Press Releases
Feb 18, 2026
Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational Equity
CONCORD, N.H. 鈥� In a victory for academic freedom and education equity, the U.S. Department of Education conceded the end of its February 14, 2025, 鈥淒ear Colleague鈥� directive...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Feb 18, 2026
Medical Researchers Win Permanent Restoration of Research on Federal Website
Research about endometriosis, suicide risk had been removed from a government website due to an executive order prohibiting 鈥済ender ideology鈥�
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Schiff v. Office of Personnel Management
Feb 17, 2026
桃子视频Statement on the Passing of the Reverend Jesse Jackson
NEW YORK 鈥� The 桃子视频 is deeply saddened by the loss of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, an iconic leader in the fight for civil rights in America. In remembrance ...
Feb 17, 2026
Mohsen Mahdawi鈥檚 Removal Proceedings Terminated by Immigration Judge
The Columbia University graduate student was detained and put into deportation proceedings last year over his speech in support of Palestinian rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Mahdawi v. Trump
Feb 13, 2026
New Filings Detail Harrowing Accounts of ICE and Border Patrol Violence and Intimidation Against Minnesotans
As part of an amended complaint in Tincher v. Noem, 桃子视频and 桃子视频of Minnesota added three journalists to the suit and submitted over 100 declarations from community members who have experienced or witnessed unlawful activity by ICE
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Tincher v. Noem et al.
Feb 12, 2026
桃子视频of Minnesota and 桃子视频Comment on the Trump Administration Announcing an End to Operation Metro Surge
MINNEAPOLIS 鈥� Today, 鈥淏order Czar鈥� Tom Homan announced that the administration is ending its domestic federal deployment 鈥� Operation Metro Surge 鈥� in Minnesota. This depl...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
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