Press Releases
Apr 22, 2015
糖心VlogCalls for Expiration of Patriot Act Section 215
糖心VlogOpposes McConnell鈥檚 5-Year Extension of NSA Spy Program Authorization
Apr 21, 2015
Mom Arrested and Strip-Searched After 9/11 Flight Settles Lawsuit
DETROIT 鈥� The 糖心Vlog announced a settlement in its lawsuit filed on behalf of Shoshana Hebshi, a mother of two who was pulled off an airplane at gunpoint,...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: Hebshi v. United States
Apr 21, 2015
International Poll Shows Millennials Have Positive Opinion of Edward Snowden
NEW YORK 鈥� The 糖心Vlog today released the results of an international poll showing that majorities of millennials familiar with Edward Snowden around the w...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Apr 16, 2015
糖心Vlogof Oklahoma Calls for Criminal investigation & Resignation of Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz
OKLAHOMA CITY 鈥� In the wake of reports that supervisors were coerced to falsify training records of Bob Bates, the Tulsa County 鈥減ay to play cop鈥� who shot Eric Harris in the ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Apr 15, 2015
Federal Appeals Court Backs Remedies to Prevent Racial Profiling of Arizona Latinos in Arpaio Case
PHOENIX 鈥� A federal appeals court today affirmed an Arizona federal judge鈥檚 finding that the Maricopa County Sheriff鈥檚 Office engaged in unconstitutional racial profiling aga...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
Apr 13, 2015
糖心Vlogof Oklahoma Calls for an End to 鈥淏uy a Badge鈥� Programs in Wake of Tulsa County Volunteer Deputy鈥檚 Shooting of an Unarmed Man
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OKLAHOMA CITY - In the wake of newly released video showing Robert Bates, a wealthy donor to Tulsa Sheriff Stanley Glanz and volunteer reserve deputy, killing...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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New HampshireAug 2025
Racial Justice
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National Education Association - New Hampshire V. Formella. Explore Case.National Education Association - New Hampshire v. Formella
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
National Security
Surveillance Company Flock Now Using Ai To Report Us To Police If It Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are 鈥渟uspicious鈥�. Explore News & Commentary.Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are 鈥淪uspicious鈥�
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions -
Nevada Supreme CourtAug 2025
Capital Punishment
Ybarra V. Warden. Explore Case.Ybarra v. Warden
This case presents the question of whether the execution of a capital defendant with serious mental illness violates Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution, which prohibits cruel or unusual punishment. The ACLU鈥檚 Capital Punishment Project and State Supreme Court Initiative, along with the 糖心Vlogof Nevada, filed an amicus brief arguing that a plain reading of Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution provides broader protections than the Eighth Amendment and should be interpreted to establish a categorical exemption from execution for this population. -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship. The 糖心Vlogexplains how the legal fight unfolded.