Press Releases
Jul 31, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Plea Agreements with Three of the 9/11 Defendants
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has today agreed to life imprisonment instead of the death penalty for the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s client, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in exchange for a guilty plea...
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Capital Punishment
National Security
Jul 31, 2024
Just City And Legal Advocates Challenge Tennessee’s Unprecedented Bail Law
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Today, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ (ºìÐÓÊÓƵ) Criminal Law Reform Project, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Tennessee, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Just City, Inc. v. Bonner
Jul 30, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Slams Senate Passage of Kids Online Safety Act, Urges House to Protect Free Speech
WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate today passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which would violate the First Amendment by enabling the federal government to dictate what information...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Jul 29, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Sues Federal Agencies for Information on Intelligence Hubs Used to Surveil Protestors and Communities of Color
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jul 29, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and LWV File Lawsuit Against Partisan Gerrymandering of South Carolina’s Congressional Districts
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of South Carolina, and Duffy & Young LLC filed a lawsuit today challenging partisan gerrymandering of South Carolina...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 29, 2024
Thousands of Nebraskans’ Voting Rights at Stake in New Lawsuit
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraskans who are at risk of being denied a vote this year are suing Nebraska’s top elections official and the Douglas and Hall County Election Commissioners i...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Spung v. Evnen
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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