The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a Trump administration request to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area while a legal challenge proceeds, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s effort to use federalized forces in Illinois to support immigration enforcement. In an unsigned order, the high court left …
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Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Just two days away from the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection, voters in Illinois and Massachusetts on Thursday joined the nationwide effort to boot former Republican U.S. President Donald Trump off state ballots on constitutional grounds. Since Trump’s attempts to overturn his 2020 loss …
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Illinois lawmakers on Sunday passed new legislation banning the use of deceptive tactics while interrogating minors, CNN reports. If signed into law, the bill will prohibit the use of lying as a means of coercing information out of juveniles. Confessions made under such circumstances would be inadmissible in court. The legislation defines …
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