Press Releases
Jun 18, 2018
Shareholders, Community Groups, Consumers Demand Amazon Stop Selling Face Surveillance System to Government
Over 150,000 People Join Nationwide Campaign as Immigrants’ Rights, Racial Justice, and Civil Liberties Advocates Raise Privacy and Discrimination Concerns
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 18, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Supreme Court Partisan Gerrymandering Rulings
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today issued rulings in two partisan gerrymandering cases: Gill v. Whitford and Benisek v. Lamone. The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ filed briefs ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Gill v. Whitford
Jun 15, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on South Carolina Request to Trump Administration to Permit Discrimination in State Foster Care and Adoption Systems
WASHINGTON — Reporting released today indicates that the Trump administration is considering a shift in its policy to permit discrimination in state foster and adoption systems. ...
Jun 13, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on House Immigration Legislation Negotiations
WASHINGTON — Members of the House are currently in negotiations on immigration legislation to be voted on next week. Lorella Praeli, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ director of im...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 11, 2018
Supreme Court Rules Ohio May Reinstate Practice of Purging Voters From Its Rolls for Not Voting
WASHINGTON – In a 5-4 ruling in Husted v. APRI, the Supreme Court today upheld an Ohio voter purge practice that removes infrequent voters from the registration rolls.
“Voters ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
Jun 11, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Appoints Michigan Affiliate Head Kary L. Moss to National Senior Leadership Team
Moss to Transition from Michigan’s Executive Director to Nationwide Affiliate Director
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