Press Releases
Jun 24, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Response to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson's Statement on Family Detention and Asylum
WASHINGTON — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement today that he has "reached the conclusion that we must make substantial changes in our detention pra...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 24, 2015
NYCLU Report Exposes Illegal Treatment of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students in New York Public Schools
NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union today released a report today revealing the serious and pervasive discrimination and harassment faced by transgender and gender nonc...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 23, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Study Spotlights Tale of Two Economic Recoveries for Black and White Homeowners
Racial Wealth Gap Grows Dramatically, Leaving Black Families at Severe Economic Disadvantage
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jun 23, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch Urge DOJ to Appoint Special Prosecutor for CIA Torture
More Than 6 Months After Release of Senate Torture Report, the Groups Delivered Petition With More Than 110,000 Signatures
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jun 22, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û in Appeals Court TUESDAY Challenging Drone Program Secrecy
WHAT:The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan will hear oral arguments in lawsuits brought by the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and The New York Times seeking Justice Dep...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jun 19, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Nebraska Secures $400,000 Grant to Fight Death Penalty Referendum
LINCOLN, Neb – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Nebraska announced today that it recently secured a $400,000 grant from a national funder, Proteus Action League, to fight back against the death penal...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
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