NLG St. Louis
@nlg-stl.bsky.social
The St. Louis Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. Dedicated to Social Change -- Defending the Right to Dissent.
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🚨 Urgent Alert: Late last week, Al Otro Lado received devastating news: the federal contract that has allowed us to provide legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children is being terminated. 1/6
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Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children
The Trump administration ends federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered the U.S. alone, leaving them vulnerable to rapid deportation.
www.latimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
🚨 Urgent Alert: Late last week, Al Otro Lado received devastating news: the federal contract that has allowed us to provide legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children is being terminated. 1/6
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Either way, this is bad news for St. Louisans.
March 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Either way, this is bad news for St. Louisans.
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“It really is removing this political power from residents, allowing them to have less authority, oversight and voice in how their system of public safety and policing operates,” said Sandhya Kajeepeta, a senior researcher at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s Thurgood Marshall Institute.
NEW: St. Louis officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri Republicans trying to override the will of voters.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War
City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri…
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February 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“It really is removing this political power from residents, allowing them to have less authority, oversight and voice in how their system of public safety and policing operates,” said Sandhya Kajeepeta, a senior researcher at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s Thurgood Marshall Institute.
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Messenger: Show-Me-Not state? A 10-year fight for records reveals Missouri's failures: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Show-Me-Not state? A 10-year fight for records reveals Missouri's failures
“What a huge demonstration of incompetence and a massive waste of taxpayer money."
www.stltoday.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Messenger: Show-Me-Not state? A 10-year fight for records reveals Missouri's failures: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
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The last time Missouri took control of St. Louis’ police force, the Civil War was underway and the state’s secessionist-leaning leaders were trying to protect slavery and prevent officers from taking up arms against the Confederacy.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War
City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri…
propub.li
March 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The last time Missouri took control of St. Louis’ police force, the Civil War was underway and the state’s secessionist-leaning leaders were trying to protect slavery and prevent officers from taking up arms against the Confederacy.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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NEW LAWSUIT: Today, multiple LGBTQ+, health, and HIV organizations sued the Trump admin, challenging 3 executive orders that seek to erase trans people from public life, defund the orgs that provide them with life-saving services, & terminate equity-related grants.
Read more: tinyurl.com/33bftdnz
Read more: tinyurl.com/33bftdnz
February 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
NEW LAWSUIT: Today, multiple LGBTQ+, health, and HIV organizations sued the Trump admin, challenging 3 executive orders that seek to erase trans people from public life, defund the orgs that provide them with life-saving services, & terminate equity-related grants.
Read more: tinyurl.com/33bftdnz
Read more: tinyurl.com/33bftdnz
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On February 19, @naacp_ldf and Lambda Legal filed National Urban League v. Trump on behalf of plaintiffs including @naturbanleague.bsky.social. 🏳️⚧️
Learn more: lambdalegal.org/case/nationa...
Learn more: lambdalegal.org/case/nationa...
National Urban League v. Trump
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of nonprofit advocacy organizations challenging three anti-equity executive orders from President Trump related to diversity...
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February 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
On February 19, @naacp_ldf and Lambda Legal filed National Urban League v. Trump on behalf of plaintiffs including @naturbanleague.bsky.social. 🏳️⚧️
Learn more: lambdalegal.org/case/nationa...
Learn more: lambdalegal.org/case/nationa...
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Fear & discrimination have no place in our country. The Trump admin’s latest orders attack DEI, LGBTQ+ rights, & HIV rights— but we won’t back down. Lambda Legal is taking the fight to court alongside @legaldefensefund.bsky.social. 💪
Join us in the fight for justice: lambdalegal.org/fightingback/
Join us in the fight for justice: lambdalegal.org/fightingback/
February 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Fear & discrimination have no place in our country. The Trump admin’s latest orders attack DEI, LGBTQ+ rights, & HIV rights— but we won’t back down. Lambda Legal is taking the fight to court alongside @legaldefensefund.bsky.social. 💪
Join us in the fight for justice: lambdalegal.org/fightingback/
Join us in the fight for justice: lambdalegal.org/fightingback/
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#ICYMI the first military flight of deportees landed in Guantanamo earlier this month. Long before the second Bush admin used Gitmo to hold + abuse nearly 800 Muslim men + boys, the admin of his father, Bush Sr., used it to detain 1000's of Haitian refugees... 1/6
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First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from the US
The first U.S. military flight deporting migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay has landed in Cuba.
