Press Releases
Mar 01, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Launches New Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative to Confront the Criminalization of Abortion Care
The initiative will establish a network of criminal defense attorneys to work with the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ to defend against criminal investigations, charges and prosecutions related to abortion care.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 28, 2023
LA County Violates Court Order and Perpetuates Horrific Jail Conditions
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Calls for the Board of Supervisors and Sheriff to be Held in Contempt
Court case: Rutherford v. Luna
Feb 28, 2023
Mississippi Bans Gender-Affirming Health Care for Transgender Youth
JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law today a bill banning health care treatments for gender dysphoria for transgender youth, prohibiting doctors from providing ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 27, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Strongly Opposes House Bill that Would Ban TikTok and Threaten First Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON — In a letter sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committees today, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ has urged members to vote no on HR 1153, a bill introduced by Hous...
Feb 24, 2023
Oklahoma’s Classroom Censorship Act is Unconstitutional and Remains a Threat to our First and 14th Amendment RightsÂ
To protect students and teachers from unlawful censorship and racial discrimination, a lawsuit brought by civil rights and social justice groups must be allowed to proceed.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond
Feb 23, 2023
Fourth Circuit Rules that South Carolina Laws Allowing School Students to be Criminally Charged Were Unconstitutional
RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision that a pair of South Carolina laws that allowed elementary and secondary school students to be c...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: CYAP v. Wilson
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