SCOTUS Unanimously Announces Heck Does Not Bar §1983 Suits Seeking Purely Prospective Relief, Resolving Circuit Split Over Whether a Prior Conviction Precludes a Forward-Looking Constitutional Challenge to the Statute of Conviction by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held that a plaintiff previously …

New Report: Most Federal Charges Against BLM Protestors for Non-Violent Offenses by An effort to federalize prosecution of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protestors who took to the streets in the aftermath of George Floyd’s May 2020 killing was “a deliberate and cynical” attempt “to target and discourage” them. That …

Reports Show Law Enforcement Groups Are Main Force Pushing New Anti-Protest Laws by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Two recent reports by the Proteus Fund and Greenpeace show that organizations associated with law enforcement—mostly police unions—are the main drivers of the unprecedented number of new anti-protest bills introduced in state …

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