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February 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
#ICYMI the first military flight of deportees landed in Guantanamo earlier this month. Long before the second Bush admin used Gitmo to hold + abuse nearly 800 Muslim men + boys, the admin of his father, Bush Sr., used it to detain 1000's of Haitian refugees... 1/6
apnews.com/article/depo...
apnews.com/article/depo...
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Messenger: A push to end Missouri law punishing inmates who ‘paid their penance’: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: A push to end Missouri law punishing inmates who ‘paid their penance’
Missouri’s “pay-to-stay” law is applied arbitrarily, hurting poor people who lose money they need to get re-established in society.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Messenger: A push to end Missouri law punishing inmates who ‘paid their penance’: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
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Missouri lawmakers raise concerns about long waits in jail for court-ordered mental health care
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Missouri lawmakers raise concerns about long waits in jail for court-ordered mental health care • Missouri Independent
Leaders of Missouri’s public defender system urged lawmakers to take action on the number of people in jails in need of mental health care.
missouriindependent.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Missouri lawmakers raise concerns about long waits in jail for court-ordered mental health care
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Kurtis Watkins, sentenced to 25 years in prison based solely on the testimony of police officer Steven Pinkerton is asking a federal court to vacate his conviction — after new evidence about Pinkerton’s past came to light last month following a monthslong investigation by @missouriindependent.com 1/
Kurtis Watkins asks federal court to free him from prison, citing revelations about St. Louis cop • Missouri Independent
A St. Louis man sentenced to 25 years in prison based on the testimony of a police officer is asking a federal court to vacate his conviction.
missouriindependent.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Kurtis Watkins, sentenced to 25 years in prison based solely on the testimony of police officer Steven Pinkerton is asking a federal court to vacate his conviction — after new evidence about Pinkerton’s past came to light last month following a monthslong investigation by @missouriindependent.com 1/
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Grateful to the @americanbar.bsky.social for this strong and important statement. Lawyers must stand firm for the rule of law and democracy.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
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February 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Grateful to the @americanbar.bsky.social for this strong and important statement. Lawyers must stand firm for the rule of law and democracy.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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Messenger: Do lawyers matter? A Sixth Amendment case in Missouri turns on that question: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Do lawyers matter? A Sixth Amendment case in Missouri turns on that question
“I wasn’t even sure what a preliminary hearing was. I thought I was going to pass out."
www.stltoday.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Messenger: Do lawyers matter? A Sixth Amendment case in Missouri turns on that question: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
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Healthcare providers play a critical role in protecting immigrant patients' rights. ✊
Learn how to prepare for and respond to immigration enforcement actions at hospitals, medical centers, & other healthcare facilities:
Learn how to prepare for and respond to immigration enforcement actions at hospitals, medical centers, & other healthcare facilities:
Know Your Rights: Health Care Providers & Immigration Enforcement
Information for health care providers on how to prepare for and respond to enforcement actions by immigration officials and interactions with law enforcement.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Healthcare providers play a critical role in protecting immigrant patients' rights. ✊
Learn how to prepare for and respond to immigration enforcement actions at hospitals, medical centers, & other healthcare facilities:
Learn how to prepare for and respond to immigration enforcement actions at hospitals, medical centers, & other healthcare facilities:
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“The continued prosecution of Janis for simply requesting to do the oversight that in retrospect has been proven to be essential is a worrying choice,” Hanlon says. “They’re continuing to prosecute somebody who they seem to be admitting had a point.”
Messenger: A bad prosecution haunts St. Louis as it tries to fix its broken jail: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: A bad prosecution haunts St. Louis as it tries to fix its broken jail
St. Louis is still prosecuting someone who warned about, and tried to explore, poor conditions at the city jail. Why?
www.stltoday.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“The continued prosecution of Janis for simply requesting to do the oversight that in retrospect has been proven to be essential is a worrying choice,” Hanlon says. “They’re continuing to prosecute somebody who they seem to be admitting had a point.”
