Press Releases
Apr 04, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on US Supreme Court Ruling in Major Voting Rights Case
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Evenwel v. Abbott that states can count all residents in drawing election districts. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û f...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Evenwel v. Abbott
Apr 04, 2016
New Report Investigates Courts in South Carolina that Convict and Jail Many Defendants Without a Lawyer Present
The Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Find Routine Violations of the Sixth Amendment for South Carolinians Who Are Accused of Low-Level Offenses and Who Cannot Afford an Attorney
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 31, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Asks Federal Court for Basic Information ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Massachusetts Case Similar to FBI v. Apple
BOSTON — In a case raising questions similar to those in FBI v. Apple, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Massachusetts today filed a motion in federal court to make public ba...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Mar 30, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and NCLC File Lawsuit Against US Department of Education Over Failure to Disclose Debt Collection Practice Data
Concerns That Practices May Disproportionately Harm Borrowers of Color
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Mar 28, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on End of Apple-FBI Case
NEW YORK — The FBI said that it has unlocked the iPhone in the San Bernadino investigation and is dropping its effort to order Apple to help hack into the phone.
Alex Abdo, staff...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 28, 2016
Advocacy Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging North Carolina’s Sweeping Anti-LGBT Law
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, Lambda Legal, and Equality NC sue on behalf of LGBT North Carolinians
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
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