The Constitution's supremacy clause bars local interference with federal officers when they act reasonably, within the scope of their duties.

But when agents cross that line, experts said, there's an obligation to try to hold them accountable.
https://www.propublica.org/article/why-local-state-police-rarely-investigate-ice-cbp-fbi?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Police #CBP #ICE #FBI #Law #Constitution #USPolitics #Immigration

TL;DR: The 'ICE Out of Our Faces Act' aims to prohibit the use of facial recognition technology by ICE and CBP, with a senator highlighting the extensive surveillance capabilities these agencies have developed. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/ice-out-of-our-faces-act-would-ban-ice-and-cbp-use-of-facial-recognition/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

#Trump will have the power to select which government positions will lose their #JobProtections, according to the statement.

‼️The Trump admin is also changing how long-standing #legal #protections that prohibit #US #government agencies from retaliating against #whistleblowers will be enforced, according to the statement.

#law #labor #ScheduleF #democracy #Constitution #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #independence #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState

#Trump tightens control over 50,000 #FederalWorkers

The Trump admin on Thursday finalized its overhaul of the #US government's #CivilService system, according to a #government statement, giving the #president the power to hire & fire an estimated 50,000 career #federal employees.

#law #democracy #Constitution #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #independence #ScheduleF #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-expand-his-control-over-federal-workers-2026-02-05/

The unit, which typically plays a leading role in reviewing cases nationwide in which law enforcement officers appear to violate people’s rights, has lost significant capacity to pursue investigations because of staff departures & new “guidance” under the #Trump admin curtailing its mandate, acc/to interviews with 7 former lawyers in the section.

#law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #ACAB

Exclusive: #DOJ unit on #PoliceMisconduct sees staffing plunge & probes scaled back

The #US Justice Department unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement, including during the crackdown on illegal #immigration in #Minneapolis, has lost TWO-THIRDS of its #prosecutors & is under orders to scale back its investigations of #ExcessiveForce….

#Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
https://www.reuters.com/world/justice-department-unit-police-misconduct-sees-staffing-plunge-probes-scaled-2026-02-05/

TL;DR: The 'ICE Out of Our Faces Act' aims to prohibit the use of facial recognition technology by ICE and CBP, with a senator highlighting the extensive surveillance capabilities these agencies have developed. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/ice-out-of-our-faces-act-would-ban-ice-and-cbp-use-of-facial-recognition/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

Bravo to the Spanish Supreme Court for its Sept 2025 decision establishing four important principles: "[1] Access to source code can be needed to verify automated government decisions;
[2] “Intellectual property rights” do not automatically block transparency; [3] Security concerns must be balanced against democratic accountability; and [4] Transparency is especially critical for systems affecting social rights."
https://civio.app.box.com/s/2gcrxy4mkpzg49yqkmuaj9z7c44jl7ta

h/t #FSFE ( @fsfe) for this article about it.
https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260205-01.html

#Code #Copyright #IP #Law #OpenSource #Spain

TL;DR: A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Tesla by the mother of a young man who died trapped in a burning Model Y, highlighting ongoing concerns regarding the safety of the company's electronic door handles. https://www.theverge.com/transportation/874283/tesla-door-handle-wrongful-death-tremblett #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

New training from a Texas regulator about when doctors can legally terminate a pregnancy comes nearly five years after the state passed its abortion ban in 2021.

Experts contend the guidance can’t capture all complications that arise in pregnancy.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Texas #Abortion #Women #Health #Healthcare #Medicine #Law

Here are yesterday's most-shared links from #Law / #LawFedi folks I follow.¹

1) Daily Digest | NicFab Blog https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

2) It’s easy making green: Muppets continue to make a profit 50 years into their run https://theconversation.com/its-easy-making-green-muppets-continue-to-make-a-profit-50-years-into-their-run-272855

3) [couldn't read title] https://www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/A169279.PDF

¹ Where YESTERDAY is Wednesday February 4, 2026 or earlier this morning.

Who re-negotiates a $2.6 million loan without getting the terms in a signed writing? What court thinks that a contract that, by statute, has to be in writing to be enforceable doesn’t have to be in writing if it can be performed within a year? Florida.

#law #contracts #litigation

https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/02/a-bewildering-statute-of-frauds-case/

The full story of #Georgia’s #power structures prioritizing a prized industry over #PublicHealth is only now emerging through dozens of interviews & thousands of pages of court records from lawsuits against the industry & its #chemical suppliers. Those records, including testimony from key executives, emails & other internal documents, detail how #carpet companies benefited from chemistry & #regulatory #inaction to keep using #ForeverChemicals.

All the while, the mills still hummed.

#law #PFAs

The #pollution is so bad some researchers have identified the region as one of the nation’s #PFAS hot spots. Today, the consequences can be found everywhere. PFAS, often called #ForeverChemicals because they can take decades or more to break down, are in the #water & the #soil.

They’re in the dust on floors where #children crawl, the local #fish & #wildlife, & as ongoing research has shown, the #people.

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #regulations #PublicHealth #Climate #DrinkingWater #Alabama #Georgia

Inside America’s carpet capital: an empire & its #toxic legacy Covering the world in #carpet came with a cost no one wants to pay

…A lack of state & federal #regulations allowed carpet companies & their suppliers to legally switch among different versions of stain-&-soil resistant products.

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #pollution #PFAs #ForeverChemicals #chemicals #PublicHealth #Climate #people #children #fish #wildlife #river #water #soil #DrinkingWater #Alabama #Georgia
https://apnews.com/projects/pfas-forever-stained/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-05-AP+Investigation+