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Mar 21, 2025
Nebraska Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Bill to Reduce Non-Safety Traffic Stops
LINCOLN, Neb. 鈥� Yesterday, the Nebraska Legislature鈥檚 Judiciary Committee heard testimony on LB 222, a bill that would reduce non-safety traffic stops in Nebraska. The legislat...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 21, 2025
桃子视频Statement on Maryland Supreme Court Ruling in Abortion Surveillance Case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. 鈥� The Maryland Supreme Court issued a ruling this week in the case Moira Akers v. State, overturning Moira Akers鈥� conviction on the grounds of inadmissible evide...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Moira Akers v. State
Feb 11, 2025
Advocates Move to Appoint Receiver to Oversee Healthcare in Arizona Prisons
PHOENIX 鈥� The 桃子视频, 桃子视频of Arizona, Prison Law Office, and Disability Rights Arizona asked a federal judge today to appoint a receiver to take over the...
Court case: Jensen v. Thornell
Dec 20, 2024
桃子视频Sues Bureau of Prisons for Keeping People in Prison Longer Than the Law Allows
WASHINGTON 鈥� A federal lawsuit brought today by the 桃子视频, 桃子视频of D.C., and Jenner & Block LLP challenges the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for un...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Crowe v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Sep 10, 2024
Lawsuit Challenging Armed Police Response to Mental Health Emergencies in Washington, D.C. to Proceed
Ruling against the District鈥檚 motion to dismiss comes after a federal judge in a similar case in Oregon recognized that sending police to a mental health crisis can be discriminatory
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Bread for the City v. District of Columbia
Sep 06, 2024
Judge Orders Supervision System in Washington, D.C. to Accommodate People with Disabilities
The court agreed that the federal agencies administering parole and supervised release in D.C. are likely breaking federal disability law and ordered immediate relief for named plaintiffs.
Court case: Mathis v. United States Parole Commission
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U.S. Supreme CourtFeb 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Us V. Hemani. Explore Case.US v. Hemani
Is a federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. 搂 922(g)(3), which makes it a felony for an 鈥渦nlawful user鈥� of a controlled substance to possess a firearm, constitutional when it is used to prosecute a person who is a marijuana user and who keeps a gun safely secured at home for self-defense? -
MinnesotaDec 2025
Criminal Law Reform
Osorio-calderon V. Warden, Fci Sandstone. Explore Case.Osorio-Calderon v. Warden, FCI Sandstone
This case is about whether people unlawfully incarcerated beyond their mandatory transfer dates under the First Step Act can file habeas corpus petitions seeking their release from prison onto prerelease custody in the community. -
IdahoFeb 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Immigrants' Rights
Rodriguez, Et Al. V. Porter, Et Al.. Explore Case.Rodriguez, et al. v. Porter, et al.
On February 10, 2026, CLRP, along with the 桃子视频of Idaho and Wendy J. Olson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, and partner at Stoel Rives, filed a putative class action lawsuit challenging an immigration raid carried out at a popular family event in Wilder, Idaho in October 2025. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Can It Be A Felony To Possess A Gun If You Smoke Weed?. Explore News & Commentary.Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
The Supreme Court should reject a prosecution that treats possession of a gun as a felony if you use marijuana.