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The Indian Removal Act:
Andrew Jackson’s controversial policy divided America during the pre-civil-war era
Unchecked expansionism and disregard for the rule of law
https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/20

Independent autopsy in ICE shooting death of Renee Good released by law firm in civil investigation (WLS/ABC7)
https://abc7.com/post/minneapolis-ice-shooting-independent-autopsy-renee-good-released-romanucci-blandin-law-firm-civil-investigation/18445863/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260122/p1#a260122p1

Civil war is now a possibility in the US. All thanks to Trump
"We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/21/ice-minnesota-trump…

We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start
Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I direct

This is just plain wrong. Blocking what amounts to a civil rights violation by the Feds on the grounds of sovereign immunity, especially given that the US Post Office no longer is as deeply part of the Federal government as it once was, is just plain wrong.
"Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered"

Supreme Court says US Postal Service can't be sued
A divided Supreme Court has ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail. By a 5-4 vote Tuesday, the justices ruled against Texas landlord Lebene Konan, who alleges her mail was intentionally withheld for two years. Konan is Black and claims racial prejudice played a role in postal employees’ actions. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his majority opinions the federal law that generally shields the Postal Service from lawsuit…

Ich hoffe inständig, dass wir uns nicht an der #FußballWM in den #USA beteiligen.
Es braucht starke Signale.
#uspol

DOJ Civil Rights Division hire resigned from Alabama firm over Facebook post following George Floyd's murder (Chris Geidner/Law Dork)
https://www.lawdork.com/p/doj-civil-rights-division-hire-facebook-post
http://www.memeorandum.com/260321/p68#a260321p68

The Justice Department refuses to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis.
The decision to keep the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division out of the investigation into the fatal shooting of #Renee #Good marks a sharp…

DOJ sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting
A top Justice Department official says there is not currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. The decision to keep the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division out of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good marks a sharp departure from past administrations, which have moved quickly to probe shootings of civilians by law enforcement officials for potential…

Amazon agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty
as part of a settlement with the Justice Department and the FTC
to resolve allegations the ecommerce giant’s Alexa voice assistant
violated a U.S. children’s privacy law, the DOJ announced.
Under the terms of the settlement, Amazon also is required to change its practices relating to the alleged violations and inform consumers of its practices.
According to a complaint filed in May by the DOJ on behalf of the FTC,…

Amazon to Pay $25M Fine to Settle Allegations Alexa Violated COPPA
Amazon agreed to pay a $25 million fine to settle Justice Department and FTC allegations that Alexa violated a U.S. children's privacy law.

Judge moves, cautiously, toward civil contempt in case over treatment of trans people in prison (Chris Geidner/Law Dork)
https://www.lawdork.com/p/lamberth-civil-contempt-hearing-trans-prison-case
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p160#a260304p160

More than 4,000 people have been arrested in Minneapolis since the start of Operation Metro Surge in December, and federal judges and civil rights lawyers say many of those detentions broke the law.
The Washington Post reviewed nearly 70 cases in which U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz ruled that the Trump administration had violated court orders.
The court records offer the most detailed account yet on who officers arrested in Minneapolis and how they conducted arrests.

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How ICE officers defied court orders as immigrant arrests soared in Minneapolis
Officers have repeatedly detained people under a reinterpretation of a 1996 law that states that anyone in the United States illegally “shall be detained” without bond, indefinitely.