Press Releases
Dec 13, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia Report – Fulton County Can Reduce Jail Population Without Building New Jail
ATLANTA—A second consecutive analysis of the overcrowding and conditions within Fulton County’s jail system by the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia shows the issues still persist after decades ...
Dec 13, 2023
Supreme Court Will Decide Another Abortion Case
The case could have serious impacts on access to mifepristone, a drug used in most abortions today.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 12, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Urges Senate to Abandon Disastrous Anti-Immigrant Proposals in Supplemental Funding Negotiations  Â
The White House is reportedly offering sweeping, draconian measures targeting immigrants to Senator James Lankford, the Republican lead negotiator, as it seeks to move forward on i...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 12, 2023
Lawsuit Challenges D.C. Transit Authority for Violating the First Amendment
Complaint alleges that WMATA unlawfully rejected controversial ads
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 12, 2023
Update On Kentucky Abortion Ban Class Action
LOUISVILLE, KY — On Monday, attorneys informed a Kentucky court that after filing a class-action lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban last Friday, lead plaintiff Jane D...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Jane Doe, et al. v. Daniel Cameron, et al.
Dec 11, 2023
Ahead of House Vote, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Sounds Alarm on Bill Greatly Expanding the Government’s Mass Warrantless Surveillance Authority
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ is strongly urging the House of Representatives to vote for the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act, the House Ju...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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