Press Releases
May 23, 2024
Senate Vote on Border Bill Highlights Need for Balanced, Humane Approach to Immigration
WASHINGTON – The Senate today failed to move forward with the reintroduction of S. 4361, an extreme anti-immigrant bill that would have codified Trump-era immigration policies. T...
May 23, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Unanimous Post-Trial Decision and Long-Settled Precedent, Allows South Carolina’s Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map to Stand
WASHINGTON — In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court today issued a decision that reversed a federal trial court’s unanimous finding that Congressional District 1 in South Carolina’...
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Voting Rights
May 23, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Announces Awardees for Pro Bono Attorney and Firm of the Year
Attorney John A. Freedman and Law Firm Covington & Burling are Recognized for Their Contributions to Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Legal Work
May 22, 2024
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Key Provision of Florida’s Anti-Immigrant SB 1718
MIAMI — A federal court today blocked Section 10 of Florida’s draconian anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718.
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida, Americans for...
May 22, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Latest Congressional Attempt to Dismantle Free Speech Online
WASHINGTON – The House Energy and Commerce Committee had a Communications and Technology Subcommittee legislative hearing today on a bill that would effectively end Section 230 o...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 16, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Applauds President Biden’s Announcement to Reclassify Marijuana, Calls for More Reform
WASHINGTON – President Biden announced today that he plans to reschedule marijuana into a category of controlled substances that have a currently accepted medical use and only a ...
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News & CommentaryMay 2025
Civil Liberties
Your Questions Answered: Trump’s First 100 Days. Explore News & Commentary.Your Questions Answered: Trump’s First 100 Days
Can Trump change the law with an executive order? Erase DEI at the federal level? Target dissent? ºìÐÓÊÓƵ experts answer. -
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 & CommentaryMay 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.