#Trump and his former personal lawyer, #AlinaHabba, found guilty and fined $1m for filing frivolous lawsuits against #HillaryClinton and #JamesComey. Unanimous three-judge panel included a Trump appointee.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/26/donald-trump-penalty-lawsuit-hillary-clinton-00669616
"Federal judge sides with #UCalifornia employees in free speech lawsuit against Trump administration."
https://www.dailycal.org/news/uc/federal-judge-sides-with-uc-employees-in-free-speech-lawsuit-against-trump-administration/article_e3b28762-0801-49c7-ae1e-4f50c56d76a6.html
"In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin ordered the federal government to cease threats of withholding federal funding, as well as to 'address Plaintiffs’ irreparable harm and to restore the status quo.' "
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #AAUP #Censorship #DefendResearch #FirstAmendment #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics #Universities
Update. Here's the announcement from the American Association of University Professors ( #AAUP), a co-plaintiff in the case.
https://www.aaup.org/news/win-aaup-v-trump-court-blocks-attacks-university-california-system
"Friday’s decision orders a stop to the Trump administration’s illegal weaponization of civil rights laws and federal funding to restrict free speech on UC campuses. During the hearing on the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, the court noted the overwhelming evidence plaintiffs provided, which included numerous declarations from UC faculty and staff describing how the administration’s actions have chilled their rights of speech and association."
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #Censorship #DefendResearch #FirstAmendment #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics #UCalifornia #Universities
"Federal judge sides with #UCalifornia employees in free speech lawsuit against Trump administration."
https://www.dailycal.org/news/uc/federal-judge-sides-with-uc-employees-in-free-speech-lawsuit-against-trump-administration/article_e3b28762-0801-49c7-ae1e-4f50c56d76a6.html
"In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin ordered the federal government to cease threats of withholding federal funding, as well as to 'address Plaintiffs’ irreparable harm and to restore the status quo.' "
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #AAUP #Censorship #DefendResearch #FirstAmendment #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics #Universities
Billy Smith
and 2 others
boosted
Back in July, Sidney Reed was recording law enforcement in Washington, D.C., when she was arrested and charged with assaulting law enforcement, because an FBI agent got scratched during the arrest. But it didn't quite work out the way the authorities anticipated. Three times, prosecutors failed to secure an indictment on the federal assault charge, which carries a potential eight-year sentence. Then they switched to charging Reid with a misdemeanor. She pleaded not guilty, went to trial, and was acquitted, with one of her public defenders telling the jury: “You should be livid that the government brought this case.” Here's more from Adam Klasfeld of @allrisenews.
https://flip.it/mACghy
#USNews #USLaw #WashingtonDC #TrumpAdministration #JeaninePirro #JudgeJeanine
Back in July, Sidney Reed was recording law enforcement in Washington, D.C., when she was arrested and charged with assaulting law enforcement, because an FBI agent got scratched during the arrest. But it didn't quite work out the way the authorities anticipated. Three times, prosecutors failed to secure an indictment on the federal assault charge, which carries a potential eight-year sentence. Then they switched to charging Reid with a misdemeanor. She pleaded not guilty, went to trial, and was acquitted, with one of her public defenders telling the jury: “You should be livid that the government brought this case.” Here's more from Adam Klasfeld of @allrisenews.
https://flip.it/mACghy
#USNews #USLaw #WashingtonDC #TrumpAdministration #JeaninePirro #JudgeJeanine
Michael Bacon
boosted
Another federal district court understands that journalism and peaceful protests are protected by the constitution.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/09/judge-rules-feds-cant-pepper-spray-tear-gas-journalists-after-block-club-chicago-and-others-sue/
"A federal judge ruled Thursday that federal agents can’t use tear gas, pepper spray and other weapons against journalists and peaceful protesters after Block Club Chicago and others sued the federal government over its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility."
#FirstAmendment #Journalism #Trump #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
Another federal district court understands that journalism and peaceful protests are protected by the constitution.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/09/judge-rules-feds-cant-pepper-spray-tear-gas-journalists-after-block-club-chicago-and-others-sue/
"A federal judge ruled Thursday that federal agents can’t use tear gas, pepper spray and other weapons against journalists and peaceful protesters after Block Club Chicago and others sued the federal government over its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility."
#FirstAmendment #Journalism #Trump #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
Alex Akselrod
boosted
OK lawyer fedi, anyone got resources for @deviantollam's friend Kara? Specifically looking for support for Federal prisoners who are not getting FSA credits, medical requirements and more. Admin is messing with her meds, accessibility requirements, and appears to be engaging in a targeted campaign against her. Details in the video. https://youtu.be/4bYm4VIEAkM
#FediLaw #USLaw #Lawyers #LawFedi #PrisonerRights #TransPrisoners
OK lawyer fedi, anyone got resources for @deviantollam's friend Kara? Specifically looking for support for Federal prisoners who are not getting FSA credits, medical requirements and more. Admin is messing with her meds, accessibility requirements, and appears to be engaging in a targeted campaign against her. Details in the video. https://youtu.be/4bYm4VIEAkM
#FediLaw #USLaw #Lawyers #LawFedi #PrisonerRights #TransPrisoners
Landlords are demanding potential tenants hand over employer login credentials so a tool can verify their income. We were sent screenshot of the tool, Argyle, downloading much more data than necessary to approve the renter. "Opt-out means no housing"
🔗 https://www.404media.co/landlords-demand-tenants-workplace-logins-to-scrape-their-paystubs/
Correct me if I'm wrong, US #lawfedi, but I'm pretty sure @404mediaco is right that every case of of the landlords accessing the (prospective) tenants' workplace logins is a #CFAA violation, because employees are not legally entitled to authorize the landlord to log into the employers' systems, so the landlords are exceeding their authorized access.
