Press Releases
Sep 28, 2023
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Delays Hearing to Select New Congressional Map in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LA—Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a writ of mandamus to vacate the remedial hearing set for Oct. 3 – 5 in Robinson v. Ardoin, the challenge to L...
Court case: Robinson v. Landry
Sep 28, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Applauds Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Report and Urges Congress to Fundamentally Reform Section 702
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Called for Major Changes to Law the Government Uses to Warrantlessly Surveil Americans’ International Communications
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 27, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Announces Sophia Lin Lakin as Director of the Voting Rights Project
NEW YORK — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û announced today the appointment of Sophia Lin Lakin as director of the Voting Rights Project.
As director of the Voting Rights Proje...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 27, 2023
Montana Court Blocks Enforcement of Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
Missoula, MT – A Montana state district court judge today blocked enforcement of Senate Bill 99, the discriminatory law that threatens the health and well-being of Montana transg...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Van Garderen et al. v. State of Montana
Sep 27, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues Private Prison Company After Preventable Death of Asylum Seeker at Torrance Detention Facility
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The wrongful death estate of Kesley Vial, a 23-year-old Brazilian asylum seeker, has filed a lawsuit against the private prison company CoreCivic, which runs ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 26, 2023
Supreme Court of Ohio will Hear Oral Argument Tomorrow in Challenge to Extreme Abortion Ban
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument tomorrow in a case brought by abortion providers challenging the state government’s extreme ban on abortion a...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Preterm-Cleveland v. David Yost
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