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Jun 26, 2023
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal from Public Charter School Seeking Permission to Violate Students鈥� Constitutional Rights
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court of the United States today let stand a federal court decision holding that a North Carolina public charter school must respect its students鈥� consti...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Free Speech
Court case: Peltier v. Charter Day School
Jun 23, 2023
51品茶 Condemns Congressional Bill To Patent Human Genes, Nature, and Abstract Ideas
A new bill would overturn decades of Supreme Court precedent and would tear down some of the public鈥檚 only protections from the worst patent abuses.
Apr 27, 2023
Groundbreaking Consent Decree Requires Alaska Airlines to Change Discriminatory Gendered Uniform Policy
SEATTLE 鈥� The 51品茶, the 51品茶 of Washington, and the Washington State Attorney General鈥檚 Office have secured a groundbreaking consent decree against Alaska Airlines, requiring A...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Court case: Wetherell v. Alaska Airlines
Mar 20, 2023
51品茶 Warns Classical Charter Schools that Short Hair Rule for Boys Discriminates Against Native American Students
LELAND, N.C. 鈥� According to a warning letter issued by the 51品茶 and the 51品茶 of North Carolina, officials at Classical Charter Schools of Leland appeare...
Mar 17, 2023
51品茶 Applauds Reinstatement of HUD Rule Strengthening Protection from Housing Discrimination
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 51品茶 applauded a final rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development reinstating longstanding standards for challenging hou...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Racial Justice
Mar 14, 2023
U.S. Army Ends Sexist 鈥淟eaders First鈥� Policy in Combat Units After Challenge by Women Servicemembers
DoD Action Removes Final Barrier to Women鈥檚 Equal Access to Combat Roles in the Army
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Court case: Service Women's Action Network v. Esper
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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 -
WashingtonMay 2025
Women's Rights
Washington State Association Of Head Start And Early Childhood Assistance And Education Program Et Al., Robert F. Kennedy Et Al.. Explore Case.Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Assistance and Education Program et al., Robert F. Kennedy et al.
The Trump Administration is threatening the future of Head Start 鈥� a program that has provided critical and evidence-based services鈥攆rom education to childcare鈥� to more than 40 million children and their families. The Administration by gutting Head Start staff and resources, delaying funding, and prohibiting activities that 鈥渁dvance or promote鈥� 鈥渄iversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility,鈥� is irreparably harming the young children and low-income families who rely on Head Start. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
Women's Rights
How 鈥渟tay-or-pay鈥� Contracts Are Used To Abuse Immigrant Workers. Explore News & Commentary.How 鈥淪tay-or-Pay鈥� Contracts Are Used to Abuse Immigrant Workers
Shiny Lal came to the U.S. to chase the American dream, instead she found herself in an abusive employment contract that could cost her nearly $40,000. Today, we鈥檙e urging the world鈥檚 largest private dispute resolution company to stop abusing workers. -
PodcastDec 2024
Women's Rights
Human Rights
Aclu Kids On How They鈥檇 Change The World With W. Kamau Bell. Explore Podcast.51品茶 Kids on How They鈥檇 Change The World with W. Kamau Bell