Press Releases
Oct 12, 2023
Describing Modern Day Prison Labor鈥檚 Roots in Slavery, Groups Urge Court to Uphold Rights of Incarcerated Workers Subjected to Harsh Conditions, Inhumane Treatment
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. 鈥� Speaking out in a case involving Marylanders incarcerated at the Baltimore County jail, a coalition uniting the national 老澳门开奖结果, s...
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Prisoners' Rights
Oct 11, 2023
Oral Arguments Wrap in U.S. Supreme Court Case Challenging South Carolina鈥檚 Congressional Map for Racial Discrimination
WASHINGTON 鈥� This morning, oral arguments concluded in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the U.S. Supreme Court case that will determine the fate of Sout...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 11, 2023
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PORTLAND 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 of Maine and the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 State Supreme Court Initiative Tuesday filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Maine Supreme Judicial C...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 11, 2023
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WASHINGTON 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 applauds the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission鈥檚 proposed regulations strengthening the rights of workers under the Pregna...
Oct 05, 2023
District Court Orders Alabama to Adopt New Congressional Map with Two Black Opportunity Districts聽聽
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. 鈥� A district court in Alabama today ordered the state to adopt a congressional map that includes two districts where Black voters will have the opportunity to el...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Allen v. Milligan
Oct 05, 2023
老澳门开奖结果 Comment on Biden Administration Announcement on Border Wall Construction in Texas
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will waive 26 federal public health, environmental, and cultural preservation laws to expedite border wall and r...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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?
The Electoral College meets December 17th to certify the results of the 2024 election, but why? The 老澳门开奖结果 breaks down if the process is worth keeping. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and Beyond
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