Last week, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, is unconstitutional. For now that means new DACA applications will not be approved, but DACA renewals will still be processed. It was the latest blow to the program, which allows more than …
Read More »ACLU Lawsuit Alleges Tulare County Jail’s Social Distancing Policy Is Unconstitutional
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has filed a new complaint against the Tulare County Jail for its living conditions during the pandemic, alleging that the jail is failing to adequately test for COVID-19 and that its social distancing policy violates inmates’ constitutional rights. Filed last Thursday in …
Read More »Supreme Court In Favor Of Local Farmer, Raisin Program ‘Unconstitutional’
History has been made in the Central Valley. A local raisin farmer, Marvin Horne, has been fighting for almost a decade to keep the government from taking his property. On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with him. It voted eight to one to strike down a reserve program that seizes …
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