by Press | Apr 28, 2022 | Press Releases
RALEIGH – On April 26, 2022, a North Carolina court held that the state General Assembly’s 2021 Budget Act failed to fulfill the state’s obligations to support an education funding plan designed to ensure that all schoolchildren can access a sound basic education. The...
by Press | Apr 27, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings Wednesday to confirm five of President Biden’s nominees, all women of color, to the federal bench. President Biden is following through on his commitment to nominate attorneys and jurists from...
by Press | Apr 26, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) - A federal appeals court should reverse a district judge’s ruling that held Black voters and other impacted community members have no right to sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, according to an amicus brief filed by...
by Press | Apr 14, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, DC)— The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, that it reached a settlement with the City of Springfield, Massachusetts following an investigation into a pattern of excessive force by the Springfield Police Department’s now-disbanded...
by Press | Apr 13, 2022 | Newsclips
National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said in a statement the agency is “committed to ensuring people can gather safely to express our most fundamental and cherished right to free speech. This updated policy is designed to be accessible and understandable to...