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Federal Judge Staying Preliminary Injunction Against Anti-Transgender Health Care Ban

September 06, 2023

ATLANTA — A federal judge has stayed a preliminary injunction against Georgia Senate Bill 140 (“SB 140,” or the “Health Care Ban”) pending adjudication of the state’s request for her to reconsider her ruling. “We are disappointed...

Civil Rights Groups Challenge Discriminatory Law Unfairly Impacting Black Children of Unwed U.S. Citizen Fathers

September 05, 2023

WASHINGTON — Civil rights attorneys for Damion Glenroy Davis will present oral arguments before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Sept. 7 to end a law that excluded naturalized citizen fathers from passing U.S. citizenship to...

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New Orleans homeowners still in financial storm 18 years after Katrina

August 31, 2023

Red home in New Orleans Treme/Lafitte neighborhood

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Defenders of Confederate symbols distort history to sow division

August 31, 2023

Rivka Maizlish

Up close look at Arlington National Cemetery Confederate memorial

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Libertarian Leak: Extremist Ties, Anti-LGBTQ+ Remarks, GOP Collaboration

August 31, 2023

Creede Newton

A leak of Libertarian Party leadership communications reveals crude remarks – including a talking point from anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories and discussions of the Colorado Libertarian Party’s collaboration with the GOP – and raises questions about the party’s adherence to Federal Election Commission rules.

Activate Mississippi Initiative Uses Art and Activism to Expand Voter Engagement

August 30, 2023

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the United States. In 2022, only 32% of the state’s voting population exercised their right to vote. To expand voter education and engagement throughout...

Ivory Dixon, Jr., Released After Over 33 Years of Incarceration

August 29, 2023

LOUISIANA— Decades after being sentenced to life without parole in Louisiana, Ivory Dixon, Jr., has been released from custody. “Ivory is a humble, honest, and hardworking father and grandfather,” said Emily Lubin, staff attorney...

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