Press Releases
Dec 30, 2024
Florida Judge Allows State Prison Officials to Withhold Medical Care for Transgender Incarcerated People
TALLAHASSEE – A federal district court judge has rejected a preliminary injunction request, allowing enforcement of a new Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) policy aimed at ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Keohane v. Dixon
Dec 30, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Statement on Death of Former President Jimmy Carter
NEW YORK – In response to the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Executive Director Anthony D. Romero issued the following statement:
“Pre...
Dec 23, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Celebrates President Biden’s Historic Federal Death Row Commutations
National leaders and organizations across the political and faith spectrums joined the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ in calling on Biden to commute federal death sentences
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Dec 20, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Sues Bureau of Prisons for Keeping People in Prison Longer Than the Law Allows
WASHINGTON – A federal lawsuit brought today by the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of D.C., and Jenner & Block LLP challenges the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for un...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Crowe v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Dec 19, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ FOIA Litigation Reveals ICE Actively Considering Proposals to Expand Immigration Detention Nationwide
New Information Revealed as President-elect Donald Trump Doubles Down on Promise to Enact Mass Deportations on Day One
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 18, 2024
President Biden Must Veto Defense Bill Attacking Military Families with Transgender Youth
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate today passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender youth whose parent...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights

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