The Justice Department Friday settled a class action lawsuit filed by those unable to enter the U.S. following President Donald Trump’s initial travel ban. The settlement would allow for people who attempted to enter the country at first but could not to enable anyone whose visas were rejected the right to reapply. …
In their lawsuit, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) allege the White House has turned Trump’s tweets into “official guidance … to be communicated to the Department of Defense.” They argue that this guidance infringes upon the equal protection and due process rights of trans troops. According to their complaint, the “categorical exclusion …
Federal judges on Monday peppered a lawyer for President Donald Trump with questions about whether the administration’s travel ban discriminates against Muslims and honed in on the president’s campaign statements, the second time in a week the rhetoric has faced judicial scrutiny. Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall, who is defending the travel ban, told a three-judge panel of the …
A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed on behalf of seven individual plaintiffs and four gun rights groups challenging California’s recently-enacted large capacity magazine ban/confiscation scheme. Prior to the passage of SB 1446 last year and voter approval of Prop. 63 in November, Californians could possess large capacity magazines if they owned them before January 1, 2000, when the …
Last year, California enacted a swath of new gun controls laws, and voters passed Proposition 63 in November, which contained many of the same provisions, including a requirement to have a permit to purchase ammunition, a ban on importing ammunition from other states, a ban on even possessing “high capacity” magazines, and an expanded assault weapons ban. A new federal lawsuit, Rupp v. Becerra, …
A wrongful death lawsuit seeking at least $1 million in damages has been filed by the son of one of the 13 victims killed March 29 in a fatal head-on collision near Garner State Park. It is the first legal action filed by family members in the wake of the tragedy involving members of the First Baptist Church in New Braunfels who were leaving a retreat in Leakey. Attorney …
Controversial new rules that effectively ban homesharing services in Miami are being challenged in court by Airbnb and five city residents who say their fundamental rights have been violated. The lawsuit, filed Friday, is a response to Miami’s crackdown on Airbnb and the city’s decision to target enforcement actions against residents who spoke out against the new rules at a public hearing last …
Zakaria Hagig filed suit against President Trump over his initial travel ban. DENVER – A full time student at the Community College of Denver, who is from Libya, is claiming victory in the lawsuit he filed over President Trump’s initial travel ban. The travel ban went into effect January 27.
A Maryland judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on a lawsuit stemming from President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Several individuals and groups including the American Civil Liberties Union originally filed the lawsuit in February over the initial ban, which was blocked in court and later revised.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says the state will join Washington state’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s new travel ban. Schneiderman said in a statement Thursday that Trump’s new executive order is “a Muslim ban by another name.” The Trump administration says the temporary restrictions are needed to keep Americans safe. “This is dialed back, …