The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois, ruling that the administration had failed to identify a source of authority for the military to execute domestic law enforcement functions in the state.
The U.S. Supreme Court will review the death sentence of Terry Pitchford in a case that could clarify how rigorously courts must enforce constitutional protections against racial discrimination in jury selection.
A coalition of legal and civil rights organizations has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to prevent plea agreements from blocking appeals of unconstitutional sentences, arguing that such waivers should not be allowed to insulate unlawful sentences from judicial review.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to California’s civil rights law brought by a Bakersfield bakery, leaving intact a state appellate court decision that reinforced protections for same-sex couples seeking equal service at businesses open to the public.
The U.S. Supreme Court has extended the date of review on President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship to Dec. 5, 2025, with multiple federal lawsuits having temporarily blocked the order from being enforced.
The ACLU and other civil liberties groups are urging the Supreme Court to block President Trump’s attempt to deploy military troops into Chicago, arguing that the move violates long-standing limits on the use of military force against civilians and threatens First Amendment rights.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to stay the execution of Anthony Boyd, who was put to death in Alabama using nitrogen gas, calling it “torturous suffocation” and a violation of the Eighth Amendment’s guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment.
Amnesty International and human rights supporters are calling on Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe to halt the execution of Lance Shockley, citing alleged trial irregularities and the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear his appeal, but Governor Kehoe has refused to grant clemency.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and nine other attorneys general have condemned President Trump’s attempts to suppress nonprofits’ freedom of speech and association, and have vowed to fight against any attempts to weaponize the government to suppress legitimate activities and constitutional freedoms.
Florida is leading a coalition of 15 state attorneys general urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to support executions for pedophiles, in defiance of the 2008 Kennedy v. Louisiana Supreme Court ruling that bars the death penalty for child rapists.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has called on Governor Gavin Newsom to veto the No Secret Police Act, SB 627, which bans federal and local law enforcement, including ICE, from wearing ski masks and other forms of extreme masking, while Senator Scott Wiener has issued a strong statement in support of the bill.
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Pitchford v. Cain, a case raising allegations of racial discrimination in jury selection, which echoes the Court’s 2019 ruling in Flowers v. Mississippi and could have far-reaching implications for the enforcement of equal protection in jury selection.
Senate Bill 634, authored by state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, has passed, prohibiting local jurisdictions from penalizing individuals or organizations for offering assistance to those living without stable housing, and marking a crucial step in protecting essential services to unhoused Californians.
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area has condemned the Supreme Court’s ruling that allows federal immigration officers to conduct stops without reasonable suspicion in California, calling it a devastating setback for civil rights and an endorsement of racial profiling.
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the creation of the State Action for Facilitation on Encampments (SAFE) Task Force to coordinate state agencies to remove homeless encampments and expand access to shelter and supportive services in California’s ten largest cities.
A federal lawsuit has been filed challenging the constitutionality of East Palo Alto’s inclusionary zoning ordinance, which requires developers to set aside a share of units for lower-income renters and homeowners or pay a fee, potentially setting a precedent for other cities and counties across California with similar laws.
Byron Lewis Black, a death-sentenced man in Tennessee, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay his execution and review his case on the grounds that he is constitutionally ineligible for execution due to intellectual disability, which the State of Tennessee has conceded, but Tennessee courts have denied relief due to procedural bars.
Mike Fox of the Cato Institute has argued that ICE’s detention and border enforcement practices, enabled by Supreme Court decisions, violate individual privacy rights and expand government power in ways the Constitution’s framers sought to prevent.
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of Timothy W. Fletcher for the 2009 murder of Helen Googe, rejecting all nine arguments raised by Fletcher’s appellate team.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is seeking a first-degree murder charge against Richard Glossip despite previously agreeing to release him from prison after two decades on death row.