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Delaware Supreme Court Ruling Expands Formerly Incarcerated Individuals’ Right to Challenge Their Convictions

Last week, the Supreme Court of Delaware unanimously decided that individuals challenging the legality of their criminal convictions can continue pursuing their challenges even if they are released from custody while their cases are pending.

Plaintiffs Celebrate Victory In Challenge To H.B. 1020

“As a citizen of Jackson who has traced my family’s documented presence in Mississippi back to 1855, I am grateful for the clarity of the state constitution regarding the election of circuit court judges, and I am grateful for the Justices affirming that constitutional requirement.”

Video Footage and Reports Released in Lawsuit Expose Inhumane Treatment of People Detained at St. Louis City Jail

Plaintiffs in a putative class action lawsuit, Jones v. City of St. Louis, filed a motion containing a staggering volume of evidence against the St. Louis City Justice Center (CJC), including over 360 use-of-force reports, more than 50 declarations and grievances and video footage of correctional officers macing detainees at point-blank range with “riot-sized” cannisters—often while people are restrained in handcuffs or locked in small cells.

Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court Decision, Grants Exonerated Man a Certificate of Innocence After Eight-Year Battle

After spending 14 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Wayne Washington is finally a fully free man.

Transgender Woman Living with HIV Files Lawsuit After Being Held in Solitary Confinement For Over Six Years

On Tuesday, Lambda Legal, the MacArthur Justice Center and Shook, Hardy & Bacon sued the Missouri Department of Corrections on behalf of Jane Roe, a formerly incarcerated transgender woman living with HIV, who was put in solitary confinement for over six years between 2015 and 2021 while held at the Jefferson City Correctional Center due to an unconstitutional and discriminatory policy against people living with HIV.

JXN Undivided Coalition and Members File Free Speech Lawsuit Challenging Protest Restriction in Senate Bill 2343

The challenged law requires prior written authorization from the Commissioner of Public Safety or the Chief of Capitol Police to have any event on sidewalks or streets next to any property owned or occupied by a state entity or official.

Jackson Residents Sue Public Officials, Calling H.B. 1020 a Violation of the Mississippi Constitution

On Monday, Jackson residents filed a lawsuit in the Chancery Court of Hinds County asking that court to block the implementation of House Bill 1020 because it violates the Mississippi Constitution.

Historic Settlement Reached in Family’s Lawsuit for the Unjustified and Fatal Shooting of Andrew Finch

The $5 million settlement – one of the largest in Kansas’ history – is step toward holding the City of Wichita accountable for its pattern of enabling police brutality with impunity.

Delaware Superior Court Ruling Blocks People from Fairly Challenging Their Convictions

MJC, the ACLU of Delaware, and the Innocence Network have filed an amicus brief with the Delaware Supreme Court on Friday in support of Darnell Martin, who was prevented by the state’s Superior Court from challenging his conviction—not based on merit, but simply because he was no longer in state custody.

Judge Orders Missouri to Provide Defendants Counsel; Declares Waiting List Unconstitutional

Judge William E. Hickle orders Missouri to provide counsel to defendants in criminal cases in time to assist the accused person with critical stages of the process like bail or bond hearings – at a minimum, counsel must be provided within two weeks of qualifying for court-appointed counsel.