Press Releases
Apr 10, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Mark Zuckerberg Senate Testimony
WASHINGTON — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a joint session of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees today.
Neema Singh Guliani, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ legislative counsel, h...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Apr 10, 2018
Civil Rights Groups Call for Congressional Action on Fatal Police Shootings
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF), called on Congres...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 09, 2018
Washington Supreme Court Is First in Nation to Adopt Rule to Reduce Implicit Racial Bias in Jury Selection
New Rule Addresses Failings of U.S. Supreme Court Decision
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Apr 09, 2018
Five-Week Trial Exposes Inhumane, Unconstitutional Conditions at Mississippi Prison Operated by Private Contractors
Experts and Prisoners Testify to Extreme Deficiencies at East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Security, Health Care, Food, and Sanitation, Conditions that Create Dangerous, Violent Environment for Prisoners and Staff
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Court case: Dockery v. Hall
Apr 09, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Oregon questions killing of man by police in Portland, calls for transparency
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police officers fatally shot an unidentified man last night at Cityteam Ministries homeless shelter in Portland. A police spokesperson said the officers believed t...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 09, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Sues Texas County Over Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail System
GALVESTON, Texas — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Texas, and the law firm Arnold & Porter filed a federal class-action lawsuit yesterday against Galveston Co...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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