Press Releases
Apr 25, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Judge Blocking Trump Order to Cut Funding For Sanctuary Cities
WASHINGTON — A federal judge today blocked President Donald Trump’s order to cut off federal funding to cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Am...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 24, 2017
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Lawsuit Seeking Release of Full Senate Report on CIA Torture
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced today that it will not consider the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to make public the Senate’s f...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: Senate Torture Report - FOIA
Apr 19, 2017
Arkansas Man Asks for Stay of Execution Based On New Evidence of Intellectual Disability
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Ledell Lee, a prisoner on death row in Arkansas, today submitted a new request to the Arkansas parole board asking for new consideration of his application fo...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Court case: Ledell Lee v. State of Arkansas
Apr 18, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Statement on NCAA Awarding Championship Events to North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — The NCAA announced today that they will be returning championship events to sites in North Carolina for the first time since the state passed sweeping anti-LGBT l...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 18, 2017
Death Row Prisoner Ledell Lee Seeks New Evidence to Prove His Innocence
Lee Also Files Motion Seeking Stay and New Proceedings in Federal Court With Evidence of Intellectual Disability
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Apr 18, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana Response to Orleans DA Regarding Jailing Rape Survivors for Refusal to Testify
NEW ORLEANS – Last week Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro told WWL-TV that he feels victims of violent crimes, including domestic abuse and sexual assault, are “...
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