Press Releases
Aug 03, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Statement on Defense Secretary Austin Revoking Plea Deal for 9/11 Defendants
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Friday overruled prosecutors and Brig. General Susan Escallier, the Guantánamo military commission’s convening authority,...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
National Security
Jul 31, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Statement on Plea Agreements with Three of the 9/11 Defendants
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has today agreed to life imprisonment instead of the death penalty for the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s client, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in exchange for a guilty plea...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
National Security
Jul 31, 2024
Just City And Legal Advocates Challenge Tennessee’s Unprecedented Bail Law
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Today, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥) Criminal Law Reform Project, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Tennessee, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Just City, Inc. v. Bonner
Jul 30, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Slams Senate Passage of Kids Online Safety Act, Urges House to Protect Free Speech
WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate today passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which would violate the First Amendment by enabling the federal government to dictate what information...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Jul 29, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Sues Federal Agencies for Information on Intelligence Hubs Used to Surveil Protestors and Communities of Color
WASHINGTON — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jul 29, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and LWV File Lawsuit Against Partisan Gerrymandering of South Carolina’s Congressional Districts
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of South Carolina, and Duffy & Young LLC filed a lawsuit today challenging partisan gerrymandering of South Carolina...
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.