Press Releases
Aug 19, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Chelsea Manning Prison ‘Contraband’ Guilty Verdict
Manning Punished for Possessing Expired Toothpaste and LGBT Reading Material
Court case: Manning v. Hagel, et al.
Aug 16, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on the Passing of Civil Rights Hero Julian Bond
NEW YORK - Julian Bond, the former head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and civil rights icon, died on Saturday night. He was 75.
Anthony D. Romer...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 13, 2015
Connecticut Supreme Court: State May Not Kill Death Row Inmates Following Repeal of Death Penalty
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Connecticut applauded this morning’s state Supreme Court decision holding that the Connecticut Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment forbids th...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Prisoners' Rights
Aug 13, 2015
Masterpiece Cakeshop Violates Civil Rights Law for Turning Away Gay Couple, Court Rules
DENVER – The Colorado Court of Appeals today ruled that a cake shop cannot refuse service to a gay couple because of who they are. The ruling comes on the heels of oral arguments...
Aug 12, 2015
Kentucky County Must Issue Marriage Licenses to All Couples, Court Rules
Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Four Rowan County Couples Denied Service by County Clerk
Court case: Miller v. Davis
Aug 07, 2015
Obama Administration Asks Judge to Reconsider Ruling to Release Children From Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C–The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal judge yesterday to reconsider her ruling calling for the release of thousands of Central American families seeking...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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