Press Releases
Apr 18, 2025
Federal Judge Orders Temporary Relief to Six Plaintiffs in Challenge to Trump Administration Policy Barring Updates to Sex Designation on US Passports
BOSTON – A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction today after finding that an executive order by President Trump and a State Department policy prohibiting updates to sex d...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Apr 18, 2025
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Advises University General Counsels on Legal Limits on ICE’s Authority
Open letter outlines rights and responsibilities surrounding harboring liability, administrative subpoenas
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 16, 2025
Court Issues Order Finding Extensive and Irredeemable Defects in the Application of the Death Penalty in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — After hearing a historic challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty and the practice of death qualification, a Kansas trial court has issued a wr...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Apr 16, 2025
Federal Court Rules Mississippi's Legislative Remedial Maps Still Violate Voting Rights Act in Desoto County
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal court yesterday ruled that remedial state Senate maps passed by the Legislature earlier this year still do not remedy unlawful vote dilution in the DeS...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 15, 2025
Students Sue Department of Defense Schools Over Curriculum Changes, Book Bans
Students around the globe impacted by censorship of materials about race and gender in military-run schools
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
Apr 13, 2025
In New Filings, Rümeysa Öztürk’s Legal Team Argue for Her Release from ICE Detention
Vermont Court has Scheduled a Hearing for Monday, April 14 
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
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PennsylvaniaMay 2025
Disability Rights
Jonathan Difraia V. Kevin Ransom. Explore Case.Jonathan DiFraia v. Kevin Ransom
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TexasMay 2025
Immigrants' Rights
M.a.p.s. V. Garite. Explore Case.M.A.P.S. v. Garite
Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district. -
OklahomaMay 2025
Free Speech
Oklahoma State Department Of Education V. Freedom From Religion Foundation. Explore Case.Oklahoma State Department of Education v. Freedom From Religion Foundation
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GeorgiaMay 2025
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Coronell, Et Al. V. Georgia. Explore Case.Coronell, et al. v. Georgia
As a result of Georgia Senate Bill 63, thousands of people are being kept in jail pre-trial because they can’t afford to post bail, even when a judge believes the person should have been released until trial with no risk to the public. The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Criminal Law Reform Project, along with ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥-GA and the Southern Center for Human Rights, filed a class action lawsuit challenging SB63’s mandatory monetary bail provisions under the Georgia State Constitution.