Press Releases
Sep 14, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Demands Catholic Hospital Provide Procedure for Pregnant Woman with Brain Tumor
With the Growth of Catholic Hospital Systems, Women’s Health is Put at Risk by Religious Rules
Sep 10, 2015
Montez Spradley, Innocent Man, Released From Prison After 9.5 Years, 3.5 on Death Row
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Montez Spradley, who was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, was released from prison on Friday. He had spent 3.5 years on Alabama’s death row ...
Sep 08, 2015
U.S. District Court Releases Kentucky Clerk from Custody
Judge Orders Rowan County Clerk Not to Interfere with Deputies Issuing Marriage Licenses
Court case: Miller v. Davis
Sep 03, 2015
U.S. District Court Holds Kentucky Clerk in Contempt for Refusing Marriage Licenses
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Held in Custody as Deputy Clerks Agree Under Oath to Issue Licenses Immediately
Court case: Miller v. Davis
Sep 03, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on New Justice Department Guidelines for Secretive Stingray Surveillance Devices
NEW YORK — The Department of Justice today issued new public guidelines for the use of a military-grade surveillance technology by certain federal agencies.
The surveillance tool...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 01, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Files to Hold Kentucky County Clerk Accountable for Refusing Marriage Licenses
Rowan County Clerk Must Carry Out Duties as a Public Official and Marry all Couples
Court case: Miller v. Davis
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