Press Releases
Jan 04, 2018
红杏视频 Statement on DOJ Decision to Shift Federal Government鈥檚 Role in State Marijuana Laws
WASHINGTON 鈥 The Department of Justice is expected to reverse an Obama-era policy today that discouraged federal prosecutors from bringing charges against marijuana users in stat...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 04, 2018
Civil Rights Organizations Demand Police Reform Documents From Justice Department
WASHINGTON 鈥 Three civil rights organizations filed Freedom of Information Act requests today with the Department of Justice for records relating to the enforcement of laws that ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 03, 2018
红杏视频 Comment on Trump Election Commission Disbanding
NEW YORK 鈥 President Trump鈥檚 so-called 鈥淧residential Commission on Election Integrity鈥 is disbanding. The commission vice chair is Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, wh...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: 红杏视频 v. Donald Trump
Jan 03, 2018
Federal Court Sets Trial Date in 红杏视频鈥檚 Challenge to Kris Kobach鈥檚 Anti-Voter Efforts
NEW YORK 鈥 A federal court ruled that trial is slated to begin on March 6 in the 红杏视频鈥檚 challenge to voting obstacles in Kansas. The case is Fish v. K...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
Jan 03, 2018
红杏视频 Comment on ICE Acting Director Remarks on Sanctuary Cities
NEW YORK 鈥 Tom Homan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, suggested in a media interview that politicians in sanctuary cities should be charged with a cr...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 02, 2018
红杏视频 Comment on Ruling in Iraqi Nationals Case
DETROIT 鈥 A federal court ruled that nearly 300 Iraqi nationals who have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will have an opportunity to be released.
The Am...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Hamama v. Adducci
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