Access to Justice

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Latest News in Access to Justice

  • May 29, 2026

    Feds Say New Yorkers Lack Standing In ICE Arrest Suit

    The Trump administration urged a New York federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of making unlawful warrantless immigration arrests, arguing Friday the plaintiffs lack standing because they haven't been detained again, nor shown they will be.

  • May 28, 2026

    4th Circ. Wipes Out NC Man's Sentence For Gun Possession

    The Fourth Circuit vacated a North Carolina man's seven-year prison sentence for a firearm conviction, finding there was not an adequate factual connection between his gun possession and an underlying state homicide charge.

  • May 27, 2026

    Judge Denies Relief In Challenge To La. Forced Prison Labor

    A federal court ruled that forced agricultural labor at Louisiana State Penitentiary does not violate federal law, leaving intact a form of punishment that prisoners and critics say exposes workers to degrading and unsafe conditions.

  • May 27, 2026

    6th Circ. Upholds Prison Term Despite Sentencing Amendment

    A Sixth Circuit panel on Tuesday affirmed that a Michigan man's 103-month prison sentence should not be shortened, despite a recent change to sentencing guidelines, because his modest rehabilitation was not enough to justify a reduction.

  • May 27, 2026

    NC, Minors Get OK On Deal Limiting Solitary Confinement

    A North Carolina federal judge has given an initial seal of approval to a settlement placing limitations on the state's use of solitary confinement in juvenile detention facilities, resolving a class action that claimed the practice was unconstitutional.

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