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• July 23, 2026

  Creek Freedmen Sue Tribe To Enforce Citizenship Ruling

  Members of the Muscogee Creek Black Freedmen are asking a federal court to block officials with Oklahoma's Muscogee (Creek) Nation from denying them citizenship, saying in a lawsuit brought Thursday that those governmental leaders are defying a tribal Supreme Court ruling that gave them the right.

• July 23, 2026

  6th Circ. Challenges Exoneree's Fabricated Evidence Claim

  A Sixth Circuit panel on Thursday questioned whether a Michigan man who spent more than two decades in prison before his assault convictions were vacated had done enough to revive his civil rights suit accusing Detroit police officers of fabricating and withholding evidence during the investigation that led to his arrest.

• July 21, 2026

  Data Capture Alone Doesn't Violate Calif. License Plate Law

  A California state appeals court has refused to revive a proposed class action that accused a vehicle location data company of unlawfully collecting drivers' data through automatic license plate readers, saying in a published opinion that the suit's plaintiff couldn't lean on his "subjective belief" that his privacy was invaded.

• July 21, 2026

  Judge Refers Ex-Cop For Perjury, Witness Tampering Probe

  A Connecticut federal judge has referred a former New Haven police detective to federal prosecutors for investigation of witness tampering and perjury during a civil trial, in which jurors awarded a murder exoneree $38 million and determined the detective fabricated evidence of his guilt.

• July 20, 2026

  4th Circ. Upholds Conviction Despite Closed Court Testimony

  The Fourth Circuit on Monday ruled that a North Carolina man was given a fair trial even though the courtroom was temporarily closed after a witness believed someone in the audience was trying to intimidate them.

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