Press Releases
Mar 05, 2025
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and NEA Sue U.S. Department of Education Over Unlawful Attack on Educational Equity
CONCORD, N.H. – Today, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of New Hampshire, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Massachusetts, the National Education Association (NEA), and the National Educat...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Mar 05, 2025
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Celebrates Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Amidst 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
WASHINGTON — With the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Mongtomery marches just around the corner, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ urges Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Mar 05, 2025
Arizona 15-Week Abortion Ban Permanently Blocked Under Arizona Abortion Access Act
PHOENIX — Today, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge permanently blocked the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, filed in Maricopa County Superior...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Reuss v. Arizona
Mar 05, 2025
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Congressional Control of Federal Funding
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today ruled 5-4 that the Trump administration must release the $2 billion in congressionally authorized payments owed to U.S. businesses and nonpro...
Mar 04, 2025
Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Trump’s Anti-Trans Healthcare Order
BALTIMORE – In a victory for transgender people and their families, a federal judge has granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Donald Tr...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Trump
Mar 04, 2025
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Statement on DOJ Abandoning Fight to Protect Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to dismiss its challenge to Idaho’s ban on emergency abortion care, Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States, demonstrating...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States
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The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ has 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states' priority civil rights issues.
Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ state affiliate.
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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.