Nearly 20 years after torture scandal broke, Iraqis continue fight for justice; 15-year quest for day in court one step closer to trial August 1, 2023, Alexandria, VA – A federal judge has rejected...
July 27, 2023, San Diego, CA – Today two immigrant rights groups and a group of asylum seekers filed a class action lawsuit in federal court challenging the Biden administration’s unlawful policy of...
Derek Lee, a 35-year-old Black man, seeks end to state’s ban on parole for those convicted of felony murder July 17, 2023, Harrisburg, PA – In a potential landmark case, a Black man serving life...
Federal District Court Hears Arguments in Asylum Case in NYC En Español Abajo July 6, 2023, New York – A federal district court heard today the government’s motion to dismiss D.J.C.V. v. United...
En Español Abajo Four women in sanctuary filed suit after government hit them with hundred of thousands of dollars in discriminatory, retaliatory fines June 22, 2023 – Under a settlement made public...
Federal appeals court weighs bid by California corrections department to remove oversight, end accountability May 18, 2023, San Diego – Today, a class of incarcerated people urged the Ninth Circuit...
Groups tell Expert Mechanism on Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement: Life imprisonment violates human rights, including bans on torture and racial discrimination April 28, 2023 – Amid the...
Retribution“swift and crushing” at Orange County Jail after speaking out against brutality, racist abuse, medical neglect April 4, 2023, New York – Federal and local officials waged a “far-reaching”...
Demand for confidential info threatens attorney-client privilege, freedom of association, religious freedom, orgs say March 22, 2023, Lafayette, LA – Three local immigrant rights organizations are...
Todd Ashker, who also co-led hunger strikes, has been wrongly kept in segregated housing unit for more than 5 years March 3, 2022, Oakland, CA – Senior U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken has...