Press Releases
Apr 06, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms Arizona Unconstitutionally Denied Driver’s Licenses to Immigrant Youth
PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that permanently blocks Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants who have be...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Arizona Dream Act Coalition, et al v. Brewer
Apr 05, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Mississippi Responds to Governor Signing Anti-LGBT Discrimination Into Law
Gov. Bryant Approves Law that Would Harm Thousands of Mississippians
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 04, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on US Supreme Court Ruling in Major Voting Rights Case
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Evenwel v. Abbott that states can count all residents in drawing election districts. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ f...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Evenwel v. Abbott
Apr 04, 2016
New Report Investigates Courts in South Carolina that Convict and Jail Many Defendants Without a Lawyer Present
The Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Find Routine Violations of the Sixth Amendment for South Carolinians Who Are Accused of Low-Level Offenses and Who Cannot Afford an Attorney
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 31, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Asks Federal Court for Basic Information ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Massachusetts Case Similar to FBI v. Apple
BOSTON — In a case raising questions similar to those in FBI v. Apple, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Massachusetts today filed a motion in federal court to make public ba...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Mar 30, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and NCLC File Lawsuit Against US Department of Education Over Failure to Disclose Debt Collection Practice Data
Concerns That Practices May Disproportionately Harm Borrowers of Color
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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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.