Press Releases
Apr 10, 2025
Agreement Temporarily Halts Enforcement of Department of Education’s Unlawful Directive
CONCORD, N.H. – In a major development in the lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s February 14, 2025, Dear Colleague Letter and its April 3, 2025, Certificati...
Apr 09, 2025
New York Federal Court Temporarily Halts Removals Under Alien Enemies Act   Â
NEW YORK — A federal court in New York issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) tonight halting removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial d...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: G.F.F. v. Trump
Apr 09, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Responds to House Passage of H.R. 1526, Limiting Courts’ Ability to Rein in Abuses of Power
WASHINGTON – This evening, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1526, legislation that would constrain federal courts’ ability to stop the executive branch from carrying ou...
Apr 09, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Urges Supreme Court to Reject Mandatory Opt-Outs from Maryland School District’s Inclusive English Language Arts Curriculum
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Maryland filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today in Mahmoud v. Taylor, urging the court to reject a ch...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Court case: Mahmoud v. McKnight
Apr 09, 2025
Federal Court in Texas Temporarily Blocks Removals Under Alien Enemies Act  Â
HOUSTON — A federal court in Texas today issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) just hours after the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Texas filed an emergency lawsu...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: JAV v. Trump
Apr 09, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Files Lawsuit in Texas to Block Removals Under Alien Enemies Act  Â
HOUSTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Texas filed an emergency lawsuit this morning in federal court in Texas to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Ac...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: JAV v. Trump

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