Press Releases
Aug 07, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Deeply Concerned by Oregon’s Passage of Unnecessary and Overbroad Law Criminalizing Domestic Terrorism
Group Says HB 2772 is Latest Example of Law Enforcement Seeking to Suppress Public Protest Via Domestic Terrorism Authorities
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Aug 06, 2023
After Third Wrongful Arrest, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Slams Detroit Police Department for Continuing to Use Faulty Facial Recognition Technology
DETROIT —According to a new lawsuit, the Detroit Police Department has wrongly arrested yet another person based on a faulty facial recognition match. Porcha Woodruff, who was ei...
Court case: Williams v. City of Detroit
Aug 03, 2023
Federal Appeals Court Grants Stay in Biden Asylum Ban Case
Court does not rule on merits and places case on speedy review schedule
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court today said the Biden administration’s new asylum ban, which was...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 01, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Trump Indictment in January 6 Probe
NEW YORK — The following statement is from Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, after the grand jury handed down an indictment for Donald ...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Aug 01, 2023
Federal Court Allows Medically Unnecessary Abortion Restriction in Guam to Take Effect Again
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling today that will allow the Guam government to enforce a medically unnecessary and irrational abortion restrict...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Raidoo et al. v. Camacho et al.
Aug 01, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Idaho Attorney General’s Prohibition on Out-of-State Abortion Referrals
Health care providers may resume offering critical information and assistance without fear of prosecution
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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