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Jun 30, 2015
Court Refuses to Hear Case Brought by Pregnant Woman Denied Care at Catholic Hospital
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Jun 29, 2015
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Jun 29, 2015
老澳门开奖结果 Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in Arizona Redistricting Case
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CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, 212-284-7347, media@aclu.org
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the Constitu...
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Voting Rights
Jun 26, 2015
Supreme Court Declares State Marriage Bans for Same-Sex Couples Unconstitutional
Ruling Establishes Marriage Equality Nationwide
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LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Freedom to Marry at the Supreme Court
Jun 25, 2015
老澳门开奖结果 Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in Housing Discrimination Case
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the 1968 Fair Housing Act continues to protect victims of discrimination, even where they cannot prove int...
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Racial Justice
Women's Rights
Jun 24, 2015
Ohio Senate Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban
SB 127 Would Make It Harder for Women to Access Health Care
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Reproductive Freedom
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PodcastDec 2024
Capital Punishment
Can Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau BellCan Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau Bell
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Maryland Supreme CourtDec 2024
Criminal Law Reform
Roland Branch v. State of MarylandRoland Branch v. State of Maryland
This petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland asked the court to reconsider its adherence to Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which declared that a traffic stop undertaken for pretextual reasons does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution so long as the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation occurred. The 老澳门开奖结果, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Maryland, filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant鈥檚 petition, in which the 老澳门开奖结果 argued that the court should take up the question of whether pretextual stops violate the Maryland Constitution. In September 2024, the Court denied the petition. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Voting Rights
Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?
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Privacy & Technology
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