Press Releases
about Women's Rights
Apr 16, 2024
Fourth Circuit Rejects West Virginia Law Barring Transgender Girls From Student Athletics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a West Virginia law banning transgender student-athletes from playing on teams consistent with their gender identi...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education
Dec 15, 2023
Appeals Court Declines To Rule Against Connecticut’s Inclusive Policy for Transgender Athletes
NEW YORK CITY - In a Title IX case brought by cisgender plaintiffs challenging Connecticut’s inclusive student athletic policy, the Second Circuit sent the case back to the distr...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Court case: Soule et al v. CT Association of Schools et al
Dec 04, 2023
Pilots Reach Settlement with Frontier Airlines Over Lactation and Pregnancy Policies
DENVER – Five pilots have reached a settlement with Frontier Airlines resolving EEOC charges filed in May 2018 and a lawsuit filed in December 2019 alleging that the company disc...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Court case: Freyer v. Frontier and Hodgkins v. Frontier
Aug 21, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Submits Amicus Brief Supporting Constitutionality of Restrictions on Gun Possession by Individuals Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
NEW YORK — Today, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Rahimi, a Second Amendment challenge to the federal l...
Court case: United States v. Rahimi
Jul 25, 2023
Advocates Challenge Discriminatory Eviction Screening Policies Enforced by Two Cook County Landlords
CHICAGO – In two historic filings, housing advocates are challenging policies of two large landlords in Cook County, Illinois that automatically reject applicants who have any pr...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Women's Rights
Jun 30, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis
Washington, D.C. – The Supreme Court this morning issued its ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis. David Cole, Legal Director for the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, offered the foll...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Racial Justice
Disability Rights
Free Speech
Religious Liberty
Court case: 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis
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