Tag: ACLU

Federal judge Karin Immergut blocks National Guard deployments to Oregon and beyond as the White House escalates rhetoric and appeals the ruling.

Organizers say more than 2,110 protests across all 50 states will build on June’s nationwide actions, as Trump expands National Guard deployments, ICE raids, and rhetoric about cities as “training grounds.”

In a speech to nearly 800 generals at Quantico, Trump described journalists as “sleazebags,” called Democratic-run cities “unsafe,” and urged troops to use them as “training grounds.”

New directive tells federal prosecutors to pursue capital punishment “in all appropriate cases” in D.C., despite local repeal, as rights groups warn the policy spreads fear and undermines safety.

Oregon officials say the president’s move is unlawful and dangerous, warning it threatens to escalate tensions in Portland.

Disney says comments were “ill-timed,” but reinstates Jimmy Kimmel following FCC threats, nationwide protests, and a celebrity-backed ACLU letter warning of government-driven censorship.

In the hours after Charlie Kirk was killed at a Utah campus, President Donald Trump blamed the “radical left” and vowed retribution—just as a Colorado high school shooting left three teens in critical condition. Progressive leaders condemned Kirk’s murder and warned against inflaming tensions while data show extremist violence is overwhelmingly right-wing.

Civil rights groups warn that Trump’s immigration crackdown has been given a green light to target Latinos across Southern California.

Fifth Circuit finds no “invasion” or “predatory incursion,” blocks Alien Enemies Act removals from Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi while due process issues return to lower court.

Nationwide demonstrations denounce authoritarianism, ICE crackdowns, and Trump’s $45 million military parade while calling for sustained resistance.