Press Releases
Jun 17, 2025
Transgender US Passport Holders Granted Temporary Relief in Challenge to Trump Gender Marker Policy
BOSTON – A federal judge today expanded a preliminary injunction to two newly certified classes of passport holders in Orr v. Trump, a challenge to the Trump administration’s p...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Jun 17, 2025
In Win for Academic Speech, Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Higher Ed is Off-Limits from Censorship Law
The court also left in place a preliminary injunction preventing K-12 schools from implementing confusing bans on speech related to race and gender
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. O'Connor
Jun 17, 2025
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Opposes Department of Energy’s Direct Final Rule Removing Requirements for Disability Access
WASHINGTON — The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ has submitted a public comment in opposition to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed direct final rules that attempt t...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Jun 16, 2025
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Responds to Senate Finance Committee Bill That Will Kick Millions Off Medicaid
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today unveiled bill language which, like its much-criticized House companion bill, cuts hundreds of billions of dollars from Medica...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Jun 16, 2025
Federal District Court Strikes Down NIH’s Unlawful Directives That Led to the Elimination of Critical Research
BOSTON — In a major victory for public health, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts today struck down the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) directives ...
Court case: APHA v. NIH
Jun 16, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Renews Request for Immediate Release from Illegitimate ICE Detention
The new filing in federal court comes after ICE said they would keep Mr. Khalil detained based on false allegations following a court ruling that detention on the Secretary of State’s say-so is unconstitutional
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump

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