Yogthos
boosted
Anthropic and a group of up to 7 million authors are expected to reach a "historic" settlement soon. In the largest copyright class action of all time, claimants sued the company for illegally downloading their books to train its AI models. Here's more from @arstechnica.
https://flip.it/hs8S8P
#Books @bookstodon#USLaw#Copyright#Technology#Tech#ArtificialIntelligence#AI#Anthropic
Anthropic and a group of up to 7 million authors are expected to reach a "historic" settlement soon. In the largest copyright class action of all time, claimants sued the company for illegally downloading their books to train its AI models. Here's more from @arstechnica.
https://flip.it/hs8S8P
#Books @bookstodon#USLaw#Copyright#Technology#Tech#ArtificialIntelligence#AI#Anthropic
Tim Chambers
boosted
America's partisan gerrymandering mess dates back to a 2019 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. In Rucho v. Common Cause, "the five Republican judges held that court challenges to partisan gerrymanders could not go forward in federal courts because such cases present a 'political question,'" Jay Willis writes for Balls and Strikes. "What is happening in Texas and California and elsewhere right now demonstrates just how vapid and hollow the reasoning in 'Rucho' always was. You do not have to have a law degree to understand that a Texas map that transforms a 56-42 advantage into a 79-21 blowout is not, in any meaningful sense, fair. You do not need to be a Supreme Court justice to understand that a California map that would turn Kamala Harris’s 58 percent vote share in 2024 into 94 percent of power in the House does not allow for equal participation in the political process.
But this is the price that 'Rucho' is forcing millions of voters to pay."
#USLaw#USSupremeCourt#SupremeCourt#JohnRoberts#RuchoVCommonCause#Rucho
America's partisan gerrymandering mess dates back to a 2019 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. In Rucho v. Common Cause, "the five Republican judges held that court challenges to partisan gerrymanders could not go forward in federal courts because such cases present a 'political question,'" Jay Willis writes for Balls and Strikes. "What is happening in Texas and California and elsewhere right now demonstrates just how vapid and hollow the reasoning in 'Rucho' always was. You do not have to have a law degree to understand that a Texas map that transforms a 56-42 advantage into a 79-21 blowout is not, in any meaningful sense, fair. You do not need to be a Supreme Court justice to understand that a California map that would turn Kamala Harris’s 58 percent vote share in 2024 into 94 percent of power in the House does not allow for equal participation in the political process.
But this is the price that 'Rucho' is forcing millions of voters to pay."
#USLaw#USSupremeCourt#SupremeCourt#JohnRoberts#RuchoVCommonCause#Rucho
Tim Chambers
boosted
A judge has ruled that Alex Jones' far-right platform, Infowars, can be sold to help pay the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims. Last year, The Onion had won a court-mandated auction for Infowars' parent company but this was halted by a federal bankruptcy judge. This new ruling paves the way for The Onion to revive its bid. Jones has yet to pay a cent of the more than $1 billion in damages he owes Sandy Hook families for repeated defamatory claims that the massacre was a hoax. On his show on Wednesday, he railed against the families, but says he will keep broadcasting under a different brand. Here's more from @CNN.
https://flip.it/g7d1iE
#Infowars#AlexJones#SandyHook#TheOnion#USLaw#Defamation#USNews
A judge has ruled that Alex Jones' far-right platform, Infowars, can be sold to help pay the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims. Last year, The Onion had won a court-mandated auction for Infowars' parent company but this was halted by a federal bankruptcy judge. This new ruling paves the way for The Onion to revive its bid. Jones has yet to pay a cent of the more than $1 billion in damages he owes Sandy Hook families for repeated defamatory claims that the massacre was a hoax. On his show on Wednesday, he railed against the families, but says he will keep broadcasting under a different brand. Here's more from @CNN.
https://flip.it/g7d1iE
#Infowars#AlexJones#SandyHook#TheOnion#USLaw#Defamation#USNews
Nicolas Fressengeas
boosted
You no longer have to wonder whether some of the masked men with guns in unmarked cars taking people off the streets might not be real law enforcement officers. We now know that 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/28/civilians-impersonating-ice-officers
That includes a guy in NC who sexually assaulting a woman by threatening to deport her.
You no longer have to wonder whether some of the masked men with guns in unmarked cars taking people off the streets might not be real law enforcement officers. We now know that 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/28/civilians-impersonating-ice-officers
That includes a guy in NC who sexually assaulting a woman by threatening to deport her.