Press Releases
Aug 09, 2025
Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Lack of Access to Counsel and Inhumane Conditions for People Held at Federal Building in New York
Class action lawsuit details abusive conditions at 26 Federal Plaza, including extreme overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, lack of access to medical care or legal counsel
Aug 07, 2025
Educators, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, NEA-NH, and GLAD Law Sue New Hampshire Over Yet Another Unconstitutional Attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
CONCORD, N.H. — A diverse group of educators and advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a new anti-equity, anti-inclusion, and anti-diversity law in New Hampsh...
Aug 07, 2025
Tenth Circuit Rejects Challenge From Families Against Oklahoma Ban on Best Practice Medical Care
OKLAHOMA CITY – Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti upholding a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appe...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Poe v. Drummond
Aug 04, 2025
Court Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom and Library
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In a victory for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today in Stinson v. Fayetteville Sch...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Aug 01, 2025
Legal Orgs Sue Trump Admin Over Unlawful Policy of Arresting People Who Attend Mandated Court Hearings
NEW YORK — Today, on behalf of The Door and African Communities Together, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), ºìÐÓÊÓƵ (ºìÐÓÊÓƵ), Make the Road New Yor...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: African Communities Together v. Lyons
Jul 30, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Denies Trump Administration Bid to Re-detain Mahmoud Khalil
The administration must comply with court order blocking use of foreign policy bar to deport him
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
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New HampshireAug 2025
Racial Justice
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National Education Association - New Hampshire V. Formella. Explore Case.National Education Association - New Hampshire v. Formella
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Nevada Supreme CourtAug 2025
Capital Punishment
Ybarra V. Warden. Explore Case.Ybarra v. Warden
This case presents the question of whether the execution of a capital defendant with serious mental illness violates Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution, which prohibits cruel or unusual punishment. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Capital Punishment Project and State Supreme Court Initiative, along with the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Nevada, filed an amicus brief arguing that a plain reading of Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution provides broader protections than the Eighth Amendment and should be interpreted to establish a categorical exemption from execution for this population. -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ explains how the legal fight unfolded. -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Voting Rights
The Voting Rights Act At 60: A Legacy In Jeopardy, A Democracy At Risk. Explore News & Commentary.The Voting Rights Act at 60: A Legacy in Jeopardy, a Democracy at Risk
As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, its legacy is under siege—from courts, lawmakers, and a government retreating from enforcement. The battle to preserve it is now a fight for the future of democracy itself.