Press Releases
May 08, 2025
Individuals in Long-Term Solitary Confinement in New Mexico Challenge Inhumane and Unconstitutional Conditions
SANTA FE, NM — GuJuan Fusilier, Mah-konce Hudson, and O’Shay Toney, three individuals currently held in the Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM), filed a class action lawsuit today...
May 08, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ FOIA Litigation Reveals Information ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ICE Capacity, Contracts in Facilities Nationwide
For first time ever, ICE provides information regarding total capacity of immigration detention facilities run by GEO Group, Inc.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 07, 2025
Military Families Seek Preliminary Injunction Against Censorship in Department of Defense Schools
Military families seek preliminary injunction that would restore curricula, return books to shelves, and prohibit future bans
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
May 07, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Demands Social Security Administration Turn Over Docs on DOGE’s Access to Americans’ Data
The group also released a related report today on the significant risks of DOGE consolidating federal data
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 07, 2025
Appeals Court Orders Trump Administration to Transfer Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont
NEW YORK – The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today denied the Trump administration’s attempt to further delay Rümeysa Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont. The appeals court ord...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
May 06, 2025
Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration by Keeping Dr. Khan Suri’s Habeas Case in Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – In a major victory for Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri and a huge blow to the Trump administration, today a federal court ruled that Dr. Suri’s habeas ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights

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