Press Releases
Oct 13, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Files Second Emergency Action on Behalf of Teenage Immigrant Seeking Abortion
Trump Administration Continues to Block Jane Doe From Getting the Care She Needs
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 13, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on White House Plan to Impose Numeric Performance Standards on Immigration Judges
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is taking steps to impose numeric performance standards on federal immigration judges, according to The Washington Post.
Lorella Praeli, di...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 13, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Bipartisan Bill Halting Ban on Transgender Military Service Members
WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican members of Congress introduced a new bill in Congress (H.R. 4041) today that seeks an immediate halt to the Trump administration’s ban on...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 12, 2017
Missouri’s Black Students, Students with Disabilities, Disciplined Harsher, More Often
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Missouri Report on School Discipline Analyzes School-to-Prison Pipeline, Offers Solutions
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Disability Rights
Oct 12, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Covington Challenge Government’s Search and Seizure of All Passengers on Domestic Airline Flight
NEW YORK — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Covington & Burling LLP filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of passengers of a domestic Delta Airlines flight who were h...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 12, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Challenges South Carolina Municipalities that Deny Public Defenders to Poor People Who Are Then Prosecuted, Convicted, and Jailed
People Who Can’t Afford Attorneys Must Defend Themselves in Court Against Criminal Charges with Life-Altering Consequences
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Bairefoot v. City of Beaufort et al
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News & CommentarySep 2026
Civil Liberties
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In our series, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has teamed up with artists, authors, Hachette Book Group, and content creators to share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a more perfect union. -
News & CommentarySep 2026
Immigrants' Rights
The Trump Administration Is Disappearing Immigrants And Asylum Seekers In Growing Third Country Removal Campaign. Explore News & Commentary.The Trump Administration Is Disappearing Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in Growing Third Country Removal Campaign
Through shadowy deportation agreements, the Trump administration is sending detained individuals to countries where they have no ties — and may face persecution. -
U.S. Supreme CourtSep 2026
Voting Rights
People Not Politicians V. Onder (amicus). Explore Case.People Not Politicians v. Onder (Amicus)
Whether congressional elections in Missouri for the November 2026 midterms will be held using districts that never lawfully took effect because they have not been subject to a vote by the people via the referendum process. -
North CarolinaSep 2026
Disability Rights
Edwards V. Witherspoon. Explore Case.Edwards v. Witherspoon