Ken Paxton, attorney general of Texas, declared more than 100 diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and programs unconstitutional. The Republican official issued a major legal opinion in which he sharply criticized affirmative action. As explained by the Texas attorney general, these policies consider race and sex as explicit factors in employment, hiring, or resource allocation decisions, violating both the Equal Protection Clause of the National Constitution and the Equal Rights Amendment of the Texas Constitution. In addition, Paxton remarked on the symbolism of announcing the measure on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which celebrates the life, legacy of the historic civil rights activist.

A judge and his wife were injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon in Lafayette, Indiana, prompting a multi-agency investigation involving local, state and federal law enforcement. The Lafayette Police Department said Judge Steven Meyer was shot in the arm and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, was shot in the hip at their home on Mill Pond Lane at about 2:15 p.m. Police said shell casings were recovered at the scene and both victims received medical treatment and are listed in stable condition.

Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press. ChongLy "Scott" Thao told the AP that his daughter-in-law woke him up from a nap Sunday afternoon and said that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were banging at the door of his residence in St. Paul. He told her not to open it. Masked agents then forced their way in and pointed guns at the family, yelling at them, Thao recalled.

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