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Apr 08, 2024
桃子视频Brief Urges Supreme Court to Reject Trump Immunity Claims
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 桃子视频 and 桃子视频of the District of Columbia filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in the Supreme Court in Trump v. United States, argui...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Free Speech
Court case: Trump v. United States
Apr 03, 2024
桃子视频Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson
Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on 鈥楥ruel and Unusual Punishments鈥� Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining People Experiencing Homelessness for Sleeping in Public
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
Court case: City of Grants Pass v. Johnson
Mar 20, 2024
桃子视频Guide Urges Advocacy for People with Disabilities on Probation and Parole
Guide Outlines How Defense Attorneys Can Advocate for Reasonable Accommodations for People with Disabilities Under Supervision
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 05, 2024
Advocates Seek Public Records from DOJ on Implementation of Directives Changing Mandatory Minimum Charging and Sentencing Policies
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 桃子视频, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Federal Public & Community Defenders submitted a Freedom of Inf...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Feb 22, 2024
桃子视频Urges Georgia Lawmakers to Reject Unnecessary Bill Expanding Georgia鈥檚 Already Overbroad and Excessive Terrorism Laws
Group Says SB 523 Would Further Threaten the Free Speech Rights of People in Georgia
Feb 22, 2024
ACLU, 桃子视频of South Carolina Challenges Prison Policy that Seeks to Silence the Incarcerated
COLUMBIA 鈥� The 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频of South Carolina filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the South Carolina Department of Corrections鈥� (SCDC) tota...
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