Press Releases
May 25, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Asks Florida Supreme Court to Keep Mandatory Abortion Delay Law on Hold
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Tallahassee attorney Richard E. Johnson filed a brief today a...
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Reproductive Freedom
May 25, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Lawsuit Filed by 11 States Challenging Obama Administration Transgender Guidance
NEW YORK — Eleven states have announced legal action against the Obama administration following the release of guidance on how schools treat transgender students.
James Esseks, d...
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LGBTQ Rights
May 24, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Urges Speaker Ryan to Disband Select Panel Attacking Women’s Healthcare
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ joined more than 175 Democratic members of Congress in calling on House Speaker Paul Ryan to disband an investigative panel that h...
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Reproductive Freedom
May 24, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Sues to Obtain Federal Complaints Against Catholic Hospitals That Refuse Women Care
Growing Concern ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Prevalence of Catholic Hospitals After Report Finds 1 in 6 Hospital Beds Are in Facilities Bound by Religious Directives
May 23, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Contempt Order Against Corrections Corporation of America
BOISE, Idaho – A federal appeals court has upheld a contempt order against Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) for violating terms of a settlement agreement over how it oper...
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Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Court case: Kelly v. Wengler
May 23, 2016
Maggie Gyllenhaal Named ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Ambassador for Privacy and Security
Actress Joins Campaign on Behalf of Guantánamo Detainee and Best-Selling Author Mohamedou Slahi
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Privacy & Technology
National Security
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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. -
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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. -
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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 -
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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.