Baltimore reaches agreement with DOJ on police department reforms
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced that it had reached an agreement with the city of Baltimore to reform its police department. The consent decree essentially puts the Baltimore Police Department...
JURIST Guest Columnist Hilary Bricken, of Canna Law Group, discusses the Trump administration and how it could impact the status of cannabis at the state level...With a recent Gallup poll showing 60 percent of Americans favor cannabis legalization, it...
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that two Arizona identity theft laws used to support Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's workplace raids did not have discriminatory purpose and will remain on the books. US District Court...
Conservation groups sue DHS for ignoring environmental impact of immigration
Several conservation groups on Monday filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accusing the agency of violating environmental law by neglecting the effects of unregulated immigration. The plaintiffs include public interest groups across...
DOJ releases report on racial bias committed by San Fransisco PD
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday released a report on racial bias committed by the San Francisco Police Department in traffic stops, searches and killings. The research was conducted by the Office of Community Oriented...
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to rehear United States v. Texas , further stalling implementation of the Obama administration's immigration policy. The case represents a challenge to the administration's policy...
JURIST Guest Columnist Michael T. Morley of Barry University School of Law discusses the recent Newby case in regard to the necessity of proof-of-citizenship required by Alabama, Georgia and Kansas ... Citizenship, a time-honored concept that traces back to the...
Arizona sheriff found in contempt for violating court order on racial profiling
A federal judge on Friday found Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio in contempt of court for "intentionally" disobeying orders to stop the racial profiling of Latinos. Arpaio, who has dubbed himself "America's toughest sheriff," had been ordered...
Obama administration appeals immigration ruling to Supreme Court
Lawyers for the Obama administration on Friday asked the US Supreme Court to uphold the president's changes to US immigration policy. Earlier this month the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ...
New Jersey lawmakers advance immigrant driver's license bill
New Jersey lawmakers on Monday advanced a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain New Jersey driver's licenses. The bill, considered by the Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee , would allow such immigrants to...
