Supreme Court weighs effort to shield federal law enforcement as ICE complaints rise

November 9, 2026 · 10:00 am 3 sources

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• Supreme Court weighs effort to shield federal law enforcement as ICE complaints rise
  NPR · November 9, 2026 10:00
  The Supreme Court considers the case of a prisoner who suffered brutal injuries, only to be denied medical care behind bars. He wants to sue the prison nurse in a case that could change the law on holding federal officers accountable.

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• U.S. Supreme Court Deals Final Blow to Corporate Human Rights Accountability
  This article was originally published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (CC BY). · November 9, 2026 19:29
  For the past two decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has been slowly weakening the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) , a key human rights law that allows foreign nationals to sue persons or entities in civil court for harms resulting from violations of international law . The court’s recent ruling in Cisco…
• After midterm rout, Republicans can still confirm a Supreme Court justice, but at what cost?
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · November 10, 2026 18:45
  If Republicans attempt to confirm a nominee, they will trigger a historic fight and hand Democrats the justification needed to reshape the high court.