Press Releases
Oct 22, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥-SC and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Sue South Carolina DMV, Election Commission Over Denial of Voter Registration Opportunities to Thousands of 17-year-oldsÂ
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) has unlawfully denied young, eligible South Carolinians the opportunity to register to vote, an ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of S...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 21, 2024
Louisiana Families Urge Federal Court to Block State Law Mandating Ten Commandments Displays in All Public School Classrooms
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA — Representatives for nine multi-faith Louisiana families today urged the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana to block H.B. 71, a new ...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Oct 21, 2024
Court Holds Maryland Accountable for Dire Conditions in Baltimore Jails
The state remains noncompliant with a settlement agreement reached in 2016
Oct 21, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Attorney Chase Strangio Will Present Argument at Supreme Court on Behalf of Private Plaintiffs in Upcoming Landmark Transgender Rights Case
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has granted a request for split argument time between the United States and attorneys representing transgender youth and their families challenging...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Oct 21, 2024
Brief Urges Minnesota Supreme Court to Reject Attempt to Compel Disclosure of Reporters’ Communications in Major Case for Press Freedom
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Represents Media Organization Unicorn Riot in Latest Filing in Years-Long Legal Battle Stemming from 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 18, 2024
Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Landmark Transgender Rights Case Scheduled for December 4
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a challenge brought by transgender youth and their families to a Tennessee law banning gender-aff...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
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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.