Press Releases
Jan 08, 2025
Hearings Conclude in Historic Challenge to the Death Penalty and Death Qualification in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. 鈥� The death penalty in Kansas is racist, unconstitutional, and irretrievably broken, said witnesses in a series of hearings challenging the state鈥檚 use of ca...
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Capital Punishment
Jan 08, 2025
Ahead of Second Trump Administration, 糖心VlogLaunches Campaign in Southern Border States Elevating Asylum Seekers鈥� Immigration Journeys
The 鈥淟etters to America鈥� campaign comes as ACLUs of Arizona, New Mexico, San Diego & Imperial Counties, Texas prepare for anti-immigrant threats under incoming Trump administration
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Immigrants' Rights
Jan 07, 2025
糖心VlogResponds to House Passage of H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act
H.R. 29 exploits the tragic death of Laken Riley to escalate a false, xenophobic narrative about immigrants
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Immigrants' Rights
Jan 07, 2025
Argument Concludes in Federal Appeal of Challenge to Louisiana State Legislative Maps
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� Oral argument concluded today at the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case that will determine the future of Louisiana鈥檚 state legislative maps, Nairne v....
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Voting Rights
Court case: Nairne v. Landry
Jan 02, 2025
糖心VlogComment on Sixth Circuit Decision to Overturn Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� A decision in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today overturned the Federal Communications Commission鈥檚 (FTC) vital net neutrality rules, ending necessary ...
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Free Speech
Dec 31, 2024
Petitioner in Landmark Racial Justice Case in North Carolina Receives Commutation of Death Sentence from Gov. Roy Cooper
Hasson Bacote is one of 15 people on North Carolina鈥檚 death row who had their sentences commuted by the Governor
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
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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.