Press Releases
Sep 26, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and IRAP Sue U.S. Government for Information Regarding Secretive Practice of Refugee Detention at Guantánamo BayÂ
Advocates Seek Information ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Guantánamo Migrant Operations Center Following Release of IRAP Report Featuring Testimonies from Detained FamiliesÂ
Sep 26, 2024
Free Speech Organizations Urge University of Maryland to Lift Unconstitutional ‘Expressive Event’ Ban
In Friend-of-the-Court Brief, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, FIRE, and Knight Institute Argue UMD’s 10/7 Expressive Event Ban Violates Students’ First Amendment Rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 25, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Names Cecillia Wang as New National Legal Director
A Renowned Litigator Who Has Argued Before the U.S. Supreme Court, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Veteran Attorney Wang Will Be the First Woman and Woman of Color in This Role
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Sep 24, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Urges Ninth Circuit to Uphold Rights of People with Felony Convictions
SAN FRANCISCO – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Northern California, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Southern California, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Nevada, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Arizona, and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Alaska filed an amicus ...
Sep 24, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Files Emergency Lawsuit to Extend Voter Registration Deadline in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Puerto Rico, and Guillermo Ramos Luina filed an emergency lawsuit today to extend the voter registration deadl...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: EspÃritu v. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones
Sep 23, 2024
Child Safety, Free Speech, and Privacy Experts Tell Supreme Court: Texas’s Unconstitutional Age Verification Law Must be Overturned
In Friend-of-the-Court Briefs, Orgs Explain that Age-gating the Internet Will Not Keep Kids or Adults Safe
Court case: Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
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GeorgiaApr 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Y.a.p.a. V. Trump. Explore Case.Y.A.P.A. v. Trump
Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
Civil Liberties
We Are Defending Freedom In The Courts — And Still Winning. Explore News & Commentary.We Are Defending Freedom in the Courts — And Still Winning
With 53 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration and counting, we will not surrender our freedoms to a lawless executive branch. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
Disability Rights
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People With Disabilities. Explore News & Commentary.Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities
We’ve been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else. -
New YorkApr 2025
Free Speech
In Re: Application Of Isaac Levi Pilant, For An Order Pursuant To 28 U.s.c. § 1782 To Conduct Discovery For Use In A Foreign Proceeding. Explore Case.In Re: Application of Isaac Levi Pilant, for an Order Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to Conduct Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding