Press Releases
Oct 26, 2022
Hundreds of Thousands at Imminent Risk of Deportation and Family Separation After Negotiations in Ramos v. Mayorkas Collapse
WASHINGTON — After 16 months of negotiations, settlement talks between the Biden administration and plaintiffs in Ramos v. Mayorkas officially collapsed yesterday afternoon, leav...
Oct 25, 2022
Georgia Abortion Providers Urge Court to Block Six-Week Abortion Ban at Trial
ATLANTA — This week, Georgia abortion providers and advocates went to trial, seeking to block the state’s ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy. For more t...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: SisterSong v. State of Georgia
Oct 21, 2022
Voting and Civil Rights Groups Condemn Arrests of Floridians Captured on VideoÂ
TAMPA, Fla. — Police body camera footage obtained earlier this week by the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald shows the arrests of Floridians with past felony convictions for voting in...
Oct 20, 2022
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Urges Supreme Court to Hear Case to Affirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Arkansas filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court today urging the court to review a decision from the U.S. Co...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip
Oct 20, 2022
Youth Justice Advocates Condemn Transfer of Children to Angola Prison
BATON ROUGE, La. — Youth justice advocates are denouncing the transfer of children to the Louisiana State Penitentiary known as Angola Prison. The state confirmed yesterday that ...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Oct 20, 2022
Advocacy Groups and Medical Professionals Demand CBP Uphold the Reproductive Rights and Health of Migrants
In letter to Commissioner Magnus, 83 orgs and 51 medical professionals urge CBP not to detain pregnant, postpartum, and nursing people, as well as infants, past time strictly necessaryÂ
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