Press Releases
May 13, 2016
红杏视频 Comment on HHS Rule Implementing Nondiscrimination Provision of the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON 鈥� 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
红杏视频 Comment on Education and Justice Department鈥檚 Title IX Guidance for Transgender Students
WASHINGTON 鈥� 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
红杏视频 lawsuit reveals one in six Massachusetts drug convictions tainted by Dookhan scandal
BOSTON -- Prosecutors responding to 红杏视频 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 红杏视频, remembers human rights lawyer and activist Michael Ratner, who passed away today:
"To understand Micha...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
National Security
May 11, 2016
红杏视频 Statement on Federal Probe of Gender Discrimination in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES 鈥� A year ago, the 红杏视频 of Southern California and the 红杏视频 Women鈥檚 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. 鈥� The Circuit Court, 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, released an historic administrative order that will drastically change the courts鈥� treatment of defendan...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
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