Press Releases
Aug 29, 2023
Families and Advocates Urge Appeals Court to Block Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care
CINCINNATI – Lawyers representing transgender adolescents, their parents, and a medical provider will urge the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s injuncti...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Aug 29, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Two Year Anniversary of Kabul Drone Strike
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and its partners have been representing the drone strike victims’ surviving family members and Nutrition & Education International colleagues seeking evacuation
Issue Areas:
National Security
Aug 25, 2023
Texas District Court Grants Injunction to Pause Ban on Transgender Youth Medical Care
AUSTIN, Texas — The 201st Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas granted an injunction this afternoon to pause the state’s unconstitutional medical care ban targeting ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Loe v. Texas
Aug 22, 2023
Advocacy Groups Call on President Biden to Condemn the Insular Cases
WASHINGTON — Today, a dozen advocacy organizations sent a letter to President Biden, asking him to publicly condemn a series of Supreme Court decisions known as the Insular Cases...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 21, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Submits Amicus Brief Supporting Constitutionality of Restrictions on Gun Possession by Individuals Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
NEW YORK — Today, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Rahimi, a Second Amendment challenge to the federal l...
Court case: United States v. Rahimi
Aug 18, 2023
Federal Court Sides with Civil Rights Groups and Lifts Georgia’s Ban on Line Relief and Birthdate Requirement on Absentee Ballot Envelopes for 2024 Elections
ATLANTA — A federal court in the Northern District of Georgia issued rulings today in response to emergency motions filed by civil rights groups to lift restrictions put in place...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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