Showing posts with label unconstitutional. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unconstitutional. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

6th Circuit Court: Trump’s “mandatory detention” immigration policy unconstitutional

The court majority wrote that the government cannot “subject long-term law-abiding residents of the United States…to the hardship of mandatory detention without due process.” It also found the current policy overturned decades of precedent for bond hearings in immigration cases...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2026-05-11/6th-circuit-court-trumps-mandatory-detention-immigration-policy-violates-constitution


 

Friday, April 3, 2026

Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots | PBS News

Democrats sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's latest executive order restricting mail voting, arguing that the U.S. Constitution empowers states and Congress, not the president, to determine who is eligible to vote by mail...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-sue-to-block-trumps-executive-order-targeting-mail-ballots 


 

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Appeals court blocks Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms - The Washington Post

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a Louisiana law requiring public school districts to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms, calling it unconstitutional...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/06/20/court-blocks-louisiana-law-commandments/ 


 

Judge orders Trump admin. to release Mahmoud Khalil from ICE detention - The Washington Post

The facts of the case suggest that there is "at least something to the underlying claim" that the government is using the immigration system to punish Khalil for his activism, the judge said. "And of course that would be unconstitutional."…



Friday, October 25, 2024

Judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban as unconstitutional | Ohio | The Guardian

"This is a momentous ruling, showing the power of Ohio's new Reproductive Freedom Amendment in practice," Jessie Hill, cooperating attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, said. "The six-week ban is blatantly unconstitutional and has no place in our law."…

Friday, March 29, 2024

South Carolina to use congressional map deemed unconstitutional - The Washington Post

South Carolina appealed, and both sides asked the Supreme Court to expedite the case to ensure a final ruling was in place well ahead of election season. The justices heard arguments in October but have yet to rule. 

With no decision and the June 11 primary on the horizon, South Carolina sought permission to use the map this year even though it had been deemed unconstitutional. The panel of judges unanimously agreed Thursday to keep the map in place for this election..









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