Press Releases
Mar 27, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Responds to Attorney General Landry’s Decision Not to Charge Officers Involved in Alton Sterling’s Killing
BATON ROUGE, La. — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana released the following statement in response to Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision not to bring criminal...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 27, 2018
Brooklyn Defender Services and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Launch Campaign to Empower Immigrant Communities When Dealing with ICE
Four Animated Videos Available in Seven Languages, Narrated by Celebrities
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 27, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Trump Administration Plan to Include Citizenship Question in 2020 Census
NEW YORK — The Trump administration announced it will include a question about U.S. citizenship in the 2020 census.
Dale Ho, director of the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s Voting Rights Project, had t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Voting Rights
Mar 26, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Files Court Challenge to State of Nebraska’s Execution Protocol
LINCOLN, Neb – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Nebraska today announced a lawsuit challenging the state’s execution protocol, asserting that state officials hastily devel...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Mar 23, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Responds to White House Announcement on Transgender Service Members in the Military
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced its plan tonight to implement President Trump’s directive to ban transgender service members from serving in the military. That...
Mar 22, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Response to Immigration Provisions in Proposed Federal Budget
WASHINGTON — Congress will soon vote on the White House-approved omnibus bill, which provides billions of dollars for the Trump administration to continue its relentless attacks ...
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