Press Releases
May 06, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Department of Education’s Final Title IX Rule on Sexual Harassment
NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Education issued a final rule governing schools’ obligations to investigate sexual harassment or assault complaints under Title IX.
Louise Mel...
May 06, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Alabama Statement on Mobile County Jails COVID-19 Testing
Today, the Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran and Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced a temporary testing site outside of the county jail after 38 incarcerated people and 30 staff...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
May 06, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Statement on Supreme Court Arguments in Contraceptive Coverage Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in Trump v. Pennsylvania. In court, the Trump administration argued that employers and universities should be all...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 06, 2020
Federal Trial Concludes in Challenge to Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal trial that will impact the right to vote for hundreds of thousands of Floridians concluded May 6, 2020, after more than a week of testimony and argu...
Court case: Gruver v. Barton
May 05, 2020
Federal Court Approves Partial Settlement in ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Voting Lawsuit Challenging Virginia’s Witness Requirement During COVID-19 PandemicÂ
LYNCHBURG, Va. — A federal court today approved a partial settlement to remove Virginia’s witness requirement for voters who believe their health would be at risk due to COVID-...
May 05, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia, National ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Demand Transparency and Accountability in Killing Of Unarmed Black Jogger Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA – The following is a statement from Andrea Young, Executive Director for the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia (ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ-GA) regarding the recent reporting of an unar...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
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