Summary of ICE authority by law

Civil authority (not criminal)

“Reason to believe” standard (not evidence)

No crime required

Warrantless arrest limited by “belief” of escape risk

Due process, but may be minimal

#BadLaws
#ICE

Mississippi’s onerous new social platform law (and the threat of big fines) has led Bluesky to block its users in the state It's only the latest instance of the state's centuries-long effort to make life difficult for "outside influences."

#2025 #Unconstitutional #BadLaws #Mississippi #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfInformation

www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/miss...

For those who want further reading, @elienyc.bsky.social has a whole chapter on the ludicrous application of the felony murder statue. #BadLaws

The US Is ‘Certainly Not the Greatest Democracy on Earth’ Legal expert Elie Mystal talks to Mehdi about how US laws are designed to be ‘racist, sexist, and anti-democratic’ and how Trump is weaponizing them.

#ElieMystal #BadLaws #Zeteo

‘Buckle Up’: In Montana, Republican Lawmakers Target the Judiciary Republicans in Montana and other states complain that liberal judges are tossing out the laws they pass. Now, conservative legislators are trying to change the rules, and the judges.

When you write and pass bad laws, they will be declared unconstitutional regardless of the judge's political affiliation.

#Montana
#judiciary
#badlaws

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...

#quotes #books #excerpts #citations #guns #standyourground #law #shooting #florida #incorrecthypothesis #badlaws #murder #self-defense

@CannabisExperts @jennav5 @ChrisParry The (il)legal status of dispensaries is absurd. They should be (are?) legal. #charter #badlaws #mmot