Press Releases
Jun 16, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Texas Refugee Resettlement Ruling
DALLAS — A federal court has dismissed Texas’ effort to block the federal government and a nonprofit relief organization from resettling Syrian refugees in the state. The Ameri...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 15, 2016
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Joe Walsh Pledges to Fight North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law
RALEIGH, N.C. — American singer-songwriter and former Eagles’ guitarist Joe Walsh announced he will give a portion of the proceeds from two upcoming shows in North Carolina to ...
Jun 15, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Sues City of Cleveland Over RNC Rules that Violate Free Speech
CLEVELAND — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Ohio filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday seeking changes to regulations put in place by the city of Cleveland for the 201...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 14, 2016
CIA Releases Dozens of Torture Documents in Response to ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Lawsuit
Secret Documents Describe Graphic Abuse and Admit Mistakes
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jun 14, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Orlando Tragedy
NEW YORK — ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Executive Director Anthony D. Romero said the following in response to the Orlando tragedy:
“The Orlando tragedy has shaken us all. At times like this, we must ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 14, 2016
Kansas Must Begin Registering 18,000 Eligible Voters It Had Illegally Blocked
TOPEKA, Kan. — Today marks the deadline for Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to start registering more than 18,000 Kansans who have tried to register to vote but were blocke...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
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U.S. Supreme CourtNov 2025
National Security
Trump V. Illinois. Explore Case.Trump v. Illinois
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Illinois and other free speech organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois, the state’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s 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’s emergency application seeking to stay or temporarily lift the lower courts’ orders blocking the deployment. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
Civil Liberties
Defending Veterans’ Rights For Over A Century. Explore News & Commentary.Defending Veterans’ 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’s Only One State That Is Asking The Right Questions ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Digital Identity. Explore News & Commentary.There’s Only One State That is Asking the Right Questions ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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.