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kennedyhumanrights.org > press > federal-court-rejects-sheriffs-bid-to-dismiss-racial-profiling-and-unlawful-search-case-against-st-tammany-parish-deputies

Federal Court Rejects Sheriff's Bid to Dismiss Racial Profiling and Unlawful Search Case Against St. Tammany Parish Deputies - Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

7+ hour, 7+ min ago   (232+ words) NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge rejected most of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office’s attempt to throw out a civil rights lawsuit brought by Bruce Washington, a Black man who was illegally searched and racially profiled during two separate traffic…...


lawyerscommittee.org > lawyers-committee-for-civil-rights-naacp-black-voters-matter-and-common-cause-secure-nationwide-injunction-blocking-trumps-usps-mail-voting-rule

Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, Black Voters Matter and Common Cause Secure Nationwide Injunction Blocking Trump’s USPS Mail Voting Rule

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (132+ words) by Press | Sep 14, 2026 | Press Releases Federal court grants civil rights groups’ request for preliminary injunction, halting new restrictions that threatened mail voting for millions of Americans ahead of November elections. “We are proud to stand with our clients and co-counsel…...


alaskapublic.org > news > politics > 2026-09-14 > alaska-drops-voter-misconduct-cases-against-american-samoans-who-checked-us-citizen-box

Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who checked ‘US citizen’ box

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (699+ words) Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen. The state’s Department…...


cherokeephoenix.org > news > executive-and-finance-committee-advances-3-6b-budget-proposal > article_cacd8bf1-e8ef-47c9-a66b-096c403a15f0.html

Executive and Finance Committee advances $3.6B budget proposal

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (648+ words) The planned fiscal year 2027 budget for Cherokee Nation includes funding for the Election Commission to cover its recent approval of a 50 percent increase in the number of polling sites for next year’s balloting. TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation tribal councilors on the…...


racism.org > about > latest-this-week > 13659-update-september-6-12-2026

Weekly Racial Justice Update September 6–12, 2026

20+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1521+ words) Vernellia R. Randall, Weekly Racial Justice Update: September 6–12, 2026, Racism.org (September 14, 2026). The Census Bureau also proposed excluding millions of immigrant residents from the population used for congressional apportionment and removing race and ethnicity questions from the decennial census questionnaire. That proposal…...


mwakilishi.com > news > 2026-09-13 > court-ruling-declares-community-groups-registration-act-unconstitutional

Court Ruling Declares Community Groups Registration Act Unconstitutional

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (440+ words) A significant legal ruling was made in Nairobi, Kenya, as a court declared the Community Groups Registration Act unconstitutional. This landmark decision has major implications for community organizations operating within the country. The ruling, which stems from a case challenging…...


wlwt.com > article > alaska-voter-misconduct-cases-american-samoans-us-citizen > 73704406

Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (701+ words) Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen. The state's Department…...


fox5atlanta.com > news > alaska-drops-voter-misconduct-american-samoans.amp

Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who checked ‘U.S. Citizen’ box

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (755+ words) ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court dismissed felony charges against a woman who checked a box indicating she was a U.S. citizen. The state’s Department of Law…...


juneauindependent.com > post > alaska-drops-cases-against-american-samoans-who-checked-us-citizen-on-voter-form

Alaska drops cases against American Samoans who checked ‘US citizen’ on voter form

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (100+ words) Juneau Independent Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen....


fortune.com > 09/13/2026 > american-samoa-us-territory-birthright-citizenship-nationals-voting-alaska

American Samoa is the only U.S. territory where residents don't have birthright citizenship. They're U.S. nationals instead, and it complicates voting

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (701+ words) Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen. The state’s Department…...