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Judge blocks pro-Trump TV ads from running on taxpayers’ dime @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/judge-blocks...
News: Manhattan prosecutors have opposed Luigi Mangione’s bid to dismiss his state homicide case on double jeopardy grounds, leaning on the fed court ruling dismissing capital counts to bolster their argument that the state and fed laws protect against different harms or evils
The man shot by ICE in NYC yesterday has disappeared after he was admitted to the hospital, and his lawyer reportedly doesn’t know where he is. www.courthousenews.com/ice-shot-a-m...
NEW: ICE agent in a high-viz vest holding a rifle at the scene of shooting near the Bronx has a history of allegedly lying, using excessive force, and courts have found his arrests unlawful. @dmehro.bsky.social @awinston.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...
A judge lambasted ICE in a final order against the agency’s treatment of detainees at 26 Federal Plaza, a controversial immigrant detention center in New York that has been subject to more than a year of litigation over its living conditions. @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/in-final-rul...
New: A judge issued a final, scathing order against ICE for 26 Federal Plaza's conditions, granting class certification for ALL current/future detainees inside. "ICE knew ... that how it was treating detainees was wrong, yet it continued to do it anyway."
Journalists getting threatened with federal arrest here in NYC for trying to find out what’s going on in new “black site docket” immigration courts…
New York Legal Assistance Group attorney Benjamin Remy spoke with @jrussjruss.bsky.social about the often chaotic nature of immigration court arrests.
Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode: youtu.be/U6c1kW0DvQM?...
The influential rap group Salt-N-Pepa urged the Second Circuit to give them another shot at reclaiming their back catalogue of hit dance records from Universal Music Group. @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/rap-duo-salt...
Weeks before the firing, far-right influencer Laura Loomer called on the Trump administration to "fire Comey's rat daughter." It's illegal to fire federal civil servants for political reasons. @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/trump-admini...
New York Legal Assistance Group attorney Benjamin Remy spoke with @jrussjruss.bsky.social about the dilemma noncitizens face as the second Trump administration ramps up arrests inside immigration courthouses.
Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode: youtu.be/U6c1kW0DvQM?...
Two women whose underage images were found in the possession of the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein filed a first-of-its-kind class action Wednesday, seeking millions in damages from the executors of his estate. @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/child-porn-v...
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At Manhattan’s largest immigration court, ICE agents have detained asylum seekers and other noncitizens as they arrive for hearings.
@jrussjruss.bsky.social and @uebey.bsky.social examine the controversial enforcement surge for @sidebarcns.bsky.social: youtu.be/U6c1kW0DvQM?...
ICE arrests at NYC immigration courthouses have surged under Trump 2.0, transforming routine court appearances into moments of fear and uncertainty for immigrants and their families.
@jrussjruss.bsky.social and @uebey.bsky.social break down the legal fallout: open.spotify.com/episode/2us0...
A coalition of grocers claims Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first-of-its-kind initiative to open five New York City-run grocery stores offering a tax-supported 30% fixed discount on staples is barred by federal antitrust laws. @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/nyc-grocers-...
"The American people rendered their verdict on Tuesday about this entire sham - and you know what their verdict was? No more lawfare," Steve Bannon, recently released from a four-month sentence in Connecticut, told reporters on the way to Manhattan criminal court.