Press Releases
May 11, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Federal Probe of Gender Discrimination in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES — A year ago, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Southern California and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Women’s Rights Project asked the federal and California governments to investigate blatant and rampant di...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
May 10, 2016
Court Reforms in Birmingham Will Reduce Jail Time for Poor Defendants, Require Counsel at Bail Hearings
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Circuit Court, 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, released an historic administrative order that will drastically change the courts’ treatment of defendan...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
May 10, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Files Discrimination Charges Against Frontier Airlines on Behalf of Breast-Feeding Pilots
EEOC Complaint Alleges Airline Management Ignored Requests to Accommodate Pumping
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Court case: Freyer v. Frontier and Hodgkins v. Frontier
May 09, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Lambda Legal Support DOJ Lawsuit Against North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory challenging House Bill 2, a law that removes local legal protections for LGB...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 09, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Lambda Legal Statement on North Carolina’s Lawsuit Against Federal Government
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice that asks a federal court to determine that House Bill 2, the discrim...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
May 09, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Sues to Challenge Unconstitutional Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law
Lawsuit Targets Registrar of Vital Records to Stop HB 1523 Before Law Goes Into Effect This July
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Alford v. Moulder
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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.