Press Releases
Dec 06, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Cheers House Judiciary Committee’s Bill to Rein in the Government’s Use of Mass Warrantless Surveillance
The Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act would fundamentally reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Issue Areas:
National Security
Dec 06, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Louisiana Responds to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision in Perkins v. Hart
The court upheld a First Amendment violation claim against a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy but dismissed excessive force claims brought by Teliah Perkins and her son
Dec 05, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and RCFP Urge Supreme Court to Block Two State Laws that Would Allow the Government to Regulate Editorial Discretion on Social Media
Private platforms’ decisions about what speech to host, publish, and distribute on the internet are protected by the First Amendment and cannot be mandated by the government.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: NetChoice, LLC. v. Paxton
Dec 05, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Georgia Responds to the Passage of Redrawn State Legislative Maps
ATLANTA—Today, the General Assembly approved redrawn state legislative maps in response to a federal court order finding that Georgia’s enacted state legislative and congressio...
Dec 04, 2023
Lawyers' Committee and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Defend Free Speech in Schools in Case Challenging HB1775
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – On Monday, attorneys from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, and the American Civil Liberties Unio...
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. O'Connor
Dec 04, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Senate Supplemental Funding Negotiations
In response to reports that Senate Democrats have walked away from foreign aid negotiations that traded away our asylum system and other critical protections for people fleeing dan...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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GeorgiaApr 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Y.a.p.a. V. Trump. Explore Case.Y.A.P.A. v. Trump
Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
Civil Liberties
We Are Defending Freedom In The Courts — And Still Winning. Explore News & Commentary.We Are Defending Freedom in the Courts — And Still Winning
With 53 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration and counting, we will not surrender our freedoms to a lawless executive branch. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
Disability Rights
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People With Disabilities. Explore News & Commentary.Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities
We’ve been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else. -
New YorkApr 2025
Free Speech
In Re: Application Of Isaac Levi Pilant, For An Order Pursuant To 28 U.s.c. § 1782 To Conduct Discovery For Use In A Foreign Proceeding. Explore Case.In Re: Application of Isaac Levi Pilant, for an Order Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to Conduct Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding