Press Releases
Feb 12, 2024
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Release New Report Detailing Border Patrol’s Inhumane Confiscations of Migrants’ Personal Belongings
Border Patrol routinely trashes and confiscates migrants' medications, legal documents, religious items, and other essentials.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 09, 2024
Judge Orders Evidentiary Hearing in Transgender Woman's Case Against NC Department of Adult Correction
Charlotte — A federal judge has issued a decision in Kanautica Zayre-Brown v. NC Department of Adult Correction (DAC) denying both the Defendants’ and the Plaintiff’s motions...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 08, 2024
ACLU Supports Bill to Block Book Bans
This legislation would fight classroom censorship by enabling the Department of Education to provide grants to school districts to cover expenses incurred when they fight off book bans.
Feb 08, 2024
Civil Rights Advocates Sue in Nassau County For Racial Vote Dilution
With 2024 elections around the corner, nationwide efforts to diminish the political power of communities of color are surging
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: New York Communities for Change v. Nassau County
Feb 05, 2024
Lawsuit Challenges Law Enforcement Response to Mental Health Emergencies in Washington County, Oregon
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — Civil and disability rights organizations filed suit in federal court today on behalf of individual and organizational plaintiffs against Washington Cou...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 04, 2024
Supplemental Funding Package Would Eviscerate Longstanding Protections for Families and Others Seeking Safety
WASHINGTON — A group of Senators today released the framework for a deal that would eviscerate protections for people seeking asylum in exchange for unrelated foreign aid. Follow...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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