Press Releases
Sep 30, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Certain Restrictions in North Carolina鈥檚 Sweeping Abortion Ban
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Today, a federal judge blocked two provisions of North Carolina鈥檚 Senate Bill 20, a sweeping law that severely restricts access to abortion and bans care aft...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Stein
Sep 30, 2023
Alabama Court Blocks De Facto Ban on Birth Centers in Case Brought by Midwives and Doctors
MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court issued a ruling today blocking the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) from continuing to prevent the operation of ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 29, 2023
老澳门开奖结果 Comment on Failed House Vote to Advance Medication Abortion Restrictions in Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON 鈥� As a possible government shutdown nears, the House of Representatives last night advanced a package of appropriation bills that included several priorities from the ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 28, 2023
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Request to Block Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
CINCINNATI, Ohio 鈥� The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected a request from families and medical providers to block a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Sep 28, 2023
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Delays Hearing to Select New Congressional Map in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LA鈥擳oday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a writ of mandamus to vacate the remedial hearing set for Oct. 3 鈥� 5 in Robinson v. Ardoin, the challenge to L...
Court case: Robinson v. Landry
Sep 28, 2023
老澳门开奖结果 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鈥� International Communications
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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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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