Friday, October 23, 2026

Tag: justice

Independent police corruption investigations plummet by 70% in five years

The figures raise serious questions about the oversight of the police at a time when they are under huge scrutiny, and have prompted campaigners to slam a “broken” complaints system.

Federal courts rebuke thousands of ICE detentions as habeas filings surge...

Reuters review documents more than 4,400 unlawful custody rulings amid expanded immigration enforcement and rising court challenges.

The fight to keep ICE from reopening a notorious prison

Survivors of abuse at a shuttered federal prison known as “the rape club” are teaming up with local activists to keep ICE out of Northern California.

Big Tech faces first social media addiction trial

The major social media addiction trials are being compared to historic litigation against big tobacco and opioid manufacturers, with potential for billions in damages and forced changes to platform designs.

Nonviolent discipline is helping turn the tide on ICE

Despite brutal provocation, the people of Minneapolis have been courageous and remarkably nonviolent, embodying the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.

Journalist tests ICE recruitment; surprised to find herself hired with no...

It seems like the answer to the question, 'Who are they hiring?' is: They don’t know.”

We found more than 40 cases of immigration agents using banned...

DHS policy bars using chokeholds and carotid restraints just because someone is resisting arrest. Agents are doing it anyway.

How this federal legislation would save veterans’ lives

Marcelo Assis, president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 12000 at Southern Connecticut Gas, fervently believes the nation needs to do a better job of reaching out to those who served and connecting them to the assistance they earned.

Holiday shoppers are flexing political power through big boycott campaigns 

Genocide in Gaza, raids on immigrants and attacks on DEI have spurred urgent calls to boycott companies like Home Depot, Target, Chevron and Microsoft.

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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Photo: Daderot (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

FDA tells court abortion pill review will not finish until after the election

A federal judge paused Louisiana's lawsuit in April and ordered the agency to act with all deliberate speed. The Supreme Court has kept telehealth and mail access in place.
Protesters outside the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, the day of the Dobbs decision. Photo: John Brighenti / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs

Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
The Department of Education headquarters in Washington. Photo: G. Edward Johnson / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule

The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
An I Voted sticker. Photo: NMGiovannucci / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion

The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
The emergency entrance of Shands Starke Regional Medical Center in Starke, Florida. Photo: Michael Rivera / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws

The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.