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the dominant force privatizing policies and training is known for actively opposing police reform and excluding reforms in its manuals, guiding officers in unjust use of force and evading accountability, promoting racial profiling, and anti-immigrant bias that led to unlawful detention of immigrants
NEW: A group known as the 'puppygirl hacker polycule' has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipo...
EXCLUSIVE: Hackers leak cop manuals for departments nationwide after breaching major provider
Critics accuse the company of wielding outsized private influence on public policing.
www.dailydot.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
the dominant force privatizing policies and training is known for actively opposing police reform and excluding reforms in its manuals, guiding officers in unjust use of force and evading accountability, promoting racial profiling, and anti-immigrant bias that led to unlawful detention of immigrants
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James Pointer’s life sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections' Moberly prison ended abruptly last week when he bled to death from an opening in his leg used to administer dialysis treatments #moleg #mogov
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Inmate on dialysis bleeds to death while serving life sentence Missouri prison • Missouri Independent
A man died a Missouri prison when he bled to death from an opening in his leg used to administer dialysis treatments.
missouriindependent.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
James Pointer’s life sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections' Moberly prison ended abruptly last week when he bled to death from an opening in his leg used to administer dialysis treatments #moleg #mogov
missouriindependent.com/2025/02/06/i...
missouriindependent.com/2025/02/06/i...
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Local immigrant rights groups and attorneys have created a hotline to verify reports of ICE activity in the St. Louis region:
St. Louis immigrant groups open an ICE activity hotline
Local immigrant rights groups and attorneys created the Rapid Response Line to verify reports of federal immigration enforcement in the St. Louis region.
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February 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Local immigrant rights groups and attorneys have created a hotline to verify reports of ICE activity in the St. Louis region:
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“You can’t get anything without a photo ID, not even a bus pass,” said Sara Ruiz, executive director of Ashrei Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2021 by Rabbi Susan Talve of Central Reform Congregation.
Rabbi-led photo ID project helps fix Missouri’s broken system
In one of the rooms where real change happens, four large desks stand ready for action. At each desk, a volunteer sits across from a guest, assisting them in obtaining a Missouri non-driver photo ID. ...
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January 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“You can’t get anything without a photo ID, not even a bus pass,” said Sara Ruiz, executive director of Ashrei Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2021 by Rabbi Susan Talve of Central Reform Congregation.
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Es un HECHO que ICE no puede ejercer arrestos o redadas sin orden judicial ni detenciones de tráfico por su propia discreción. Hay leyes estrictas que deben seguir gracias al Acuerdo Castañon Nava que protege a las comunidades de inmigrantes. Mas información: immigrantjustice.org/es/NavaSettl...
February 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Es un HECHO que ICE no puede ejercer arrestos o redadas sin orden judicial ni detenciones de tráfico por su propia discreción. Hay leyes estrictas que deben seguir gracias al Acuerdo Castañon Nava que protege a las comunidades de inmigrantes. Mas información: immigrantjustice.org/es/NavaSettl...
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FACT: ICE can't conduct warrantless arrests or vehicle stops at their own discretion thanks to the settlement in the Castañon Nava case that protects immigrant communities. Learn more here: immigrantjustice.org/NavaSettlement
February 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
FACT: ICE can't conduct warrantless arrests or vehicle stops at their own discretion thanks to the settlement in the Castañon Nava case that protects immigrant communities. Learn more here: immigrantjustice.org/NavaSettlement
“The continued prosecution of Janis for simply requesting to do the oversight that in retrospect has been proven to be essential is a worrying choice,” Hanlon says. “They’re continuing to prosecute somebody who they seem to be admitting had a point.”
Messenger: A bad prosecution haunts St. Louis as it tries to fix its broken jail: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: A bad prosecution haunts St. Louis as it tries to fix its broken jail
St. Louis is still prosecuting someone who warned about, and tried to explore, poor conditions at the city jail. Why?
www.stltoday.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“The continued prosecution of Janis for simply requesting to do the oversight that in retrospect has been proven to be essential is a worrying choice,” Hanlon says. “They’re continuing to prosecute somebody who they seem to be admitting had a point.”