Press Releases
May 19, 2016
Clemency Project 2014 Surpasses 1,000 Submitted Clemency Petitions
WASHINGTON — Last week, Clemency Project 2014 surpassed the milestone of 1,000 clemency petitions submitted to the Office of the Pardon Attorney, with many more nearing submissio...
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Smart Justice
May 19, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Files Complaint Against Lab that Refuses to Recognize Patients’ Right to Their Own Genetic Information
Myriad Genetics Is in Violation of HIPAA
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Privacy & Technology
May 19, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Tells Military Appeals Court Chelsea Manning Prosecution Was Unconstitutional
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Brief Argues Espionage Act Allows Selective Prosecution of Whistleblowers and Forecloses ‘Public Interest’ Defense, Violating First Amendment
May 18, 2016
House Introduces Bill to Modify RFRA to Prevent Discrimination and Harm
WASHINGTON — With support from the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) today introduced the Do No Harm Act in Congress to ensure t...
May 17, 2016
Federal Court Orders Kansas to Register Thousands of Voters Who Have Been Blocked From Doing So
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal court has ordered Kansas to register thousands of eligible voters who have been blocked from doing so. The state must begin registering them effecti...
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Voting Rights
Court case: Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
May 16, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Responds to Supreme Court Opinion to Let Lower Court Rulings Stand in Zubik v. Burwell
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today issued an opinion in Zubik v. Burwell that vacates the judgments in the cases before it. It also issued orders vacating the judgments of th...
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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.