Press Releases
Jul 10, 2025
Plaintiffs in Head Start Case Vow to Challenge New HHS Rule Seeking to Block Some Immigrant Families from Accessing Early Childhood Education
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release announcing a notice of interpretation of a nearly 30-year-old law to restrict ac...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Jul 10, 2025
Texas Social Media Law Violates First Amendment, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Argues
The law would limit minors’ access to content deemed harmful by the government
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: CCIA v. Paxton
Jul 10, 2025
Federal Court Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order, Certifies Nationwide Class Protecting All Impacted Babies
CONCORD, N.H. — A federal court in New Hampshire today blocked President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship and certified a nationwide class that protec...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
Jul 09, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Seeks to Challenge Government’s Retaliatory, Post-Facto Charges Against Him in Federal Court
The preliminary injunction motion argues that the government’s post-hoc charge against Mr. Khalil was retaliatory and violates the First Amendment
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jul 09, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Florida’s Request to Enforce Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law
The Supreme Court maintained a lower court’s block of Florida’s discriminatory law targeting immigrants for arrest and detention, further extending an unbroken string of defeats for this type of law
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: FLORIDA IMMIGRANT COALITION v. UTHMEIER
Jul 09, 2025
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ FOIA Litigation Reveals New Information ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Plans to Expand ICE Detention in Colorado Â
NEW YORK — New documents obtained by the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Colorado reveal further details about Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) plans to e...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
Free Speech
I’m A Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold On My Own Campus.. Explore News & Commentary.I’m a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.
As an opinion editor for the Columbia Daily Spectator during a historic year of campus protests and federal scrutiny, I saw firsthand how student journalists navigated censorship fears, administrative pressure, and growing national attention. -
PodcastAug 2025
Religious Liberty
America’s Most Famous Court Trial. Explore Podcast.America’s Most Famous Court Trial
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New HampshireAug 2025
Racial Justice
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National Education Association - New Hampshire V. Formella. Explore Case.National Education Association - New Hampshire v. Formella
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Nevada Supreme CourtAug 2025
Capital Punishment
Ybarra V. Warden. Explore Case.Ybarra v. Warden
This case presents the question of whether the execution of a capital defendant with serious mental illness violates Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution, which prohibits cruel or unusual punishment. The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Capital Punishment Project and State Supreme Court Initiative, along with the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Nevada, filed an amicus brief arguing that a plain reading of Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution provides broader protections than the Eighth Amendment and should be interpreted to establish a categorical exemption from execution for this population.