Press Releases
Nov 01, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Lawsuit to Ensure Cobb County Absentee Voters Have Time to Cast Their Ballots
ATLANTA – The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit to safeguard the voting rights of Cobb County voters. Co...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ayota v. Fall
Oct 31, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Files Iowa Lawsuit in Challenge to New Voter Purge
DES MOINES, Iowa — Late last night, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Iowa, and the law firm of Faegre Drinker filed a federal lawsuit to stop the wrongful citizenship ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Selcuk v. Pate
Oct 31, 2024
Universities Should Protect Students’ Right to Protest, End Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
WASHINGTON – College and university presidents across the U.S. need to respect and protect the right to protest in support of Palestinian rights the American Civil Liberties Unio...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Free Speech
Oct 30, 2024
Voting Rights Groups React to Court Ruling in Pennsylvania Handwritten Date Mail Ballot Case
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court today ruled that disqualifying a timely vote due to a missing or incorrect handwritten date on the mail ballot return envelo...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Baxter v. Philadelphia Board of Elections
Oct 29, 2024
Crystal Mason Asks Highest Criminal Court to Affirm Acquittal
AUSTIN, Texas — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Texas, the national ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, and the Texas Civil Rights Project, along with criminal defense attorney Alison Grinter and civil ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Crystal Mason v. State of Texas
Oct 29, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Warns Iowa County Auditors to Follow Law in the Face of Requests for Mass Voter Removals Shortly Before Election
DES MOINES, Iowa — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Iowa have sent letters to all county auditors in Iowa and the Iowa Secretary of State to ensure they follow stat...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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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.