Press Releases
Dec 06, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Applauds Federal Judge’s Ruling Upholding Affirmative Action Policies at U.S. Naval Academy
This landmark decision reinforces the vital role of diversity in strengthening our military
Dec 06, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Slams Appeals Court Decision Upholding TikTok Ban
WASHINGTON — Today, in a major blow to freedom of expression online, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected TikTok’s challenge to legislation that would effect...
Court case: TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
Dec 05, 2024
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Decision Blocking Enforcement of Idaho Attorney General’s Prohibition on Out-Of-State Abortion Referrals
Court upholds health care providers’ right to offer critical information and assistance without fear of prosecution
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 04, 2024
Supreme Court Adjourns Oral Arguments in Historic Transgender Rights Hearing
Families, advocates, faith leaders, members of Congress, and more rally outside the court in support of transgender people’s freedom to be ourselves
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Dec 04, 2024
Federal Judge Rejects Acquitted Man’s Argument That His Immigration Detention Is Unlawful
After the U.S. forcibly extradited Mr. Trabelsi from Belgium, he was held in solitary confinement in pretrial detention for almost 10 years
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 03, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and NYCLU File Amicus Brief in Support of Father Challenging the Termination of His Parental Rights
Case involves discrimination by child welfare authorities based on national origin and association with a person with a disability
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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.