Press Releases
Mar 19, 2024
Ahead of Hearing, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Urges Nevada Court to Protect Americans’ Right to Private and Secure Communications
Forcing Meta to Roll Back End-to-End Encryption Protections Would Make Internet Less Safe, Experts Say
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Mar 19, 2024
Supreme Court Allows Anti-Immigrant Texas Law to Go into Effect
Court allows stay on injunction while appeal is pending
Mar 19, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Cheers Supreme Court Decision to Allow No Fly List Challenge to Continue
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today ruled in FBI v. Fikre that a U.S. citizen can continue to challenge his placement on the No Fly List, after the government removed him from i...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: FBI v. Fikre
Mar 19, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Names Zoe Brennan-Krohn as Director of the Disability Rights Program
NEW YORK — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ announced today the appointment of Zoe Brennan-Krohn as director of the Disability Rights Program.
As director of the Disability Rig...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Mar 18, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Defends NRA’s First Amendment Rights, Urges Supreme Court to Protect All Advocacy Groups’ Free Speech Rights
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ argued that any government attempt to blacklist an advocacy group and deny it financial services because of its viewpoint violates the First Amendment.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: National Rifle Association v. Vullo
Mar 15, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision Related to Whether Public Officials Can Block Social Media Followers
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Friday clarified when public officials’ social media posts are subject to the First Amendment in response to two challenges, O’Connor-Ratcli...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
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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.