Press Releases
Aug 11, 2023
老澳门开奖结果 and EFF File Friend-of-the-Court Brief Opposing Unconstitutional Montana TikTok Ban
MISSOULA, Mont. 鈥� Today, the 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief in the consolidated lawsuits brou...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Aug 10, 2023
老澳门开奖结果 Applauds Louisiana Governor for Calling on Board of Pardons to Review Clemency Petitions
BATON ROUGE, La. 鈥� This week, Gov. Edwards exercised his constitutionally provided executive authority to call on the Louisiana Board of Pardons to review the clemency petitions ...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Aug 10, 2023
Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supports ADA Tester鈥檚 Legal Challenge to Hotel Inaccessibility
Civil Rights Organizations File Brief in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer Urging Supreme Court to Hold That Civil Rights Tester Has Standing to Sue Over Hotel鈥檚 Discrimination Against People with Disabilities
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Court case: Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer
Aug 08, 2023
Idaho Educators File Lawsuit Challenging State Law Censoring Professors鈥� Speech on Abortion
The law violates educators鈥� First Amendment right to academic speech by criminalizing teaching and scholarship on pro-abortion viewpoints at Idaho鈥檚 public universities.
Court case: Idaho Federation of Teachers v. Labrador
Aug 08, 2023
Midwives and Doctors File Lawsuit Challenging Alabama鈥檚 De Facto Ban on Birth Centers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� A group of midwives and doctors filed a lawsuit in state court today challenging ongoing actions by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), which have ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 07, 2023
Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Trans-Inclusive Restroom Policy at Ohio School District
COLUMBUS, Ohio 鈥� Today a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio issued a judgment on the pleadings in a lawsuit challenging Bethel Local Schoo...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ 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
You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes.