Press Releases
Nov 19, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on House Refugee Resettlement Vote
WASHINGTON — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û denounces the U.S. House passage of the "American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015." The vote was 289-137.
Karin Joha...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Nov 19, 2015
School Discipline Settlement Underscores Harm to City Students and Importance of Reform
NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP today agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit on behalf...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: B.H. v. City of New York
Nov 18, 2015
Baltimore Jail Settlement to Bring Major Improvements in Medical Care, Facilities
BALTIMORE – The Public Justice Center, the Law Offices of Elizabeth Alexander, and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û today announced a settlement agreement in Duvall v. Hogan, t...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Nov 17, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, Coalition Urge Congress to Continue Support for US Refugee Resettlement Program
WASHINGTON — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, along with 80 other groups, sent a letter to Congress voicing support for the U.S. refugee resettlement program and opposing effo...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 16, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Efforts to Restrict Refugee Resettlement to US
NEW YORK — Following the attacks in Paris, some U.S. governors and federal lawmakers have moved to restrict the planned resettlement of Syrian refugees to the United States.
Ceci...
Nov 13, 2015
Supreme Court Will Hear Case That Could Allow States to Strip Away Abortion Access
Texas Case Will Decide Whether States Can Impose Medically Unnecessary Regulations that Force Clinics to Shut Down
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc., v. Strange
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