Press Releases
Jun 12, 2025
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Celebrates Supreme Court Decision in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools
Ruling Affirms Right of Students with Disabilities to Challenge Discrimination in Their Education
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Jun 11, 2025
Arkansas Families Sue to Block Law Mandating Ten Commandments in Public School Classrooms and Libraries
FAYETTEVILLE, A.R. — A multifaith group of seven Arkansas families with children in public schools filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jun 11, 2025
Virginia’s Governor and Attorney General are Wrong to Support President Trump’s Unlawful Deployment of the Military in Los Angeles
RICHMOND, Va. – In response to Virginia Governor Youngkin’s comments and Virginia Attorney General Miyares’ signature on a letter supporting President Trump’s unlawful acti...
Jun 10, 2025
Federal Court Finds Trump Administration Breached ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Family Separation Settlement Agreement  Â
SAN DIEGO — A federal court in California ruled the Trump administration breached the settlement agreement stemming from the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s family separation ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jun 10, 2025
Groups Take Legal Action to Halt Trump Fast-Track Deportation PolicyÂ
WASHINGTON — Immigrants’ rights groups are asking a court to block the Trump administration’s fast-track deportation policy.
The move is part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Make the Road New York v. Noem
Jun 10, 2025
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Block on Hand Counting Rule in Major Win for Voters
ATLANTA — In a critical victory for Georgia voters, the Georgia Supreme Court today upheld a lower court’s decision permanently blocking a rule that would have required hand co...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. v. Georgia
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New HampshireJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Barbara V. Donald J. Trump. Explore Case.Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
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Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
LGBTQ Rights
The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow To Trans Rights. Here's How To Take Action. Explore News & Commentary.The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action
The decision in Skrmetti v. U.S. is not the end of the road. We can, and must, show up for trans youth in the courts and in our communities. -
Iowa Supreme CourtJun 2025
Criminal Law Reform
State V. Hidlebaugh. Explore Case.State v. Hidlebaugh
This case asks whether it violates equal protection principles to impose a prison sentence, instead of probation, based on a defendant’s inability to purchase a house. The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s State Supreme Court Initiative and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Iowa filed an amicus brief arguing that imposing a harsher sentence based on a criminal defendant’s inability to purchase a home impinges on the equal protection guarantees in the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and article I, sections 1 and 6 of the Iowa Constitution.