Press Center
2009 General News
Appeals Court Rules in Case Challenging Racial Profiling of Muslim, Arab, South Asian Men in Post-9/11 Sweeps
- By: Center for Constitutional Rights
- 12/18/2009
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NYCLU Applauds Executive Order Prohibiting Discrimination against Transgender State Employees
- By: NYCLU
- 12/16/2009
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DC Council Passes Marriage Equality Legislation
- By: People for the American Way
- 12/15/2009
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On Human Rights Day, ACLU Calls For U.S. Commitment To Domestic Human Rights
- By: ACLU
- 12/10/2009
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New Revelations About Detainee Abuse Cry for Need for Transparency and Accountability for Torture
- By: Alliance for Justice
- 12/07/2009
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Statement By NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous on World AIDS Day December 1, 2009
- By: NAACP
- 12/01/2009
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Federal Court Lawsuit Settlement Brings Ohio Into Compliance with National Voter Registration Act-Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income Ohioans to Benefit
- By: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- 11/30/2009
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CLC Praises Bloch v. Frischholz Decision, an Important Fair Housing Precedent of the Federal Court of Appeals in Chicago
- By: Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
- 11/25/2009
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Court Ignores Plea of Prisoners’ Families Who Paid Millions in Unlawful Phone Tax
- By: Center for Constitutional Rights
- 11/24/2009
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Hamilton Becomes Just Seventh Obama Nominee Confirmed to Federal Bench
- By: People For the American Way
- 11/19/2009
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Montana Mother Asks Court To Remedy Mistreatment Of Pregnant Inmates By Detention Facility
- By: American Civil Liberties Union
- 11/19/2009
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Reversing Two Restrictive Policies, Illinois Issues Accurate Birth Certificates To Three Transgender Persons
- By: American Civil Liberties Union
- 11/16/2009
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Lawyers' Committee Applauds Fair Housing Ruling in Bloch v. Frischholz
- By: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- 11/13/2009
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Vote on Judge Davis Highlights Slow Movement of Judicial Nominees
- By: Alliance for Justice
- 11/10/2009
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Senate Votes Against Barring Funding For Federal Court Prosecutions Of 9/11 Cases
- By: American Civil Liberties Union
- 11/05/2009
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Five New York Men Detained and Abused in Post-9/11 Immigration Sweeps Settle Case for $1.26 Million
- By: Center for Constitutional Rights
- 11/03/2009
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Maine Passes Anti-Marriage Referendum
- By: People For the American Way
- 11/03/2009
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Civil Rights Organizations Urge Senate Majority Leader to Hold Confirmation Vote on Dawn Johnsen
- By: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund
- 10/30/2009
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RECESSION HITS NEW YORK LATINOS HARDEST: Survey Says More than One in Four Lost a Job in the Past Year Latinos Have Least Amount of Employer-Sponsored Benefits
- By: Community Service Society
- 10/29/2009
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Obama Signs Hate Crimes Legislation into Law
- By: People For the American Way
- 10/28/2009
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ACLU Honors Regina Kelly, Plaintiff In Landmark Civil Rights Case, With Baldwin Medal Of Liberty Award
- By: American Civil Liberties Union
- 10/24/2009
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NAACP Joins Local Branch in Calling For Resignation of Louisiana Justice of The Peace
- By: NAACP
- 10/16/2009
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FOIA Lawsuit Seeks Bush-Era DOJ Opinion
- By: Brennan Center for Justice
- 10/15/2009
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WIDESPREAD LACK OF PAID SICK DAYS PUTS WORKERS AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH AT RISK ACCORDING TO “SICK IN THE CITY,”A NEW STUDY BY COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY AND A BETTER BALANCE
- By: The Community Service Society of New York
- 10/15/2009
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CCR Challenges Legality of Prison Telephone Rates Before NY Court of Appeals
- By: Center for Constitutional Rights
- 10/13/2009
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Senate Committee Passes Patriot Act Reauthorization Bill
- By: American Civil Liberties Union
- 10/08/2009
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Tennessee Judges Oppose Law Interfering with Children’s Juvenile Court Hearings
- By: Children's Rights
- 10/08/2009
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Senate Confirms Strong Leader for Civil Rights Post
- By: Alliance for Justice
- 10/06/2009
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DHS Plan To Improve Immigration Detention An Encouraging Step
- By: American Civil Liberties Union
- 10/06/2009
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ACLU Report Finds Continuing And Pervasive Voting Rights Violations In Indian Country
- By: American Civil Liberties Union
- 10/01/2009
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Kids Seeing Benefits One Year into Michigan Reforms, But Strong Leadership Needed to Ensure Continued Progress
- By: Children's Rights
- 09/30/2009
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Indiana Court of Appeals Declares Voter ID Law Unconstitutional
- By: Civilrights.org
- 09/22/2009
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Plaintiffs Groups Mount Effort to Undo 'Iqbal
- By: The National Law Journal
- 09/21/2009
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New Census Data Shows Rise of Those in Poverty and without Insurance
- By: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund
- 09/11/2009
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Disability Groups Win Landmark Case Affirming Rights of People with Mental Disabilities in State-Funded Adult Homes
- By: Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- 09/09/2009
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Children’s Rights Challenges Tennessee Law Unconstitutionally Interfering with Children’s Juvenile Court Hearings
- By: Children's Rights
- 09/09/2009
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NAACP CONTINUES ITS SUPPORT OF VAN JONES AND WHITE HOUSE GREEN JOBS INITIATIVE
- By: NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- 09/04/2009
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Climate of Fear: Latino Immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y.
