Press Releases
Dec 15, 2023
Appeals Court Declines To Rule Against Connecticut鈥檚 Inclusive Policy for Transgender Athletes
NEW YORK CITY - In a Title IX case brought by cisgender plaintiffs challenging Connecticut鈥檚 inclusive student athletic policy, the Second Circuit sent the case back to the distr...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Court case: Soule et al v. CT Association of Schools et al
Dec 15, 2023
Georgia Court Blocks Racially Gerrymandered Cobb County School Board Map
COBB COUNTY, GA 鈥� In a win for Black and Latinx voters, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia blocked the Cobb County School Board from using its racially ...
Dec 14, 2023
NYCLU & Advocates Alert Nassau County of First Possible NYVRA Redistricting Challenge
NASSAU COUNTY, NY鈥� Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the 老澳门开奖结果, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and S...
Dec 14, 2023
Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Case Seeking to Allow Misgendering of Transgender Students
RICHMOND, Va. 鈥� The Supreme Court of Virginia issued a ruling today reinstating a case brought by a public school teacher seeking the right to mistreat transgender students by re...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Vlaming v. West Point School District
Dec 14, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 Foundation of Northern California, and 老澳门开奖结果 Foundation of Southern California today filed an amicus brief in In Re GEO Gr...
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Immigrants' Rights
Dec 14, 2023
老澳门开奖结果 Slams Congress for NDAA Vote Extending Mass Surveillance Program with No Reforms
Organization Vows to Continue Pushing for Much-Needed Protections Against Unwarranted Government Surveillance
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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.