Press Releases
Jun 22, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Reaches Landmark Settlement in L.A. County Jails Case
LOS ANGELES – Today, U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson approved an extraordinary settlement between people incarcerated in Los Angeles jails — represented by the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Natio...
Court case: Rutherford v. Luna
Jun 22, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Supreme Court’s Decision in Jones v. Hendrix
WASHINGTON – Today, in Jones v. Hendrix, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that federally incarcerated people who are actually innocent – because a prior decisi...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Jones v. Hendrix
Jun 22, 2023
New Records Detail How the FBI Pressures Police to Keep Use of Shady Phone Surveillance Technology a Secret
The records, which the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, shed light on the secrecy agreements the FBI forces state and local law enforcement agencies to sign if they want to use cell site simulators
Jun 20, 2023
Federal Judge Overturns Arkansas’ Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Federal Judge Overturns Arkansas’ Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Brandt et al v. Rutledge et al
Jun 20, 2023
Judge Grants Southern Utah Drag Stars Preliminary Injunction to Host Drag ShowÂ
Southern Utah Drag Stars will hold its family-friendly drag event on June 30 in St. George, Utah.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 16, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Indiana Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
INDIANAPOLIS - A federal court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking an Indiana law that prohibits health care professionals from providing or even referring transgender y...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana
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