Press Releases
Jul 30, 2025
Jefferson County, Ill. Moves Ten Commandments Monument, Residents Dismiss Lawsuit
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. — Following Jefferson County’s removal of a large Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county courthouse, the plaintiffs have withdrawn a lawsu...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jul 29, 2025
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Stresses Need for Federal Voting Rights Protections Amid Senate Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, members of the U.S. Senate formally reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA), a critical piece of legislation aimed at restori...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 29, 2025
Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Stripping Bond Eligibility for Millions of Immigrants
Riverside, CA —Last night, immigrants’ rights advocates filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to strike down a new policy enacted by ICE ending...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Bautista, et al. v. Noem
Jul 25, 2025
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Statement on Trump Administration Plan to Use New Jersey Military Base to Detain Immigrants
The Trump administration plans to use New Jersey’s Fort Dix to detain 1000 people who are non-citizens, drastically escalating its use of the U.S. military to carry out its cruel anti-immigrant agenda.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 25, 2025
Federal Court Again Finds Trump Administration Breached Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Family Separation Settlement Agreement   Â
SAN DIEGO — A federal court in California again found the Trump administration breached the settlement agreement stemming from the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ’s family separ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jul 24, 2025
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Condemns Trump Executive Order Targeting Disabled and Unhoused People
WASHINGTON – President Trump signed an executive order today directing states to criminalize unhoused people and institutionalize people with mental health disabilities and subst...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Criminal Law Reform

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