early morning in 2017, Trina Martin was shocked by a pyrotechnic exhibit she compares to the Fourth of July. Except it was October, and it was inside her home in Georgia. The FBI detonated a flash-bang in the house and…
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