Press Releases
Jun 01, 2016
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Ending Benton County’s Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Ending Benton County’s Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: Fuentes v. Benton County
May 31, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Denies Request to Review Decision Favoring Transgender Students in Bathroom Case
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court said today that it will not rehear the case of a Gloucester County transgender high school student who successfully sued his school board ...
May 31, 2016
Col. Morris Davis Successfully Settles First Amendment Lawsuit for Speaking Out ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Gitmo Military Commissions
Government Will Pay $100,000 to Davis, Former Chief Prosecutor at Guantánamo
Court case: Davis v. Billington
May 26, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Files to Join Microsoft Lawsuit Against U.S. on Secret Surveillance Requests
As a Microsoft Customer, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Demands Government Notify Users ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Email and Cloud Storage Searches
May 25, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Asks Florida Supreme Court to Keep Mandatory Abortion Delay Law on Hold
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Florida, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Tallahassee attorney Richard E. Johnson filed a brief today a...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 25, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Lawsuit Filed by 11 States Challenging Obama Administration Transgender Guidance
NEW YORK — Eleven states have announced legal action against the Obama administration following the release of guidance on how schools treat transgender students.
James Esseks, d...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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