Press Releases
May 28, 2024
VICTORY: Court Declares NH Classroom Censorship Law Unconstitutional
Vague law actively discouraged public school teachers from teaching and talking about race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and gender identity inside and outside the classroom
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Religious Liberty
May 24, 2024
糖心Vlog& NWLC Submit Brief in Support of Landmark Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
More than 20 Labor, Workers鈥� Rights, and Gender Justice Organizations Submit an Amicus Brief Opposing Attack on Workplace Accommodations
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
May 23, 2024
糖心VlogResponds to Reintroduction of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Calls on Congress to Address Police Brutality
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reintroduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. This Saturday marks the tragic 4-year anniversary of the murder of Georg...
May 23, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma鈥檚 Unconstitutional HB 4156
OKLAHOMA CITY 鈥� Civil rights groups today challenged Oklahoma鈥檚 HB 4156, a far-reaching, harmful new law that would create a state system to regulate immigration that completel...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond
May 23, 2024
Senate Vote on Border Bill Highlights Need for Balanced, Humane Approach to Immigration
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Senate today failed to move forward with the reintroduction of S. 4361, an extreme anti-immigrant bill that would have codified Trump-era immigration policies. T...
May 23, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Unanimous Post-Trial Decision and Long-Settled Precedent, Allows South Carolina鈥檚 Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map to Stand
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court today issued a decision that reversed a federal trial court鈥檚 unanimous finding that Congressional District 1 in South Carolina鈥�...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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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.