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• January 29, 2026

  ADA Settlement Brings Changes To Detroit Courthouses

  A settlement in an Americans with Disabilities Act class action brought by two attorneys and a community activist will lead to ADA-compliant upgrades like private bathrooms, accessible voting machines and new signage at municipal buildings serving Detroit and Wayne County.

• January 27, 2026

  Judge Taps Ex-CIA, Corrections Pro To Clean Up NYC's Rikers

   A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday named a former Vermont corrections commissioner and ex-CIA officer to take the reins of New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail system as a "remediation manager," after yearslong efforts to clamp down on incidents of excessive force against the jail population.

• January 26, 2026

  Minn. Refugees Sue Trump Admin Over 'Warrantless' Arrests

  Refugees living in Minnesota have filed a proposed class action urging a federal court to block the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from targeting them and other lawfully admitted refugees in the state with warrantless arrests and unauthorized detentions.

• January 26, 2026

  Justices Nix 4th Circ. Ruling That Affirmed New Criminal Trial

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ditched a Fourth Circuit ruling that affirmed habeas corpus relief for a Maryland man convicted of attempted murder, saying the appeals court overstepped federal habeas limits by second-guessing a state court's decision.

• January 22, 2026

  Prosecutors Seek Retrial In Killing Of NBA Star's Grandfather

  The state of North Carolina has asked a state appeals court to undo the acquittal of two men who were found to have been wrongly convicted of murder and robbery in the death of the grandfather of NBA star Chris Paul in 2002, arguing the men should instead be given a retrial.

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