Press Releases
May 18, 2020
NYCLU and Prisoners Legal Services of New York Sue ICE to Enforce Protective Measures for Medically at-Risk People at Batavia Detention Facility
ICE only implementing protective measures on case-by-case basis, denying protections to at-risk people in Batavia
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 18, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Issues Governance Principles for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Technologies
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ today released a set of principles that should inform federal, state, and local policies and procedures governing the use of Bluet...
May 18, 2020
Over 50 Groups Demand Internet Browsing History Protections in House FISA Bill
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives must protect Americans’ online search and browsing history from warrantless government spying, over 50 companies and civil rights...
May 15, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Statement on the HEROES Act
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives today passed a $3 trillion stimulus package intended to mitigate the broad impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate should move swif...
May 15, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Missouri Legislature’s Passage of Bill Granting Mail Voting to All Registered Voters During 2020 Due to COVID-19
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Legislature passed a bill tonight making mail voting available to all registered voters in Missouri. The action follows a lawsuit brought by th...
Court case: Missouri NAACP v. Missouri
May 15, 2020
State Supreme Court Allows Fast Appeal of State Court Lawsuit Seeking to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court today granted an application to allow incarcerated people to directly appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit seeki...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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