Press Releases
Mar 09, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Sues Georgia County Over Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail System
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia filed a federal class-action lawsuit today against Glynn County, Georgia, for violating the constituti...
Court case: Mock et al v. Glynn County et al
Mar 07, 2018
Funeral Home Unlawfully Discriminated Against Its Employee By Firing Her For Being Transgender, a Federal Appeals Court Rules
DETROIT — Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes unlawfully discriminated against Aimee Stephens when it fired her ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 06, 2018
Trump Administration Releases Asylum-Seeking Mother Following ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Lawsuit
NEW YORK — Just days after the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ filed a federal lawsuit to reunite an asylum-seeking mom and her 7-year-old daughter, the government has abruptly re...
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Mar 06, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Opposes Federal Bill Aimed at Boycotts of Israel as Free Speech Violation
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ sent a letter to the Senate today opposing a revised version of a bill that would criminalize supporting certain boycotts of compa...
Mar 05, 2018
Trial Begins in Lawsuit Against Mississippi Department of Corrections Over Years of Unconstitutional Conditions at Privately Operated Prison
Civil Rights Groups Will Show Extreme Suffering, Abuse, and Neglect at East Mississippi Correctional Facility
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Dockery v. Hall
Mar 04, 2018
New Campaign Targets Trump Demanding Solution to the DACA Crisis He Created
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, United We Dream, MoveOn.org, and SEIU kicked off a new campaign demanding Donald Trump take action to save 800,000 immigrant yout...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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