Press Releases
Apr 24, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Responds to President Biden’s Clemency Announcement
WASHINGTON — President Biden today announced that his administration will pardon 11 people and commute the sentences of five people who received unjustly long sentences during th...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 24, 2024
Supreme Court to Determine Whether Politicians Can Deny Emergency Medical Care to Pregnant People
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral argument later today in Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States, a case brought by extreme politicians seeking to disregard a feder...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States
Apr 23, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Congress’ Latest Attempt to Ban TikTok and Restrict Free Speech Online
WASHINGTON — Over the weekend, the House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, which includes extremely concerning provisions that would function...
Court case: TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
Apr 22, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Responds to California Supreme Court Ruling on Minimum Wage for Incarcerated Workers
OAKLAND, Calif. — The California Supreme Court ruled today that the state’s minimum wage law does not apply to people working for private companies while they are held in pretr...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Apr 22, 2024
As Supreme Court Hears Grants Pass v. Johnson, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Reiterates Call to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections
Hundreds of Advocates Expected to Rally Outside of the Court
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
Court case: City of Grants Pass v. Johnson
Apr 19, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on U.S. Department of Education’s Final Title IX Rule
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education issued a final rule today governing schools’ obligations to guarantee that all students, including survivors of sexual harassment,...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
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New HampshireJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Barbara V. Donald J. Trump. Explore Case.Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
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Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
LGBTQ Rights
The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow To Trans Rights. Here's How To Take Action. Explore News & Commentary.The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action
The decision in Skrmetti v. U.S. is not the end of the road. We can, and must, show up for trans youth in the courts and in our communities. -
Iowa Supreme CourtJun 2025
Criminal Law Reform
State V. Hidlebaugh. Explore Case.State v. Hidlebaugh
This case asks whether it violates equal protection principles to impose a prison sentence, instead of probation, based on a defendant’s inability to purchase a house. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s State Supreme Court Initiative and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Iowa filed an amicus brief arguing that imposing a harsher sentence based on a criminal defendant’s inability to purchase a home impinges on the equal protection guarantees in the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and article I, sections 1 and 6 of the Iowa Constitution.