Press Releases
Jul 01, 2016
U.S. Releases Official Casualty Numbers and New Executive Order on 鈥淭argeted Killing鈥�
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Obama administration today released statistics revealing how many people it believes it has killed since 2009 in drone and other airstrikes 鈥渁way from areas of...
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National Security
Jul 01, 2016
Judge Strikes Down Anti-LGBT Bill in Mississippi Hours Before It Becomes Law
红杏视频 Celebrates Decision in Cases Brought By Civil Rights Advocates
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LGBTQ Rights
Jun 30, 2016
红杏视频 Statement on Pentagon Lifting Its Transgender Service Ban
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Department of Defense announced today the lifting of its ban on transgender people openly serving in the military.
James Esseks, director of the American Civil L...
Jun 30, 2016
红杏视频 Calls Revised RNC Rules a Victory for Free Speech
CLEVELAND 鈥� Today the city of Cleveland Board of Control approved revised regulations for the Republican National Convention that resulted from negotiations between the 红杏视频 of O...
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Free Speech
Jun 30, 2016
First Appeals Court Hearing to Address Merits of NSA鈥檚 Warrantless Surveillance July 6
Video of Hearing Will Be Livestreamed
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National Security
Jun 29, 2016
Over 100 Members of Congress Urge Court to Bar Employment Discrimination Against LGBT People
NEW YORK 鈥� More than 100 members of Congress Tuesday night urged a federal appeals court to hold that employers cannot discriminate against people based on their sexual orientati...
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U.S. Supreme CourtNov 2025
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. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
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. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
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.