Courts are increasingly addressing putative class actions aimed at curbing allegedly illegal government conduct. An Oregon federal court recently certified a Rule 23(b)(2) class action in a challenge to alleged ICE warrantless arrest practices, holding that plaintiffs may proceed on behalf of people arrested, or at risk of arrest, without a warrant and without pre-arrest individualized probable-cause assessments. See M-J-M-A- et al. v. Lyons et al., No. 6:25-CV-02011-MTK, 2026 WL 1815866 (D. Or. June 24, 2026).
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Alex Kennedy
Alex Kennedy is an associate in the firm’s San Francisco office, where he is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Investigations Practice Group. Alex earned his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.