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U.S. Sanctions on ICC Prosecutor Constitute “Full Frontal Attack on Rule of Law,” Human Rights Attorneys Say

September 2, 2020

September 2, 2020, New York –In response to the Trump administration’s designation, announced today by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, of International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor...

Arizona Lawmakers Must not Conduct Government Business at Secret ALEC Meetings, Attorneys Argue

September 1, 2020

Crafting Laws in Secret With Corporations and Conservative Activists Violates Open Meetings Law, Lawsuit Says September 1, 2020, Phoenix, AZ – Today, attorneys representing leaders from Arizona’s...

Tribunal de Apelaciones de los Estados Unidos falla en contra del ex presidente de Bolivia y su ministro de Defensa por la masacre de 2003

August 3, 2020

3 de agosto de 2020, Miami - Hoy, la Corte de Apelaciones de EE.UU. por el Onceavo Circuito anuló la decisión que el tribunal de primera instancia emitió a favor del ex presidente de Bolivia, Gonzalo...

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Former Bolivian President and Defense Minister Over 2003 Massacre

August 3, 2020

August 3, 2020, Miami – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated a trial court judgment that had been entered in favor of Bolivia’s former president, Gonzalo Sánchez de...

Appeals Court Rules Bayou Bridge Pipeline Company ‘Trampled’ Landowners’ Rights

July 16, 2020

Landowners Awarded $10,000 Each Plus Attorneys Fees July 16, 2020, Lake Charles, LA – Today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeal for the State of Louisiana ruled that the Bayou Bridge Pipeline Company...

Court Orders Plastics Corporation to Allow Juneteenth Access to Cemetery Where Enslaved People Are Buried

June 18, 2020

Formosa Taking Emergency Appeal to Stop Prayer Event Community Members Previously Threatened With Arrest for Visiting Ancestors’ Graves June 18, 2020, Convent, Louisiana – Today, Judge Emile R. St...

St. James Residents Affirm Rights to Cemeteries

May 22, 2020

New Letter from Formosa Plastics Denies Access to Burial Grounds of Enslaved People May 22, 2020, St. James, LA — St. James residents today re-asserted their rights to visit burial grounds on...

Once Anonymous Archeologists Come Forward with Report Indicating More Burial Grounds of Enslaved People Likely Exist on Site Proposed for Controversial Plastics Plant

March 11, 2020

Archeology Firm Identifies Five Additional Possible Cemeteries, Concludes Formosa’s Consultants Repeatedly Looked in Wrong Place for One of Them March 11, 2020, St. James Parish – Today, community...

International Criminal Court Authorizes Investigation into U.S. Torture Program, Other International Crimes

March 5, 2020

Appeals Chamber Reverses Decision Blocking Investigation into Crimes Related to Conflict in Afghanistan March 5, 2020, The Hague – Today, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC...

For First Time, Polls Find Majority of Country Supports Decriminalizing Sex Work, as Do 2/3 of Democrats and Voters Under 45

January 30, 2020

Data for Progress, ACLU, Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Campaign, Women’s March, and two dozen other organizations release report and united policy platform on decriminalizing sex...

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U.S. Sanctions on ICC Prosecutor Constitute “Full Frontal Attack on Rule of Law,” Human Rights Attorneys Say

Arizona Lawmakers Must not Conduct Government Business at Secret ALEC Meetings, Attorneys Argue

Tribunal de Apelaciones de los Estados Unidos falla en contra del ex presidente de Bolivia y su ministro de Defensa por la masacre de 2003

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Former Bolivian President and Defense Minister Over 2003 Massacre

Appeals Court Rules Bayou Bridge Pipeline Company ‘Trampled’ Landowners’ Rights

Court Orders Plastics Corporation to Allow Juneteenth Access to Cemetery Where Enslaved People Are Buried

St. James Residents Affirm Rights to Cemeteries

Once Anonymous Archeologists Come Forward with Report Indicating More Burial Grounds of Enslaved People Likely Exist on Site Proposed for Controversial Plastics Plant

International Criminal Court Authorizes Investigation into U.S. Torture Program, Other International Crimes

For First Time, Polls Find Majority of Country Supports Decriminalizing Sex Work, as Do 2/3 of Democrats and Voters Under 45

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