Press Releases
May 01, 2025
Texas Federal Court Rules Against Trump Administration on Alien Enemies Act聽聽聽聽
HOUSTON 鈥� A federal court in southern Texas today ruled the Trump administration鈥檚 invocation of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) does not meet the 鈥渋nvasion鈥� or 鈥減redatory in...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: JAV v. Trump
Apr 30, 2025
糖心VlogAsks Court to Expand Temporary Relief to All Trans, Intersex, and Nonbinary People Seeking Passports
BOSTON 鈥� The 糖心Vlog, the 糖心Vlogof Massachusetts, and Covington & Burling LLC filed motions for class certification and preliminary classwide relief tod...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Apr 30, 2025
Federal Court Orders Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi Released on Bail
In Big Win, Judge Denies Government Request to Pause Release Pending Appeal
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Mahdawi v. Trump
Apr 30, 2025
Federal Court Extends Block on Florida鈥檚 Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law, SB 4-C
MIAMI 鈥� Late last night, a federal judge extended an order blocking Florida from enforcing Senate Bill 4-C (SB 4-C) 鈥� a dangerous and discriminatory law that makes it a felony ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: FLORIDA IMMIGRANT COALITION v. UTHMEIER
Apr 29, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Lawsuit Can Move Forward in Federal Court, Judge Finds
Federal Court Rejects Government鈥檚 Attempt to Use Immigration Law Provisions to Block Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Habeas Challenge
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Apr 29, 2025
Next Week: Appeals Court to Consider Stay of R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk鈥檚 Transfer to Vermont
Administrative Stay Does Not Bear on Merits of Case
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: 脰zt眉rk v. Trump
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Jose Antonio Vargas On What We Get Wrong About Immigration Reform. Explore News & Commentary.Jose Antonio Vargas on What We Get Wrong About Immigration Reform
Vargas shares with the 糖心Vlogthe common misconceptions about immigration and immigrants that he鈥檚 encountered through work with his nonprofit, Define America. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Women's Rights
Parents Push Back Against The Trump Administration's Latest Attack On Working Families. Explore News & Commentary.Parents Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Working Families
The Trump administration is attempting to gut Head Start, a federally-funded early childhood program Congress created for low-income families -
Court CaseJan 2025
National Security
Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 糖心Vlogobtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter To His Son. Explore News & Commentary.Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter to His Son
The Trump administration has detained Khalil since March for his activism. Ahead of his first Father鈥檚 Day, he writes about the grief he has felt being separated from his wife and son.