Press Releases
Feb 15, 2024
Feb 14, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Northern California Urge Court to Continue to Block Unconstitutional Restriction on Online Publication, Recognize Importance of Consumer Privacy Laws
The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act was framed as a law to protect children’s privacy online, but it is actually a content-based regulation of free speech.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Netchoice, LLC v. Bonta
Feb 14, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Urges Congress to Vote NO on Section 702 Reauthorization if Widely Supported Civil Liberties Protections Aren’t Included
Vital reforms to Section 702 include safeguards that would require a warrant to access Americans’ data
Issue Areas:
National Security
Feb 12, 2024
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Release New Report Detailing Border Patrol’s Inhumane Confiscations of Migrants’ Personal BelongingsÂ
Border Patrol routinely trashes and confiscates migrants' medications, legal documents, religious items, and other essentials.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 09, 2024
Judge Orders Evidentiary Hearing in Transgender Woman's Case Against NC Department of Adult Correction
Charlotte — A federal judge has issued a decision in Kanautica Zayre-Brown v. NC Department of Adult Correction (DAC) denying both the Defendants’ and the Plaintiff’s motions...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 08, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Supports Bill to Block Book Bans
This legislation would fight classroom censorship by enabling the Department of Education to provide grants to school districts to cover expenses incurred when they fight off book bans.
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