Press Releases
Jan 12, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Preliminary Injunction to Block Texas’ Anti-Immigrant Law S.B. 4 From Taking Effect
AUSTIN, Texas — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Texas, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, and the Texas Civil Rights Project today filed a preliminary injunction in federal court to block Texas’ ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 10, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Urges Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Protect Right to Privacy in Internet Searches
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and librarians file amicus in Pennsylvania v. Kurtz, asking the state Supreme Court to protect people seeking information online
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Court case: Commonwealth v. Kurtz
Jan 10, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement in Support of Additional Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û thanks Representatives Yvette Clarke and Brian Fitzpatrick, as well as Senators Peter Welch and J.D. Vance, for introducing the bipartisan and bi...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 09, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û to Defend NRA Before Supreme Court, to Uphold Advocacy Groups’ Right to Free Speech
The case will determine whether the First Amendment allows government regulators to threaten retaliation against businesses that work with a controversial advocacy organization.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: National Rifle Association v. Vullo
Jan 09, 2024
Comment on Biden Administration Partial Repeal of Unlawful Trump Rule Allowing Refusals of Health Care
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced it would partially repeal a dangerous and unnecessary Trump-era rule, which numerous courts had declared unlawful, that would have...
Jan 05, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Rings Alarm Over Supreme Court Taking Up Emergency Abortion Care Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced today that it would pause a lower court decision holding that states may not bar hospitals from providing abortions to patients in emerge...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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