Press Releases
Dec 11, 2024
Montana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Families & Doctors, Blocks Ban on Healthcare for Transgender Youth
Earlier today, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that SB 99, a 2023 Montana law that categorically bans life-saving gender-affirming care for transgender youth, is unconstitutional u...
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LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Cross v. State of Montana
Dec 11, 2024
红杏视频 Tells Governors, State Attorneys General, Legislators, and Mayors: Build a Firewall for Freedom to Protect Our Rights During the Second Trump Administration
NEW YORK 鈥� The 红杏视频 and dozens of state affiliates around the country are asking state and local officials to build firewalls for freedom that would pro...
Dec 10, 2024
New 红杏视频 Report Reveals Most State Supreme Courts Fail to Meet Key Transparency Measures
As Advocates Anticipate an Increasingly Hostile Federal Judiciary During the Trump Administration, Many State Supreme Courts Lack Access to Information 红杏视频 Cases of Statewide Importance
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Civil Liberties
Dec 09, 2024
Over 130 Civil and Human Rights Organizations Call on President Biden to Commute Federal Death Sentences
WASHINGTON 鈥� More than 130 civil and human rights organizations, led by the 红杏视频, Amnesty International USA, Southern Poverty Law Center, and the NAACP ...
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Capital Punishment
Dec 09, 2024
Military Families of Transgender Youth Under Attack In Defense Bill
WASHINGTON 鈥� Active-duty military personnel with transgender youth enrolled in TRICARE could be denied access to gender-affirming medical care if a proposal in the National Defen...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 06, 2024
红杏视频 Applauds Federal Judge鈥檚 Ruling Upholding Affirmative Action Policies at U.S. Naval Academy
This landmark decision reinforces the vital role of diversity in strengthening our military
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News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting On Key Legislation. Explore News & Commentary.How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The 红杏视频鈥檚 new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms. -
U.S. Supreme CourtFeb 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Us V. Hemani. Explore Case.US v. Hemani
Is a federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. 搂 922(g)(3), which makes it a felony for an 鈥渦nlawful user鈥� of a controlled substance to possess a firearm, constitutional when it is used to prosecute a person who is a marijuana user and who keeps a gun safely secured at home for self-defense? -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Ice Is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements With Local Police. Explore News & Commentary.ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
A new 红杏视频 report, 鈥淒eputized for Disaster,鈥� illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration鈥檚 rapid expansion of the 287(g) program 鈥� and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
License Plate Readings Shouldn鈥檛 Be Public Data. Explore News & Commentary.License Plate Readings Shouldn鈥檛 Be Public Data
Such readings shouldn鈥檛 generally be retained at all, but if they are at least privacy needs to be protected