Press Releases
May 16, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Lambda Legal Ask Court to Block Enforcement of North Carolina’s Anti-Transgender Law
RALEIGH, N.C. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of North Carolina, and Lambda Legal today asked a federal court to order an immediate halt to enforcement of a North ...
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
May 13, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Sheriff Arpaio Contempt Ruling
PHOENIX — A federal court has found Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his top deputies in contempt for repeatedly violating court orders to stop racially profiling Latinos a...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
May 13, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on HHS Rule Implementing Nondiscrimination Provision of the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act that would, among other aspects, prohibit ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 13, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Education and Justice Department’s Title IX Guidance for Transgender Students
WASHINGTON — The Departments of Education and Justice today announced comprehensive guidance that requires schools to treat transgender students in accordance with their gender i...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 12, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ lawsuit reveals one in six Massachusetts drug convictions tainted by Dookhan scandal
BOSTON -- Prosecutors responding to ºìÐÓÊÓƵ litigation have provided lists that, for the first time, identify more than 24,000 drug cases worked on by convicted chemist Annie Dookhan,...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
May 11, 2016
Remembering Michael Ratner
Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, remembers human rights lawyer and activist Michael Ratner, who passed away today:
"To understand Micha...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
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.