Mercado v. Noem, NY, Opinion, Immigration-Inhumane Conditions, 2025 Case 1:25-cv-06568-LAK Document 96 Filed 09/17/25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK --------------------------------------x SERGIO ALBERTO BARCO MERCADO, etc., Page 1 of 84 USDSSDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC#: _ _ _ _ __ DATE FILED: 9/17/25 Plaintiff, -against- 25-cv-6568 (LAK) …
Mercado v. Noem, NY, Preliminary Injunction, Immigration-Inhumane Conditions, 2025 Case 1:25-cv-06568-LAK Document 97 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK --------------------------------------x SERGIO ALBERTO BARCO MERCADO, etc., Filed 09/17/25 Page 1 of 6 USDCSDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC#: DATE FILED: ~ _ ''\ -~ / I 7I ?I Plaintiff, …
News in Brief by Alabama: Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith faces six misdemeanor counts after a grand jury indicted him on May 30, 2025, for knowingly employing uncertified personnel. WBRC in Birmingham reported that Smith’s second-in-command, Chief Deputy Ralph Williams, was also indicted on one count of providing false or …
News in Brief by Arkansas: The downward spiral of former Hot Spring County Sheriff Derek “Scott” Finkbeiner, 47, continued with his fourth arrest on May 2, 2025, reported KATV out of Little Rock. The arrest stemmed from Finkbeiner’s attempt to contact a witness, co-­defendant Jordan Hammond, through the Signal app, …
SCOTUS Announces Knowingly or Intentionally Causing Bodily Injury or Death by ‘Omission’ Necessarily Involves ‘Use’ of ‘Physical Force’ for Purposes of § 924(c) by David Kim The Supreme Court of the United States held that knowingly or intentionally causing bodily injury or death by failing to take action—that is, by …
News in Brief by Alabama: On March 31, 2025, in State of Alabama v. Mac Marquette, Morgan County Circuit Judge Charles Elliott denied former Decatur Police Department officer Marquette’s motion for self-defense immunity in the fatal shooting of Steve Perkins. According to the Associate Press, the denial depended legally on …
NYPD Responds to 911 Calls with Drones by James Mills by James Mills The NYPD now has Drone First Responders (“DFRs”) and has begun deploying them in response to 911 calls. On Nov. 13, 2024, the Mayor’s office announced the new program: 10 drones, deployed across three boroughs—Brooklyn, the Bronx, …
Study Confirms New York City’s ShotSpotter Deployment Was a Costly Misstep by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson SoundThinking’s ShotSpotter technology, which uses echolocation to alert police and emergency medical services (“EMS”) to potential gunshots detected by microphones across a city, has faced mounting scrutiny. While sales and public relations …
NEWS IN BRIEF by Alabama: On February 19, 2025, a grand jury called for the immediate abolition of the Hanceville Police Department for its “rampant culture of corruption” that turned it into a criminal enterprise. The New York Post reported that an investigation followed the death of dispatcher Christopher Willingham, …
News in Brief by Alaska: In a rare move, federal prosecutors asked an Alaska judge to vacate the 2019 assault conviction of long-time felon Johnny-Lee Preston Burk, citing a concealed relationship between the presiding judge and a prosecutor in the case. The Alaska Beacon reported that United States District Judge …
News in Brief by Arizona: Phoenix resident Penny McCarthy, 66, endured a terrifying ordeal after United States Marshals arrested her at gunpoint in her home, mistaking her for a fugitive, according to KNXV. Body camera footage shows officers refusing to confirm her identity despite McCarthy repeatedly asking them. “I truly …
News in Brief by Alabama: A former Huntsville, Alabama police officer, William “Ben” Darby, was sentenced again on October 26, 2024, to 25 years for the fatal shooting of a suicidal man in 2018, according to the Slate Report. Darby was convicted for the second time in May 2024 of …
Second Circuit Holds Full De Novo Resentencing Hearing Required Based on Partially Successful Habeas Petition Where Resentencing Judge Not Original Judge and Changed Circumstances Plausibly Alleged by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a prisoner was entitled to a full …
Wrongfully Convicted Actor Exonerated After 24 Years in Prison by Jon-Adrian Velazquez’s wrongful conviction for the 1998 murder of retired NYPD detective Albert Ward was vacated on September 30, 2024, after spending over 23 years behind bars. Leaving court on that momentous Monday, Velazquez, now 48, wore a baseball cap …
Nunez v. New York City Dept of Correction, NY, Opinion and Order on Motion for Contempt, Conditions of Confinement, 2024 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MARK NUNEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, -v- No. 11-CV-5845-LTS NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION and THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendants. …
News In Brief by Alabama: WSFA out of Mobile reported that on August 22 and 23, 2024, a sex trafficking sting operation occurring in several jurisdictions resulted in the arrests of 11 men. Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and other law enforcement officials discussed the results at a press conference. …
Federal Judges Closing Loophole That Permits Government to Conduct Warrantless Searches of Cellphones at Border by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a series of rulings from federal judges, the loophole allowing government agents from Customs and Border Patrol (“CBP”) to search cellphones without a warrant is closing. According to …
News in Brief by Arizona: On June 29, 2024, the Tempe police department posted a Facebook message regarding an award that two of its officers had just received. “Congratulations to Officer Zachary Hyde and Officer Gavin Young. Last night both received the Hero Award at the 35th annual Mothers Against …
Investigation Reveals That Almost 90% of Discipline Records Temporarily Disappeared From Officer Tracking System Used by the NYPD by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott A ProPublica investigation published in May 2024 has uncovered significant reliability issues with the New York Police Department’s (“NYPD”) public database for tracking officer …
