by Natasha Mundkur | May 6, 2021 | Blog, Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — Immediate action from the EPA is critical to strengthen toxic emission rules and protect local residents of the St. John the Baptist Parish community in Louisiana. Residents there face the highest cancer risks in the nation from air...
by Ian Weiner | May 5, 2021 | Press Releases
(Menlo Park, Calif.) – The Facebook Oversight Board announced Wednesday that it has upheld former President Trump’s temporary suspension, but has pushed the decision for a permanent ban back to Facebook to be reconsidered within six months. The Board rendered...
by Ian Weiner | Apr 30, 2021 | Press Releases
(Tallahassee, Fla.) – The Florida State Legislature passed SB90 late Thursday night, a bill that makes voting by mail significantly more difficult, places unnecessary limits on ballot drop boxes, makes it harder to register to vote, and gives partisan poll...
by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Apr 28, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – A North Carolina judge on Wednesday declined to release body camera footage in the shooting of Andrew Brown. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under...
by Ian Weiner | Apr 26, 2021 | Press Releases
Congress must use the fiscal year 2022 budget to support communities in their efforts to promote racial and socioeconomic integration in their public schools a letter sent to several congressional leaders Monday says. As our nation becomes increasingly diverse, it is...
by Natasha Mundkur | Apr 26, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Census Bureau released its congressional apportionment population counts and number of representatives for each of the 50 states, in addition to resident population counts for every state in the country, the District of Columbia and...
