Press Releases
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
Jul 31, 2026
Two More Federal Appeals Courts Reject Trump Policy That Seeks to Deny Access to Bond Hearings
NEW YORK — Two more federal appeals courts this week rejected the Trump administration’s new policy subjecting millions of immigrants to mandatory detention without access to b...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 30, 2026
Another Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump Mandatory Detention Policy
Today’s Ninth Circuit ruling joins numerous court decisions to conclude the policy is unlawful
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 30, 2026
Civil Liberties Groups File Amicus Brief Opposing NYPD’s Illegal, Secret Seizure and Storage of DNA
For more than a decade, New York City has been amassing the DNA samples of New Yorkers without their consent or any court involvement, as a routine matter, specifically for inclusion in its “Suspect Index” database
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Leslie v. City of New York
Jul 29, 2026
An Assault on Due Process: Frontline Legal Service Providers Sound the Alarm as the Collapse of Legal Representation for Thousands of Unaccompanied Children Nears
WASHINGTON – Today, in a press briefing hosted by the Defending Our Neighbors Fund, frontline legal service providers across the country warned that legal representation for thou...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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New YorkAug 2026
Disability Rights
Lakrout V. New York State Unified Court System. Explore Case.Lakrout v. New York State Unified Court System
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
Racial Justice
A Multi-generational Fight For Desegregated Schools In Los Angeles. Explore News & Commentary.A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged. -
Court CaseAug 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.