Press Releases

Mar 04, 2024

Civil Rights Groups Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Block Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law S.B. 4 in Texas

Request comes days after Fifth Circuit Court issued an administrative stay, which would have allowed law to go into effect this weekend

Mar 04, 2024

ACLU Commends Biden Administration’s New Rules Protecting Religious Freedom for People Who Use Government-Funded Social Services

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union commends the Biden administration’s finalized rules to restore religious freedom protections for people who use federally funded...

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

Mar 01, 2024

Victory in Challenge Against Florida’s Anti-Voter Law

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a significant legal victory, a federal district court has issued summary judgment in favor of voting and immigrants’ rights advocates challenging Florida...

Issue Areas: Voting Rights Immigrants' Rights

Court case: Hispanic Federation v. Byrd

Mar 01, 2024

Court Halts Latest Effort by Texas Attorney General to Persecute Texas Families with Transgender Youth

AUSTIN, Texas – Travis County District Court Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel today blocked the latest effort by the Texas Attorney General’s Office to persecute Texas families with t...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: PFLAG v. Office of the Attorney General of Texas

Feb 29, 2024

Federal Court Blocks Extreme Texas Legislation That Would Overstep Federal Immigration Law

AUSTIN, Texas – The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas today granted a motion for preliminary injunction to block Texas Senate Bill 4 (88-4), which wo...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Feb 29, 2024

PFLAG National Asks Court to Block the Texas Attorney General’s Latest Targeting of Texan Families with Transgender Youth

National nonprofit and its lawyers argue the Office is abusing its power with broad and intrusive demand for organizational records

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: PFLAG v. Office of the Attorney General of Texas

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