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The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California in March, alleging that its sanctuary state laws are unconstitutional. The lawsuit focuses on AB 450, AB 103 and SB 54, three state bills that prohibit private citizens and local police from releasing information pertaining to immigration status to federal immigration authorities.
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The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Tuesday against California alleging that the state’s sanctuary city laws are unconstitutional.
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We must cement a more coherent and explicit ontology of “free speech.” It is failure to clearly delineate the parameters of freedom of and freedom from speech
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The Department of Justice, or DOJ, threatened Wednesday to issue a subpoena to the city of Berkeley if the city does not hand over documents showing whether or not local law enforcement is sharing information with federal immigration authorities.
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The U.S. Department of Justice, or DOJ, filed a statement of interest in support of the Young America’s Foundation and the Berkeley College Republicans’ lawsuit against UC Berkeley, according to a Thursday DOJ press release.
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Four days after the recreational sale of cannabis became legal in California, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lifted an Obama-era policy that allowed states to legalize marijuana with minimal federal interference.
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Last week, a video surfaced of Berkeley Law student and U.S. Department of Justice intern Sean Litteral asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions about how to address police brutality around the country.
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The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the city of Berkeley on Wednesday, warning that its sanctuary policies concerning immigration status may violate federal law.
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Twenty-four city and state ballot measures passed into law during the 2016 general election. One year later, The Daily Californian took a look at some of those that passed to see how much progress has been made on the promises.
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The Berkeley Patriot filed a civil rights complaint Tuesday against the UC Berkeley administration for allegedly “systematically and intentionally violating” its members’ civil liberties by suppressing their First Amendment rights.
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