Press Releases
Jul 31, 2023
Oklahomans File Lawsuit to Stop State From Sponsoring Nation’s First Religious Public Charter School
OKLAHOMA CITY — Nine Oklahoma residents and a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting public education in Oklahoma filed a lawsuit today in state court to stop Oklahoma fr...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jul 31, 2023
Alabama Health Care Providers File Lawsuit to Prevent the Prosecution of Those Helping Patients Seek Out-of-State Abortion Care
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A group of health care providers filed a lawsuit in federal court today to prevent Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and district attorneys throughout th...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 26, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Implementation of Mississippi’s New Voting Law
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal court has granted a request by Disability Rights Mississippi, the League of Women Voters of Mississippi, and three Mississippi voters to block S.B. 235...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Disability Rights
Jul 25, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Biden Asylum Ban
Judge Also Grants 14-Day Stay of the Ruling
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court today blocked the Biden administration’s new asylum ban, but delayed its ruling from taking effect f...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 25, 2023
Advocates Challenge Discriminatory Eviction Screening Policies Enforced by Two Cook County Landlords
CHICAGO – In two historic filings, housing advocates are challenging policies of two large landlords in Cook County, Illinois that automatically reject applicants who have any pr...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Women's Rights
Jul 21, 2023
Idaho Families of Trans Youth Ask Court to Pause Health Care Ban
Plaintiffs in the Poe v. Labrador lawsuit challenging Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming medical care seek a preliminary injunction
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Poe v. Labrador
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