All right, gather round the bar: the country’s civil-liberties tab is still running, and nobody appears interested in picking up the check.
The Supreme Court takes up ICE detention without bond hearings
On October 1, the Supreme Court granted review in Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, a challenge involving the Trump administration’s policy of denying bond hearings to immigrants held while fighting removal. The Court’s order confirms it granted the competing petitions; reporting on the case says the dispute concerns whether people arrested by ICE, including people who have lived here for years, can be held without an opportunity to ask a judge for release. So: whether the government gets to turn “civil detention” into a long-term storage locker with less due process than ordering onion rings at the Kowloon. Supreme Court order | AP reporting
White House press-ban case gets an October 8 hearing
A federal judge has set an October 8 hearing on whether to extend the temporary order blocking the White House from excluding CNN, MS NOW and Politico. The temporary restraining order, issued by U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, restored their access after the White House ban and is due to expire that day. Nothing says confidence in your message like treating credentialed reporters as seagulls you can shoo away from the parking lot. AP reporting
Renee Good’s family files federal suits over ICE shooting
Renee Good’s family filed two civil cases in the District of Minnesota on October 1: one against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act and another against ICE agent Jonathan Ross and current or former senior federal officials. The lawsuits allege wrongful death, excessive force, civil-rights violations and a discriminatory enforcement conspiracy tied to the Minneapolis-area immigration crackdown. Those are allegations that now have to be tested in court, not findings of liability—but the filings put the facts, the policy decisions and the people who made them squarely on the legal table. That is what accountability looks like before somebody tries to sweep the empty Michelob bottles under the booth. Plaintiffs’ lawyers’ filing announcement and complaint links | AP reporting | Axios reporting
Sources
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/100126zr_6j37.pdf
- https://apnews.com/article/f8ee63bcb11f1be3d7d6300022f3bc88
- https://apnews.com/article/be0180733928c2350ce205c10f48ec81
- https://www.rblaw.net/pressrelease-civil-lawsuits-united-states-individual-federal-agents-officials-death-renee-good
- https://apnews.com/article/6fbc82cd33b6f9f67514b47f138e23c6
- https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/10/01/renee-good-trump-administration-shooting-lawsuit
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