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Nov 18, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on Trump鈥檚 Plan to Use Military to Mass Deport Immigrants
WASHINGTON 鈥� President-elect Donald J. Trump confirmed today that he intends to declare a national emergency and use the U.S. military to implement his plans for mass deportation...
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Immigrants' Rights
Nov 18, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Sues ICE for Records on Deportation Flight Infrastructure
Lawsuit seeks details on how ICE鈥檚 air travel infrastructure could be expanded to facilitate President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 mass deportation, detention plan
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 15, 2024
Civil Liberties Organizations Unite to Oppose Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters鈥� Latest Push for Religion in Public Schools
The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Oklahoma, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law &...
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Religious Liberty
Nov 14, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Urges Senate to Oppose Bill That Will Threaten Political Speech on College Campuses
The bill would falsely equate criticism of Israel with antisemitic discrimination
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Nov 12, 2024
Kentucky Woman Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Two Abortion Bans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥� A Kentucky woman who is pregnant and seeking an abortion filed a lawsuit today in Jefferson County Circuit Court seeking to strike down two abortion bans under ...
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Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Mary Poe v. Russell Coleman, et al.
Nov 12, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Urges House to Kill Bill that Could Give Trump Admin Power to Crush Dissent and Go After Political Enemies
Under H.R. 9495, any tax-exempt organization that criticizes the government could have its status stripped away arbitrarily by a designation that it is 鈥渢errorist supporting鈥�
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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.