A U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri Monday temporarily enjoined an abortion law, set to become effective Tuesday, which would impose state outpatient surgery center requirements upon … Continue reading “Missouri Abortion Law Temporarily Enjoined”
Category: Civil Rights
Atlanta Considers Baggy Pants Ban
A city councilman in Atlanta, Georgia has proposed an amendment to the state’s public indecency statute that would prohibit a person’s “indecent exposure of his or her undergarments” in a … Continue reading “Atlanta Considers Baggy Pants Ban”
Center for Constitutional Rights Challenges Protect America Act of 2007
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Thursday challenged the constitutionality of the Protect America Act of 2007, which expands by six months the government’s authority for surveillance while Congress updates the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. … Continue reading “Center for Constitutional Rights Challenges Protect America Act of 2007”
Bush Signs Protect America Act of 2007
President Bush Sunday signed the Protect America Act of 2007, which expands for a six-month period the government’s power to undergo surveillance (without warrants) of foreign nationals it reasonably believes are … Continue reading “Bush Signs Protect America Act of 2007”
Louisiana Outlaws Abortion Procedure
Louisiana Governor, Kathleen Blanco, last Friday signed legislation that criminalizes an abortion procedure that partially removes the fetus intact from the uterus and crushes its skull, except in situations when … Continue reading “Louisiana Outlaws Abortion Procedure”
State of Mississippi Sued Over Girl’s Detention Center
The Mississippi Youth Justice Project filed a federal lawsuit in US District Court in Jackson on Wednesday on behalf of teenage girls who say they were mistreated and abused while staying at Columbia Training … Continue reading “State of Mississippi Sued Over Girl’s Detention Center”
City Employee Sues Department Over Perfume
A woman who works for the Detroit Planning Department is suing the city because she claims a co-worker’s perfume is so strong that it prevents her from being able to … Continue reading “City Employee Sues Department Over Perfume”
Illinois Newpaper Sues State Supreme Court Justice
An Illinois suburban newspaper filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Tuesday against Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Thomas. The Kane County Chronicle and its columnist Bill Page claim they can not appeal … Continue reading “Illinois Newpaper Sues State Supreme Court Justice”
Court Rules Death by Legal Injection Can Continue in Missouri
A three judge panel for the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that Missouri death penalty procedures do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Executions have been placed on … Continue reading “Court Rules Death by Legal Injection Can Continue in Missouri”