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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 Smart Justice
May 15, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Endorses Senator Harris’ VoteSafe Act
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ sent a letter urging members of Congress to co-sponsor the VoteSafe Act, a bill that safeguards Americans’ ability to vote durin...
May 15, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Rhode Island Facility
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Rhode Island, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis filed a class action lawsuit today against the Department of H...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 15, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Files Lawsuit to Block Tennessee Requirement That Puts Voters at Risk During COVID-19 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Tennessee, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit today seeking to make absentee voting available to all eligible Tenn...
Court case: Lay v. Goins
May 14, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Sues Betsy DeVos for Allowing Schools to Ignore Sexual Harassment and Assault
NEW YORK — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ (ºìÐÓÊÓƵ) and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP filed a lawsuit today to block provisions of the U.S. Department of Education’s n...
Court case: KNOW YOUR IX, a project of Advocates for Youth; COUNCIL OF PARENT ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES, INC.; GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY; and STOP SEXUAL ASSAULT IN SCHOOLS V. DEVOS
May 14, 2020
Texas Appeals Court Blocks State’s Effort to Hinder Vote By Mail
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas appeals court today ruled that a lower court order remains in effect recognizing that voters who do not have immunity from COVID-19 meet the standard for ...
Court case: Texas Democratic Party v. DeBeauvoir
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