The immigration detainees sent to a notorious Louisiana prison last month are being punished for crimes for which they have already served time, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday in a lawsuit challenging the government’s decision to hold what it calls the “worst of the worst” there.
On Constitution Day, it’s worth remembering that due process protects the best of us by ensuring it also protects the worst of us. And one day, it may be all that stands between you and the arbitrary exercise of power.
facing the justice system without proper language access is overwhelming. Fortunately, federal and state laws exist to ensure that individuals receive the resources they need to meaningfully participate in the legal process.
President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the United States in the largest deportation program in American history. But his immigration agenda is facing various tests in the U.S. courts.
A Guatemalan government report obtained by The Associated Press from a U.S.-based human rights group says 50 of 115 families contacted by investigators said they wanted their children to stay in the U.S., undermining a key Trump administration claim that they wanted their children back in Guatemala.
The federal government over the weekend asked a judge in Miami to put on hold her ruling ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built by the state of Florida in the Everglades wilderness and nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” pending an appeal of her decision.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore Monday and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him immediately.
Indiana’s practice of allowing private prosecutors to collect a contingency fee on forfeiture proceeds is not a violation of due process, a federal judge has ruled.
An inmate who alleges jail officers took photos of her genitals and threatened to tase her without provocation is suing those officers and the Henry County sheriff for constitutional violations.
An inmate alleging his constitutional rights were violated in a prison disciplinary process that put him in segregation for two years has failed to find relief at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
A small claims court violated a tenant’s due process rights when it did not give her adequate notice of a hearing on a nonemergency eviction claim and did not allow her to prepare and present her defenses, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled.
The man convicted of killing Southport Police Lt. Aaron Allan has lost his arguments on appeal that due process violations and insufficient evidence undercut his murder conviction.
A student who claimed her constitutional rights were violated when she was allegedly sexually assaulted and harassed on a police ride-along can bring a claim against a Hammond police officer, but not the city’s chief of police.
An Indianapolis school teacher has teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana to challenge a new state law that prohibits instruction on human sexuality in grades K-3.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed the revocation of a man’s probation, finding the defendant violated his probation by failing drug tests and committing new offenses in Ohio.
A Housing Authority of South Bend tenant was deprived of her right to due process when she was not allowed to present her pro se defense during her eviction hearing, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
The owner of a firearm accessories manufacturing facility in southern Indiana who claimed his rights against search and seizure were violated when federal agents raided his business got a lesson on the Federal Rules of Evidence and the importance of precedent from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
A mentally ill man who was committed after acting pro se has secured a reversal by the Court of Appeals of Indiana, as the appellate court determined he was not competent enough to waive his right to counsel.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a parolee’s habeas petition for failure to exhaust state remedies, but not for lack of jurisdiction. In reaching its decision, the appellate court overturned two precedents described as causing “mischief.”