Press Releases
May 05, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ-TN Statement on Passage of "LGBT Erasure" Legislation
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam has signed SB 1085/HB 1111, a measure widely dubbed the "LGBT Erasure" bill, into law.
SB 1085/HB 1111 requires that any undefined words in Tenne...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 05, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Campaign for Smart Justice and NYCLU to Host ‘FORWARD Justice’ Event, Examining America’s Failed Criminal Justice System
Actor Michael K. Williams to Join Leading Organizations, Advocates, and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Discussions on the Criminal Justice System and Need for Reforms
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
May 04, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Statement on So-Called ‘Religious Freedom’ Executive Order
NEW YORK — After careful review of the executive order covering the Johnson Amendment signed by President Trump today, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ has determined not to fi...
May 04, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Statement on Passage of American Health Care Act
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted today to enact the American Health Care Act.
Faiz Shakir, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ national political director, had this rea...
May 04, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Promises Litigation on Today’s Trump Executive Order
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump today signed an executive order that would allow religious organizations to endorse political candidates and expand participation in politics. T...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Reproductive Freedom
May 03, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Texas Comment on Fatal Shooting of 15 Year-Old by Balch Springs Police Officer
DALLAS — Last Saturday night, 15 year-old Jordan Edwards was killed when Balch Springs PD officer Roy Oliver fired his rifle at a moving vehicle in which Edwards was a passenger....
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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