Press Releases
Mar 05, 2024
Advocates Seek Public Records from DOJ on Implementation of Directives Changing Mandatory Minimum Charging and Sentencing Policies
WASHINGTON — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Federal Public & Community Defenders submitted a Freedom of Inf...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Mar 04, 2024
Civil Rights Groups Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Block Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law S.B. 4 in Texas
Request comes days after Fifth Circuit Court issued an administrative stay, which would have allowed law to go into effect this weekend
Mar 04, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Commends Biden Administration’s New Rules Protecting Religious Freedom for People Who Use Government-Funded Social Services
WASHINGTON – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û commends the Biden administration’s finalized rules to restore religious freedom protections for people who use federally funded...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Mar 01, 2024
Victory in Challenge Against Florida’s Anti-Voter Law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a significant legal victory, a federal district court has issued summary judgment in favor of voting and immigrants’ rights advocates challenging Florida...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Hispanic Federation v. Byrd
Mar 01, 2024
Court Halts Latest Effort by Texas Attorney General to Persecute Texas Families with Transgender Youth
AUSTIN, Texas – Travis County District Court Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel today blocked the latest effort by the Texas Attorney General’s Office to persecute Texas families with t...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Feb 29, 2024
Federal Court Blocks Extreme Texas Legislation That Would Overstep Federal Immigration Law
AUSTIN, Texas – The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas today granted a motion for preliminary injunction to block Texas Senate Bill 4 (88-4), which wo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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