- By: Southern Poverty Law Center
- 09/02/2009
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Don't Leave Young Latinas Behind in the Classroom or on the Field
- By: National Women's Law Center
- 08/31/2009
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Public Justice Wins Second Major Decision Requiring Coal Mine Cleanups
- By: Public Justice
- 08/28/2009
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WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY, 2009
- By: Office of the Press Secretary, THE WHITE HOUSE
- 08/26/2009
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Trumped-Up Reasons For Termination Can Prove Retaliatory Discharge
- By: Workplace Fairness
- 08/21/2009
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Native, Green Groups Oppose State Department Dirty Pipeline Permit: Court challenge is being prepared to overturn decision
- By: Earthjustice
- 08/20/2009
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Landmark Housing Desegregation Victory
- By: Anti-Discrimination Center
- 08/17/2009
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New Study Claims Women Responsible for Glass Ceiling – What?
- By: National Women's Law Center
- 08/12/2009
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Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss in Lambda Legal’s Case of Evicted HIV-Positive Retired Minister
- By: Lambda Legal
- 08/10/2009
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Advocates Appeal Rhode Island Decision Barring Children from Seeking Child Welfare Reform in Federal Court
- By: Children's Rights
- 08/10/2009
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President Obama Nominates Edward M. Chen for Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern California
- By: Equal Justice Society
- 08/07/2009
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Judge Sotomayor's Confirmation to Supreme Court is Historic Moment for People with Disabilities
- By: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- 08/06/2009
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Judicial Selection Update
- By: Alliance for Justice
- 07/31/2009
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Senate Judiciary Committee Moves Nomination Forward
- By: MALDEF
- 07/29/2009
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Be Part of Health Reform History
- By: National Women's Law Center
- 07/28/2009
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One More Step Toward Victory: Support Immigration Equality’s HIV Ban Campaign
- By: Immigration Equality
- 07/21/2009
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Experts in Michigan Reform Effort Call For $4M Investment in Strengthening Families & Helping Kids out of Foster Care
- By: Children's Rights
- 07/21/2009
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National Arbitration Forum Forced Out of Consumer Arbitrations
- By: Public Justice
- 07/21/2009
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Bronx Mother to sue over toxic caulk in NYC schools
- By: NYLPI
- 06/25/2009
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Federal Court Upholds Rights of People with Mental Illness in Adult Homes
- By: NYLPI
- 06/25/2009
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Judge Affirms Plaintiff Class of Foster Children with Disabilities
- By: NYLPI
- 06/25/2009
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Supreme Court Ruling Leaves in Place Core Provision of the Voting Rights Act
- By: NAACP LDF
- 06/25/2009
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Berkeley's Plan to Promote Diversity in Schools Stands
- By: NAACP LDF
- 06/25/2009
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund Files Brief in Challenge to Use of Race in University Enrollment
- By: NAACP LDF
- 04/15/2009
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Supreme Court Will Not Hear Mumia Abu-Jamal's Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection
- By: NAACP LDF
- 04/06/2009
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund Files Supreme Court Brief Supporting Quality Education for all Arizona Students
- By: NAACP LDF
- 03/30/2009
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CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT TO INVALIDATE PROPOSITION 8
- By: Equal Justice Society
- 01/16/2009
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