September 27, 2022
MONTGOMERY, Ala., ATLANTA 鈥� Today, the 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announced a further expansion to their Vote Your Voice initiative by granting student organizations $ $84,...
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September 26, 2022
COBB COUNTY, Ga. 鈥� Today, the 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) asked the Cobb County Board of Education to reconsider its recent decision to remand the discipline case of N.G., a former Cobb County student who was expelled...
September 20, 2022
WASHINGTON 鈥� Yesterday, the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America (the 鈥�...
September 19, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥� Today, a panel of judges for the Davidson County Chancery Court heard arguments in two consolidated cases challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee鈥檚 private school voucher law, which the state began...
September 16, 2022
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 鈥� On September 16, the 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) , the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU-FL) and the Harvard Election Law Clinic participated in oral arguments for a preliminary...
September 16, 2022
MIAMI 鈥� Paul R. Ch谩vez, senior supervising attorney for the 澳彩开奖鈥檚 (澳彩开奖) Immigrant Justice Project , released the following statement in response to the Florida state government鈥檚 apparent use of the...
September 15, 2022
COBB COUNTY, Ga. 鈥� Today, the Cobb County Board of Education will vote again to decide whether to affirm the finding that N.G., a former Campbell High School student, violated the code of conduct. N.G. is one of hundreds of Black...
September 14, 2022
MIAMI 鈥� The 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) issued the following statements urging the immediate release of Noel Ricardo Stephens from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Baker County Detention...
September 14, 2022
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (9/13/2022) 鈥� Today, the 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖), the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and Southern Legal Counsel (SLC) filed a lawsuit against the Pasco County Sheriff鈥檚 Office on behalf of the nonprofit...
August 28, 2022
MONTGOMERY, Al., ATLANTA, Ga. 鈥� Monday August 29th. In a virtual press conference, the 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announced over 4.6 million in additional Vote Your Voice...
August 26, 2022
ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥� Today, Lambda Legal, Southern Legal Counsel (SLC), the 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖), and private counsel Baker McKenzie urged a federal district court to halt implementation of enacted Florida House Bill...
August 26, 2022
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� On Wednesday, Aug. 24, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to restore voting rights for tens of thousands of returning citizens in its ruling in Harness vs. Watson . Plaintiffs in Harness asserted a race-...
August 25, 2022
MIAMI 鈥� Paul R. Ch谩vez, senior supervising attorney for the 澳彩开奖鈥檚 (澳彩开奖) Immigrant Justice Project , released the following statement in response to Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nu帽ez, who stated that...
August 24, 2022
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.鈥� Last week, the Gwinnett County Board of Education announced critical changes to its student discipline process. Historically, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) has relied heavily on long-term suspensions...
August 23, 2022
MONTGOMERY 鈥� On Monday, August 22nd, 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU-AL) appealed Hudson v. Ivey to overturn the case鈥檚 earlier dismissal. Hudson v. Ivey challenges the...
August 19, 2022
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 澳彩开奖鈥檚 President and CEO Margaret Huang issued the following statement on today鈥檚 announcement by the White House that President Biden will host the United We Stand Summit next month. 鈥淲e...
August 19, 2022
ATLANTA, GA - Last night, Thursday August 18th, a federal judge denied a motion from voting rights organizations for a preliminary injunction against Georgia鈥檚 ban on line relief due to a perception that changing the rules may...
August 15, 2022
MONTGOMERY 鈥� On Friday, August 12th a judge dismissed the case Hudson v. Ivey filed by the 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU-AL) that had the potential to restore a...
August 12, 2022
LOUISIANA 鈥� Amid rising concerns from youth advocates, the Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) and the Special School District (SSD) recently admitted that they have no plans in place to provide general and special education...
August 12, 2022
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 澳彩开奖鈥檚 President and CEO Margaret Huang issued the鈥痜ollowing鈥痵tatement on the鈥痜ifth鈥痑nniversary of鈥痶he deadly鈥痺hite supremacist riots鈥痠n Charlottesville, Va. 鈥淔ive years ago, the jarring...
August 12, 2022
GEORGETOWN, Del. 鈥� This week, the work of local activists paid off after the Georgetown Historical Society doubled down on its commitment to continue flying a Confederate battle flag on the nonprofit鈥檚 property. The following...
August 11, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� A federal court in Tennessee has cleared the way for a collective federal civil rights action brought on behalf of over 100 Latino workers against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Internal...
August 11, 2022
WASHINGTON 鈥撯�疎xclusive new reporting released today by 澳彩开奖鈥檚鈥�(澳彩开奖)鈥疕atewatch鈥痙etails the evolution of the key personalities and groups that staged the deadly 鈥淯nite the Right鈥� rally in Charlottesville...
August 10, 2022
San Diego, CA (Aug. 10, 2022) 鈥� On Friday, August 5, a district court judge ruled in Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas that the government鈥檚 turnback policy 鈥� its practice of systematically rejecting asylum seekers at ports of entry along...
August 10, 2022
WASHINGTON 鈥� Yesterday, the Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the members of a new Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names, which will 鈥� identify geographic names and federal land unit names...
