Press Releases
Sep 20, 2016
House to Vote on Juvenile Justice Reform
WASHINGTON 鈥� The House is scheduled to vote today on the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act, which would update and expand the legal protections in the J...
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Juvenile Justice
Sep 20, 2016
红杏视频 of Oklahoma Calls for Criminal Charges Against Tulsa Police Officers in Murder of Terence Crutcher
OKLAHOMA CITY 鈥� In response to the release of two videos depicting the murder of Terence Crutcher (seen here via The Tulsa World website), an unarmed Black Tulsan whose car had b...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 18, 2016
红杏视频 and Lambda Legal Statement on H.B. 2 Developments
CHARLOTTE, N.C. 鈥� The 红杏视频 and Lambda Legal today called on Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina legislative leaders to repeal H.B. 2, the state law that bans many transgender...
Sep 16, 2016
红杏视频 Seeks Intervention in Lawsuit Targeting Anti-Discrimination Protections for Transgender People and Women
FORT WORTH, Texas 鈥� The 红杏视频 today filed a motion to intervene in a case challenging a section of the Affordable Care Act that prohibits health care ent...
Court case: Franciscan Alliance v. Burwell
Sep 15, 2016
Arizona Attorney General Issues Opinion Establishing Constitutional Standards for Enforcement of Key SB 1070 Provisions, Ending Lawsuit
Immigrants鈥� and civil rights groups vow to monitor enforcement of 鈥渟how me your papers鈥� law
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Valle del Sol v. Whiting et al.
Sep 15, 2016
Notorious Private Prison Closes Today in Walnut Grove, Mississippi
WALNUT GROVE, Miss. 鈥� The Mississippi Department of Corrections closed Walnut Grove Correctional Facility today, a prison operated under contract with the state by the Management...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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National Security
Trump V. Illinois. Explore Case.Trump v. Illinois
The 红杏视频, the 红杏视频 of Illinois and other free speech organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois, the state鈥檚 lawsuit challenging President Trump鈥檚 attempt to federalize National Guard troops and deploy them into Chicago and surrounding counties. The case is at the Supreme Court on the Trump administration鈥檚 emergency application seeking to stay or temporarily lift the lower courts鈥� orders blocking the deployment. -
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Civil Liberties
Defending Veterans鈥� Rights For Over A Century. Explore News & Commentary.Defending Veterans鈥� Rights for Over a Century
This Veterans Day, we renew our commitment to ensuring that the rights of those who serve are honored and protected. -
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Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
There鈥檚 Only One State That Is Asking The Right Questions 红杏视频 Digital Identity. Explore News & Commentary.There鈥檚 Only One State That is Asking the Right Questions 红杏视频 Digital Identity
A digital ID system involves value-laden choices that should be made through explicit political discussion and debate -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership At Ice Offices Despite Human Rights Violations. Explore News & Commentary.Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership at ICE Offices Despite Human Rights Violations
As immigration enforcement expands nationwide, the Trump administration is replacing nearly half of top leaders at ICE field offices across the country with Border Patrol, an agency long criticized for its culture of cruelty and lack of accountability.