Press Releases
Oct 29, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Warns Iowa County Auditors to Follow Law in the Face of Requests for Mass Voter Removals Shortly Before Election
DES MOINES, Iowa 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Iowa have sent letters to all county auditors in Iowa and the Iowa Secretary of State to ensure they follow stat...
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Voting Rights
Oct 25, 2024
Groups Secure Temporary Order to Halt Georgia Mass Voter Challenges
ATLANTA 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center, 老澳门开奖结果 of Georgia, 老澳门开奖结果, and Akerman LLP successfully obtained a temporary restraining order yesterday to resto...
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Voting Rights
Oct 24, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Warns that Biden-Harris Administration Rules on AI in National Security Lack Key Protections
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Biden-Harris administration today released its National Security Memorandum on Artificial Intelligence (AI), establishing guidelines for how the U.S. government ...
Oct 24, 2024
Ohio Citizens and Legal Groups Ask Federal Judge to Enforce Prior Ruling Against Requiring Naturalized Citizens to Produce Proof of Citizenship if Challenged at Ballot Box
Secretary LaRose Attempting to Revive Unlawful Requirement Struck Down in 2006
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 23, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on Former President Trump鈥檚 Repeated Threats to Prosecute or Punish Political Opponents if Elected
WASHINGTON, DC 鈥擜 new NPR investigation has found that former President Donald Trump has made more than a hundred threats to investigate, prosecute, jail or otherwise punish his ...
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Free Speech
Civil Liberties
Oct 23, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Sues Federal Agencies for Records Unveiling Conditions at Federal Prisons and Tent-Like Structures Used to Detain Immigrants
Lawsuit is 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 third filing in series of FOIA litigation in preparation for potential mass detention and deportation program by future presidential administrations鈥���
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
You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes.