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Supreme Court Unanimously Strikes Down Private Prison Immunity Case
Supreme Court Unanimously Strikes Down Private Prison Immunity Case - Lemmy.World
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against private prison company Geo Group, denying them a fast-track appeal of a lower court ruling that found they are not immune from being sued. The initial lawsuit was brought about in 2014 by Alejandro Menocal and other former detainees at the Aurora Immigration Processing Center in Colorado. They filed a class action lawsuit against GEO Group claiming they were forced to clean common areas and were punished with solitary confinement if they said no. Detainees claimed that they worked at the detention center for either $1 a day or no pay at all. Geo Group, the second-largest contractor for President Trump’s mass detention campaign, didn’t think it should even be able to be sued in the first place. The prison company argued that it deserved “derivative sovereign immunity,” something usually reserved for the government, because it works with and for the U.S. government. It also claimed that it should have the right to immediate appeals rather than after-trial appeals, which would have allowed it to ignore unfavorable rulings. Now, thanks to the unanimous Supreme Court ruling, the forced-labor lawsuit brought by the immigrant detainees at Geo Group can move forward.
Governor Polis Announces 150 Unique Colorado NFTs to Celebrate Colorado’s 150th Birthday | Colorado Governor Jared Polis
Governor Polis Announces 150 Unique Colorado NFTs to Celebrate Colorado’s 150th Birthday | Colorado Governor Jared Polis
Judge rules CDOC, Gov. Jared Polis violated Colorado Constitution by forcing prisoners to work
Judge rules CDOC, Gov. Jared Polis violated Colorado Constitution by forcing prisoners to work - Lemmy.World
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43229477 [https://lemmy.world/post/43229477] > DENVER — It’s been four years in the making, but a judge has finally made a ruling in a class action lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) and Governor Jared Polis, finding they violated the state’s constitution by forcing prisoners to work. > > The order came down Friday from Denver District Court Judge Sarah Wallace. > > She agreed with the plaintiffs, ruling the state and CDOC are violating the Colorado Constitution. > > It goes back to the 13th Amendment which has a clause that states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.” > > That clause has previously allowed forced labor in prisons, but in 2018, Colorado voters amended the state’s constitution making slavery, or forced labor, illegal with no exceptions. > > When Colorado passed Amendment A, it became the first state in modern history to end the 13th Amendment’s exception clause. Rhode Island banned slavery without exception in 1842. At least five other states have made the same ban including Utah, Nebraska, Alabama, Oregon and Vermont.
She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story
She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story - Lemmy.World
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — She says she was let down at every step. By a partner who abandoned her when she was pregnant. By a health service that denied her a legal abortion. And by a justice system that sent her to a maximum-security prison for illegally terminating her pregnancy on her own. Violet Zulu, a house cleaner in Zambia earning $40 a month, was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2024 after representing herself in court with little understanding of the consequences of her actions. She didn’t see her two children or other family members for nearly two years. After word of her case reached international rights groups that helped her file an appeal, Zulu was freed last month. Activists say she represents many women in Africa who take desperate decisions when facing barriers to legal abortion services. Her story has drawn little sympathy in her southern African nation, where parts of society view abortion harshly. Her own mother said she agreed with her daughter’s prison sentence, but said it should have been shorter. Zulu spoke with The Associated Press as she pieces her life together again at the age of 26.
Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations - Lemmy.World
- Trump says it has been difficult to make a deal with Iran - US fully expects Iran to retaliate, official says - A sustained campaign carries more risk to US forces, broader Middle East WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries. The disclosure by the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the planning, raises the stakes for the diplomacy underway between the United States and Iran. U.S. and Iranian diplomats held talks in Oman last week in an effort to revive diplomacy over Tehran’s nuclear program, after Trump amassed military forces in the region, raising fears of new military action. U.S. officials said on Friday the Pentagon was sending an additional aircraft carrier to the Middle East, adding thousands more troops along with fighter aircraft, guided-missile destroyers and other firepower capable of waging attacks and defending against them. Trump, speaking to U.S. troops on Friday at a base in North Carolina, said it had “been difficult to make a deal” with Iran. “Sometimes you have to have fear. That’s the only thing that really will get the situation taken care of,” Trump said.
As some Democratic governors lead on ICE pushback, Jared Polis is taking a hands-off approach
As some Democratic governors lead on ICE pushback, Jared Polis is taking a hands-off approach - Lemmy.World
Unlike other governors, Colorado’s leader is so far signaling he’s not on board with policies to further rein in ICE Surrounded by advocates, clergy and lawmakers at the Massachusetts statehouse in Boston, Gov. Maura Healey last month unveiled her bill that would prohibit federal agents from making warrantless civil arrests in courthouses, churches or schools in the state. The proposal would also keep U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of child care centers and hospitals and allow parents to make guardianship arrangements for their children should they be detained. Earlier this year, Healey, a Democrat, signed an executive order outlawing the use of state property for immigration enforcement. “I’m going to take charge of what I can take charge of and what I have jurisdiction and authority over,” she told The Boston Globe. In the wake of violence from federal immigration officers in Minnesota this year, Democratic governors are increasingly leading the pushback against ICE and what advocates describe as abuses by agents. But not Gov. Jared Polis. At a nearly identical news conference on the Colorado Capitol steps earlier this month, advocates and lawmakers rallied in support of similar policies. Polis was nowhere to be found. As Polis takes a hands-off approach, state lawmakers are taking the lead on further regulating ICE in Colorado. And, unlike many of his counterparts across the country, Polis so far is signaling he may not be on board with their ideas. In a statement, Polis said he is hoping to see “guardrails” put on the Department of Homeland Security at the federal level and praised the immigration-related laws Colorado already has. “While I am always willing to work with legislators to find the best path forward for Colorado on any issue, including immigration and working with our federal law enforcement partners to apprehend criminals, I am mindful of what we already have on the books,” Polis said in a statement.