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May 22, 2023
Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional and Discriminatory Law Banning Them From Buying Land
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Partners Argue SB 264 Violates the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act
May 22, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Warrantless Pole Camera Surveillance
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Moore v. United States, leaving in place a patchwork of lower court decisions on an important and recurring question ab...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Court case: Moore v. United States
May 18, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Applauds EEOC’s Guidance for Assessing Automated Systems Used in Employment Decisions
WASHINGTON — Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a technical assistance document, “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artifici...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Racial Justice
May 18, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Commends Supreme Court Decisions Allowing Free Speech Online to Flourish
With Positive Rulings in Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google, Free Speech Advocates Urge Platforms to Host Robust Conversations and Diverse Communities
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Court case: Twitter, Inc., v. Taamneh
May 17, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Slams Montana's Unconstitutional TikTok Ban as Governor Signs Law
HELENA — Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed an unconstitutional statewide TikTok ban into law today, over the objections of the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Montan...
Apr 28, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and EFF Call on Court to Hear Twitter’s Challenge to Government Censorship of Company’s Surveillance Transparency Reporting
SAN FRANCISCO — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ (ºìÐÓÊÓƵ) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals calling on the full...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
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Court CaseJan 2025
National Security
Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ obtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
National Security
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided. -
MaineApr 2025
National Security
Free Speech
Smith V. Trump. Explore Case.Smith v. Trump
On April 11, 2025, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Maine filed a lawsuit on behalf of two human rights advocates who, because of an executive order signed by President Trump, have been forced to stop humanitarian work with the International Criminal Court. -
Washington, D.C.Apr 2025
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center V. Noem. Explore Case.Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem
Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Feb. 12, 2025, for access to immigrants transferred from the United States to detention at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba under President Trump’s recent order.