Press Releases
Sep 13, 2016
Chelsea Manning Ends Hunger Strike; Government Agrees to Move Forward With Recommended Gender Affirming Surgery
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike today, having secured assurances from the Army that she will receive the medically prescribed...
Sep 13, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Asks Supreme Court Not to Review Decision Protecting Transgender Student’s Restroom Access
WASHINGTON — In a brief filed with the Supreme Court today, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Virginia argue that the Supreme Court should not step in to review ...
Sep 13, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on HUD Guidance on Nuisance Ordinances
NEW YORK — The Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced guidance explaining that local nuisance ordinances that penalize tenants, including victims of domestic...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Sep 08, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Dismissal of Tamesha Means’s Case
Woman Denied Medical Care at Hospital Because of Religious Directives
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 31, 2016
Supreme Court Denies Stay in North Carolina Voting Rights Case
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court today denied North Carolina’s request to stay a federal appeals court ruling that struck down the state’s restrictive voting law.
The Amer...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Aug 30, 2016
President Obama Announces a Second Set of More than 100 Clemency Grants This Month
WASHINGTON — In his second set of clemency grants this month, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 111 prisoners today, 72 of whom were applicants whose petitions wer...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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