Press Releases
Oct 02, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and SisterSong Statement on Petition to Georgia Supreme Court to Reinstate Abortion Ban
ATLANTA – Attorney General Christopher Carr filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Georgia today requesting to block a trial court ruling invalidating the state’s six-week ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: SisterSong v. State of Georgia
Oct 02, 2024
Voting and Civil Rights Advocates File Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Ohio’s New Ballot Drop Box Requirements
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Ohio filed an amicus brief today to the Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and the...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ohio Democratic Party v. LaRose (Amicus)
Oct 02, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues Federal Agencies for Records Detailing Infrastructure Needed for Mass Detention and Deportation Program
Litigation part of ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û's broader response for potential immigration actions by future presidential administrations
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 01, 2024
Federal Court Blocks University of Maryland’s Unconstitutional ‘Expressive Event’ Ban
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, FIRE, and Knight Institute say decision is an important victory for students’ First Amendment rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 30, 2024
Major Victory in Lawsuit Against Texas Anti-Voter Law, S.B. 1
Judge rules in favor of civil rights groups, stating a provision of Senate Bill 1 violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: OCA-Greater Houston v. Paxton
Sep 30, 2024
Georgia Court Rules State Constitution Protects Abortion, Blocks Six-Week Ban
ATLANTA — The Superior Court of Fulton County issued a ruling today finding that the Georgia Constitution prohibits political interference with an individual’s abortion decisio...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: SisterSong v. State of Georgia
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