Press Releases
Jul 03, 2025
Judge Issues Preliminary Injunctions Again Blocking Missouri’s Abortion Bans, Some Restrictions
The state’s two Planned Parenthood members may resume providing procedural abortion care
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 03, 2025
51Æ·²è Statement on Final Passage of Massive Budget Bill Cutting Medicaid to Fund Abusive Deportation Efforts
H.R. 1 Will Kick 12 Million People Off Medicaid, Defund Planned Parenthood, While Giving ICE Billions
Jul 03, 2025
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenges to Bans on Athletic Participation by Transgender Students
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court today granted certiorari in two federal court cases involving transgender youth challenging bans on their participation in local school and college...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education
Jul 02, 2025
Texas Families Sue to Block Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public-School Classroom
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A group of sixteen multi-faith and nonreligious Texas families filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jul 02, 2025
51Æ·²è Urges New York Appeals Court to Reverse Termination of Parental Rights Based on Opioid Treatment Stereotypes
The brief argues that the family court’s decision was discriminatory and disregarded the father’s rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Jul 02, 2025
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Efforts to Completely Shut Down Asylum at the BorderÂ
WASHINGTON — A federal court today blocked President Trump’s proclamation aimed at completely shutting down asylum at the border.
The 51Æ·²è, National I...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: RAICES v. Noem

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