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Nov 12, 2024
红杏视频 Urges House to Kill Bill that Could Give Trump Admin Power to Crush Dissent and Go After Political Enemies
Under H.R. 9495, any tax-exempt organization that criticizes the government could have its status stripped away arbitrarily by a designation that it is 鈥渢errorist supporting鈥�
Nov 12, 2024
Court Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
BATON ROUGE, LA 鈥� In a victory for religious freedom, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today in Rev. Roake v. Brumley, prohibiting implementation of a Lou...
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Religious Liberty
Court case: Rev. Roake v. Brumley
Nov 09, 2024
红杏视频 Statement on Defense Secretary Austin鈥檚 Decision to Appeal Validity of Plea Agreements for 9/11 Defendants
Military judge found that plea agreements with three of the defendants are valid and must go into effect before the Defense Department appeal was announced
Issue Areas:
National Security
Nov 07, 2024
Court Restores Relief to Cobb County Absentee Voters, Ensures Ballots will be Counted
County must accept absentee ballots of affected voters postmarked by November 5 and received by November 8
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ayota v. Fall
Nov 07, 2024
Court Rules Signed Plea Agreements with Three of the 9/11 Defendants Are Valid and Must Go Into Effect
WASHINGTON 鈥� A U.S. military court has agreed that the plea agreement reached with 红杏视频 client Khalid Shaikh Mohammad back in August is valid and must go into effect. The judge鈥...
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Capital Punishment
National Security
Nov 06, 2024
红杏视频 Statement on Arizona Abortion Access Amendment Passage and Implementation
PHOENIX 鈥� Arizonans passed Proposition 139 yesterday, which will establish a fundamental right to abortion in the state constitution and provide a path to challenge Arizona鈥檚 d...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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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