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• March 09, 2026

  Advocates Press Conn. Lawmakers For ICE Limits, Lawsuits

  During a marathon public hearing Monday, a parade of activists urged the Connecticut Legislature's judiciary committee to pass changes to state law that would restrict immigration enforcement activities in places like schools and hospitals and expand legal remedies when federal agents violate citizens' constitutional rights.

• March 06, 2026

  Mich. Justices Undo Atty Fees Imposed On Indigent Defendant

  A formerly homeless man's $5,730 bill for his court-appointed lawyer's work will be canceled, ending his appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court.

• March 02, 2026

  Sotomayor Blasts Justices' Refusal To Hear Prisoner Fee Fight

  The U.S. Supreme Court's three liberal justices on Monday disagreed with the court's denial of review in a petition by a trio of former California prisoners who challenged lower court rulings requiring each of them to pay a separate $350 filing fee to pursue a joint civil rights lawsuit.

• March 02, 2026

  Rent Commissions Shouldn't Be 'Gutless,' Conn. Justices Told

  Two landlords on Monday asked the Connecticut Supreme Court to allow evictions to advance without interference from Hartford's and Middletown's fair rent commissions, urging the justices to establish boundaries one legal aid attorney said would result in a "gutless administrative body."

• March 02, 2026

  Justices Won't Probe Habeas Power In Racist Voir Dire Case

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to disturb an Eleventh Circuit ruling granting a new trial to a Black man on Alabama's death row because state prosecutors excluded Black prospective jurors in a racially discriminatory manner.

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