Press Releases
Aug 05, 2026
Kansas And Missouri Voters Protected Civil Liberties – Here's What Comes Next
On August 4, voters in Kansas and Missouri voted down ballot measures that would have opened the door for attacks on our democracy. In both states, politicians referred measures to...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Aug 04, 2026
Tribunal Federal de Apelaciones invalida unánimemente la ley de censura de Puerto Rico aprobada durante la pandemia de COVID-19
La ley coartaba la labor periodística en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19 y amenazaba la libertad de prensa durante periodos de emergencias declaradas
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Rodríguez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia
Aug 04, 2026
Federal Appeals Court Unanimously Strikes Down Puerto Rico’s COVID-Era Censorship Law
The law chilled journalists’ reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and threatened press freedom during declared emergencies
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Rodríguez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia
Aug 04, 2026
Professors Challenge Texas A&M System Over Censorship Policy, Detail Violations of Academic Freedom
Faculty have been instructed to remove educational materials — like the film “Moonlight” and writings by Plato — from syllabi following policy banning race, gender, and sexual orientation related topics
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Aug 03, 2026
South Carolina Veterans' Groups Fight Back Against Partisan Bid to Exclude Voters from Primary Elections
COLUMBIA – Two groups representing military veterans are seeking to keep South Carolina’s primary elections open to all registered voters.
As the new motion to intervene highli...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: South Carolina Republican Party v. Bolchoz
Aug 01, 2026
Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration Attempt to Obtain Illinois’ Sensitive Voter Data
Court ruling mirrors others in various states blocking DOJ efforts to overreach
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: United States v. Matthews
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Court CaseJul 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Jackson-edney V. Labrador. Explore Case.Jackson-Edney v. Labrador
Six transgender residents of Idaho filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging HB 752, a 2026 state law that criminalizes their use of sex-designated public restrooms consistent with their gender identity. -
News & CommentaryAug 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse By Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.. Explore News & Commentary.We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all. -
VirginiaAug 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
In Re: Application Of The United States Of America For An Order Pursuant To 18 U.s.c. § 2703(d). Explore Case.In Re: Application of The United States Of America for an Order Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d)
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South CarolinaAug 2026
Voting Rights
South Carolina Republican Party V. Bolchoz. Explore Case.South Carolina Republican Party v. Bolchoz
The South Carolina Republican Party has sued state election officials seeking to close South Carolina’s primary elections, excluding independent and unaffiliated voters from participating in what are often the only meaningful elections in their communities. Veterans for All Voters and The Chamberlain Network, two nonpartisan veterans’ organizations, have moved to intervene as defendants to protect their members’ right to vote in the primary of their choice and to ensure the State does not settle the case in a way that extinguishes those rights.