Press Releases
Oct 20, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Divided Ninth Circuit Opinion Permitting Trump’s National Guard Deployment in Portland
PORTLAND, OR — In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blocked a lower court order that stopped the Trump administration from fe...
Oct 20, 2025
DoDEA Must Return Books to Shelves, Judge Rules
Schools on military bases had banned nearly 600 books related to race and gender in response to Trump’s executive orders
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
Oct 18, 2025
Over Seven Million People Exercise their First Amendment Rights in Nationwide No Kings Protests
WASHINGTON — Over seven million people across the country peacefully and lawfully gathered today to express their First Amendment rights at more than 2,700 events across all 50 s...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Civil Liberties
Oct 16, 2025
United We Dream, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, and Partners Launch Historic $30 Million Dollar Fund to Scale Up Access to Lawyers for Families Fighting Wrongful Detention, Deportation
The Defending Our Neighbors Fund will drive millions of dollars to legal service groups providing urgent legal representation to families nationwide.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 15, 2025
Supreme Court Arguments Conclude in Landmark Voting Rights Case
WASHINGTON — Oral arguments wrapped earlier today in U.S. Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais, which concerns equal representation for Black voters in Louisiana and the role of...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Louisiana v. Callais (Callais v. Landry)
Oct 15, 2025
Rights Groups Demand Legal Memo on Caribbean Boat Strikes
NEW YORK – The Center for Constitutional Rights and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the Office of Legal Counsel...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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ColoradoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Griswold. Explore Case.United States v. Griswold
Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Voting Rights Project and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers. -
MassachusettsDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Galvin. Explore Case.United States v. Galvin
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the Massachusetts Secretary of State Galvin, seeking private, confidential voter data. DOJ’s efforts appear to be part of an effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Secure Messaging And Ai Don’t Mix. Explore News & Commentary.Secure Messaging and AI Don’t Mix
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Privacy & Technology
Lawmakers Renew Push To Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech Protections. Explore News & Commentary.Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech Protections
New state and federal bills seek to limit minors’ access to social media, but civil liberties advocates warn that the resulting online censorship threatens constitutional rights without delivering real safety.