Press Releases
Apr 01, 2024
Federal Trial Challenging Florida Law that Targets Voter Registration, Civic Engagement, and Political Speech Begins
Civil Rights and Latinx-led organizations are challenging a provision in SB 7050 that prohibits noncitizens from collecting or handling voter registration forms
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Free Speech
Court case: Hispanic Federation v. Byrd
Mar 29, 2024
Texas Appeals Court Upholds Rulings Blocking State from Investigating Trans Youth and Their Families
AUSTIN, Texas — Today the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, upheld injunctions in two related cases against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) an...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Doe v. Abbott
Mar 29, 2024
Ohio Abortion Providers File Lawsuit Challenging 24-Hour Waiting Period and Other Abortion Restrictions
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Today, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Ohio, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the law firm Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsu...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Preterm-Cleveland, et al, v. Dave Yost, et al.
Mar 29, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Florida Sound Alarm on Lakeland’s New Nightmare-Inducing Face Surveillance Program
The organizations are seeking records to shine a light on an alarming new tracking system unleashed on an unsuspecting public
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Mar 28, 2024
Texas Second Court of Appeals Reverses Crystal Mason’s Conviction in Major Voting Rights Victory
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Second Court of Appeals reversed Crystal Mason’s conviction on Thursday evening, resulting in an acquittal. She had faced five years in prison for sub...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Racial Justice
Court case: Crystal Mason v. State of Texas
Mar 28, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Brief in Emergency Abortion Care Case Highlights Idaho Politicians' Deeply Flawed Legal Arguments
WASHINGTON — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û (ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û), ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Idaho, and the law firm Cooley LLP filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today in Idaho and Moyle, et ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States
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