Press Releases
Sep 24, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ OF RI RESOLVES FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT OVER STATE’S DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NON-FICTION AUTHORS
The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Rhode Island today announced the favorable resolution of a lawsuit it filed in May, challenging the state Division of Taxation’s position that a special sales tax exe...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 23, 2019
Prison Policy Initiative report highlights need for criminal justice reform in South Dakota
South Dakota jails more people per capita than any other state, according to a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative, and nearly half of all arrests are drug or alcohol rela...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 20, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Backs Oregon Court for Protecting Lesbian Couple who were Refused Wedding Cake
PORTLAND, Ore.—The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Oregon today filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Oregon Court of Appeals in Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). The United St...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 19, 2019
Bureau of Prisons sued for refusing to let people with opioid use disorder stay on their prescribed medication
Federal prison policy violates Eighth Amendment and Rehabilitation Act, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ-WA lawsuit asserts
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Sep 19, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Condemns Detroit Board of Police Commissioners’ Vote to Approve Detroit Police Department’s Facial Recognition Technology Policy
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Statement on Detroit Board of Police Commissioners’ Thursday Vote
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 19, 2019
Photographer Sued by Former New Orleans School Principal; ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana Intervenes
NEW ORLEANS – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana is intervening on behalf of a local photographer who is being sued for defamation after documenting a New Orleans sc...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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