Weekly News Roundup

This week, the White House released its legal justification for the Soleimani strike, pressured the DOJ to lower its own sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, lost a court battle over a Medicaid work requirement, and deployed tactical Border Patrol agents to sanctuary jurisdictions across the country. A new lawsuit challenges roadblocks to insurance coverage for abortion, while criminal justice reform measures in California and New York are implemented and North Dakota tribes achieve a voting rights victory. And, a New York Times reporter asks, “is this the end of privacy as we know it?”

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This week, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.  This week, a federal district judge issued an injunction against

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.  This week, researchers reported that a popular medical algorithm used

This week, a Texas judge removed protections for transgender people in health insurance markets, and a Florida judge granted a preliminary injunction against a law that placed an economic burden on those with felony records when registering to vote. Meanwhile, the nation mourned the loss of Representative Elijah Cummings, a celebrated civil rights leader and Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. 

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. At the federal level, the Trump administration announced this week