First Hennepin County Jury Trial Since Pandemic Results in Quarantine for Judge, Staff
"The first jury trial since the COVID-19 hiatus has resulted in quarantine for the Hennepin County district judge presiding over it,...
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Jun 9, 2020
What Does the Constitutional Right of Assembly Protect? What Counts as "Peaceable"?
" The protests in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25 have been notable for their...
Jun 9, 2020
Know Your Rights: Protesting During a Pandemic Event
*EVENT ENDED* Saturday, June 13th, 2020 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT The Reynolds Law Firm, PC is hosting a Know Your Rights training to...
Jun 9, 2020
Open Spots for CORE Presentation Tonight!
CORE still has some spots left for this presentation tonight. Make sure you sign up ahead of time. On the Frontlines: the Minneapolis...
Jun 8, 2020
Office Update
We are dreaming of the day when we can all be back in the office again! Everyone has a little baggie of hand sanitizer, masks, and...
Jun 4, 2020
NLG Legal Observer Program
If you would like to learn more about Legal Observing, please message The Reynolds Law Firm, PC . Legal Observers are most often law...
Jun 3, 2020
Free Webinars from Civil Liberties Defense Center
*Events Closed* " Friends, we have updated our events on this page, as well as on www.cldc.org/events . Please register for our FREE...
Jun 3, 2020
Why Police Can Violate Your Constitutional Rights and Suffer No Consequences in Court
Qualified immunity explained: The rule that shields police who defy the Constitution. Photo: Unsplash Full Article Here
Jun 3, 2020
Lorena Reynolds feature in "Keep Oregon Well"
"Mental Health Awareness Month has just come to an end! To close out the month of May, we are highlighting amazing advocacy work...
Jun 2, 2020
Can Trump Use the Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops to American Streets?
For more than a century, statutory restrictions on posse comitatus—a Latin phrase referring to the use of private parties to enforce the...
Jun 2, 2020
Standing Rock Tribe Wins in Court After Years of Perseverance
" A federal judge struck down permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline, even after COVID-19 precautions led to an unconventional day in...
Jun 1, 2020
Chicago's Indefinite Curfew Could Lead to Litigation: ACLU
"The broad and vague nature of this order – and the suggestion that it is indefinite in time – invites arbitrary and discriminatory...
May 29, 2020
Bar Exam Applicants Forced To Sign COVID Waiver In Case In-Person Exam Ends Up Killing Them
The popularity of COVID waivers is picking up steam. Will they hold up? Are they good policy for a quasi-public entity? Time will tell....
May 29, 2020
Supreme Court, in 5-4 Decision, Rejects Church's Challenge to Shutdown Order
State court rulings on laws shutting down services are left in place by the US Supreme Court by the closest of margins. Photo: Unsplash...
May 28, 2020
Executive Order Takes Aim at Social Media Companies
After Twitter added a fact-check link to one of Trump's tweets this week, his new executive order takes aim at social media companies....
May 26, 2020
Coronavirus Scams Have Cost Americans $39 Million So Far - Here's How to Protect Yourself
New, sophisticated scams are popping up right now. Nearly 52,500 Americans have already filed complaints this year with the Federal Trade...
May 25, 2020
Yes, A National Quarantine is Constitutional...And Necessary
"The hodge-podge of state responses to coronavirus is a threat to the country’s health. It’s time for the federal government to use its...
May 21, 2020
I'm A Survivor of Domestic Abuse. Quarantine with my father would have been hell.
Children all across the country are stuck in dangerous households, but because of COVID-19, they are experiencing it 24 hours a day, 7...
May 19, 2020
Anti-Mask Protesters Are Trying to Commandeer US Disability Laws to Get into Stores Without Masks
Do not claim you have a disability just to avoid wearing a mask. The coronavirus has killed more than 90,000 Americans and infected more...
May 18, 2020
Anniversary of The Freedom to Marry in Oregon
Big anniversary today ❤️❤️ Same-sex couples began marrying in Oregon on May 19, 2014 after a US District Court Judge ruled in favor of...
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