Press Releases
Mar 04, 2025
After Trump Admin Threats, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Sends Letter of Support to Universities, Urging Them to Protect Campus Speech
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ makes clear the government cannot threaten funding to universities for fostering an environment of free speech and free inquiry
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 04, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Urges North Carolina Appeals Court to Reject Attempt to Disenfranchise Voters
Brief Argues that Discarding Over 65,000 Votes in 2024 State Supreme Court Race Would Violate State Constitutional Rights
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Mar 03, 2025
Senate Rejects Bill Excluding Transgender Students from School Sports
WASHINGTON - The Senate today rejected a bill attempting to amend a landmark civil rights law to exclude transgender students from nondiscrimination protections.
S. 9, a version of...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Mar 03, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Wisconsin, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Voter Education Fund Kick Off Campaign To Empower Voters in State Supreme Court Election
MILWAUKEE – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Wisconsin and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ announced the launch of a joint campaign to engage Wisconsin voters ahead of the state supreme court general ...
Mar 01, 2025
Groups Sue Trump Administration to Halt Transfer of Immigrants from U.S. to Guantánamo BayÂ
WASHINGTON — Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration today to halt the transfer of immigrants from the United States to Guantánamo Bay in Cuba under Preside...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Espinoza Escalona v. Noem
Feb 25, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on the Supreme Court Ruling in Lackey v. Stinnie
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued a ruling today in Lackey v. Stinnie, holding that civil rights plaintiffs who win a preliminary injunction that gives them permanent relief ...
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New HampshireJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Barbara V. Donald J. Trump. Explore Case.Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
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Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
LGBTQ Rights
The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow To Trans Rights. Here's How To Take Action. Explore News & Commentary.The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action
The decision in Skrmetti v. U.S. is not the end of the road. We can, and must, show up for trans youth in the courts and in our communities. -
Iowa Supreme CourtJun 2025
Criminal Law Reform
State V. Hidlebaugh. Explore Case.State v. Hidlebaugh
This case asks whether it violates equal protection principles to impose a prison sentence, instead of probation, based on a defendant’s inability to purchase a house. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s State Supreme Court Initiative and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Iowa filed an amicus brief arguing that imposing a harsher sentence based on a criminal defendant’s inability to purchase a home impinges on the equal protection guarantees in the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and article I, sections 1 and 6 of the Iowa Constitution.