Press Releases
Dec 19, 2023
Voting Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Ohio HB 458 for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act  Â
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The League of Women Voters of Ohio and voter Jennifer Kucera filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a provision in House Bill 458 that impacts how voters who ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Dec 19, 2023
Civil Rights Organizations Sue to Block Texas from Enacting Extremist Immigration Law
AUSTIN, Texas — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Texas, and the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) filed a lawsuit today challenging Texas Senate Bill 4, which woul...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 19, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Kansas: Judge Denies Relief To Detainees Suffering Unconstitutional Wait Times
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal district court judge has denied a request to enter a preliminary injunction which would have remedied the months-long waitlist for bed space at Larn...
Dec 19, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Issues Travel Advisory for Texas After Passage of Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law
ALBUQUERQUE – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û (ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û) affiliates of New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, San Diego and Imperial Counties, and Texas issued an adv...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 19, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Taps Hill Veteran Mike Zamore to Lead Expansion of Policy & Government Affairs Division
WASHINGTON — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û today announced the appointment of Mike Zamore as National Director of Policy and Government Affairs. Bringing more than two decad...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Dec 18, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Urges the Supreme Court Not to Make it Harder to Bring Retaliatory Arrest Cases
WASHINGTON – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and partners today filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to protect our right to engage in constitutionally-p...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Gonzalez v. Trevino
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