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"In the days since a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in east Houston, community leaders, residents and officials from nearly every corner of the city have called for an independent investigation into the shooting."

"In seeking en banc review, the U.S. Department of Justice argued that a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit misread a section of the 1960 Civil Rights Act that empowers the U.S. attorney general to obtain certain state voting records to enforce federal election law." (References SDRI Research).

"In February - in the wake of federal agents shooting and killing two Minneapolis residents - Milwaukee council members were defiant."

"Federal law makes it very difficult to file lawsuits against federal officers, but some states have adopted their own laws to give people a so-called cause of action to sue."

"Dissenting Judge John Nalbandian, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, contended that a state’s voter registration file is covered by the 1960 Civil Rights Act, which empowers the U.S. attorney general to obtain certain state voting records to enforce federal election law."

"A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against New Hampshire filed by the U.S. Department of Justice that sought access to the state's full voter registration database. In his 26-page ruling released Monday, Judge Joseph Laplante determined that New Hampshire's voter registration database was not a record that the state could be compelled to turn over and that the DOJ's request was invalid." (References SDRI Research).

This essay is part of a 50-state series about the nation’s constitutions. We’ve asked an expert from each state to dive into their constitution, narrate its history, identify its quirks, and summarize its most essential components for our readers. In 1848, voters in the Wisconsin Territory ratified the Wisconsin Constitution that is still in use today. This founding document, amended more than 150 times, reflects the work of generations of legislators, advocates, and voters on topics from democracy to finance to individual rights.

"President Donald Trump’s administration had another setback this week in its attempt to get unredacted voter registration data from Wisconsin. After losing in federal district court last month, the U.S. Department of Justice asked the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to expedite its lawsuit in order to audit Wisconsin’s voter registration list ahead of the August primary and November general election — demanding sensitive voter data like drivers license information and partial Social Security numbers."

"A recently proposed California bill would create a new avenue for individuals seeking relief for constitutional rights violations by federal officials. The proposal – which cleared the state Senate in a 30-10 vote and is currently pending in the Assembly Appropriations Committee – is part of a broader national trend, with similar legislation proposed in Illinois, New York and Connecticut."

"Maryland’s top elections official doesn’t have to turn sensitive voter data over to the Justice Department amid the administration’s baseless voter fraud claims, a federal judge said."