Press Releases
Jul 29, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 and LWV File Lawsuit Against Partisan Gerrymandering of South Carolina鈥檚 Congressional Districts
COLUMBIA, S.C. 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of South Carolina, and Duffy & Young LLC filed a lawsuit today challenging partisan gerrymandering of South Carolina...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 29, 2024
Thousands of Nebraskans鈥� Voting Rights at Stake in New Lawsuit
LINCOLN, Neb. 鈥� Nebraskans who are at risk of being denied a vote this year are suing Nebraska鈥檚 top elections official and the Douglas and Hall County Election Commissioners i...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Spung v. Evnen
Jul 29, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Comment on The Biden-Harris Administration鈥檚 Supreme Court Reform Proposal
WASHINGTON 鈥� President Joseph Biden released a proposal today to reform the Supreme Court through term limits and a code of ethics. President Biden also proposed a constitutional...
Jul 26, 2024
Civil Rights Organizations Request Records Related to Oklahoma Biblical Schooling Mandate
Civil Rights Organizations Request Records Related to Oklahoma Biblical Schooling Mandate
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jul 26, 2024
Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds State鈥檚 12-Week Abortion Ban and Transgender Care Restrictions
LINCOLN, Neb. 鈥� A new decision from the Nebraska Supreme Court means that the state鈥檚 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on young transgender Nebraskans鈥� medical care will...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Hilgers
Jul 25, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Announces Chase Strangio As Co-Director of LGBTQ & HIV Project
NEW YORK 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 today announced the promotion of attorney Chase Strangio to the role of Co-Director for the LGBTQ & HIV Project. Formerly the De...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
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PodcastDec 2024
Capital Punishment
Can Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau BellCan Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau Bell
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Maryland Supreme CourtDec 2024
Criminal Law Reform
Roland Branch v. State of MarylandRoland Branch v. State of Maryland
This petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland asked the court to reconsider its adherence to Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which declared that a traffic stop undertaken for pretextual reasons does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution so long as the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation occurred. The 老澳门开奖结果, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Maryland, filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant鈥檚 petition, in which the 老澳门开奖结果 argued that the court should take up the question of whether pretextual stops violate the Maryland Constitution. In September 2024, the Court denied the petition. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Voting Rights
Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?
The Electoral College meets December 17th to certify the results of the 2024 election, but why? The 老澳门开奖结果 breaks down if the process is worth keeping. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and Beyond
You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes.