During the almost 16 years since the September 11 attacks, litigation challenging the treatment of Middle Eastern men who were in the United States illegally at the time of the attacks and were ...

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday issued a summary order affirming the dismissal of onetime Trump attorney Michael Cohen's claims against Trump and ...

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Virginia inmate cannot sue prison officials for damages over claims they used excessive force in breach of his Eighth Amendment rights. It’s the justices’ ...

Federal prisoners who seek redress for civil rights violations face an infamous thicket of rules, regulations, statutes, and case law. Prisoners have to navigate often-complicated prison rules and ...

On the heels of the Reporters Committee’s involvement in two recent cases concerning First Amendment damages claims against federal officers, we’re monitoring another case involving the crucial ...