Press Releases
Oct 11, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Maine Asks Law Court to Uphold First Amendment RightsÂ
PORTLAND – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Maine and the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s State Supreme Court Initiative Tuesday filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Maine Supreme Judicial C...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 11, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Applauds EEOC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Rules, Urges Additional Key Protections
WASHINGTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ applauds the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s proposed regulations strengthening the rights of workers under the Pregna...
Oct 05, 2023
District Court Orders Alabama to Adopt New Congressional Map with Two Black Opportunity Districts Â
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A district court in Alabama today ordered the state to adopt a congressional map that includes two districts where Black voters will have the opportunity to el...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Allen v. Milligan
Oct 05, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Biden Administration Announcement on Border Wall Construction in Texas
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will waive 26 federal public health, environmental, and cultural preservation laws to expedite border wall and r...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 04, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Responds to United Nations Reports on Policing and Racial Justice
GENEVA — Two United Nations reports detailing the ways in which systemic racism infects every facet of our criminal legal system in the United States will be presented before the...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 04, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, Civil Rights Organizations, and Broadcasters Demand Transparency into FBI Raid of Journalist’s Home
Allegations that a journalist’s reporting violated computer crime laws has a chilling effect on our right to a free and fair press.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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