Litigation
Matal v. Tam: Advancing Justice | AAJC And Civil Rights And Advocacy Groups In Support of Neither Party (formerly Lee v. Tam)
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments from both sides concerning President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship.
The Supreme Court appeared sceptical of Trump's order, a sign the high court could strike down a key element of his immigration agenda. The administration has argued that limiting birthright citizenship is necessary to rein in illegal immigration. Opponents argue it would upend more than a century of precedent and unravel a cornerstone of US immigration law.
What if the Supreme Court ends birthright citizenship? A logistical nightmare for all parents in the US
If the Supreme Court were to uphold President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order, it could render thousands of children stateless and force any parent to prove their citizenship to ensure their child has access to healthcare, social services, education and other basic social servi
Voting Rights Groups Challenge Executive Order on Mail-In Ballots as Illegal Interference in Elections
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Boston, MA – A coalition of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging President Trump's March 31 executive order concerning mail-in voting.
Mail-in Voting EO Complaint: League of Women Voters, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al.
This case challenges an extraordinary and abusive assertion of executive power over the administration of federal elections. The U.S. Constitution assigns authority over federal elections to the states and Congress—not the President. Yet President Trump’s March 31, 2026, Executive Order, “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” (“Executive Order” or “Order”) unilaterally imposes sweeping changes to election procedures nationwide. Plaintiffs’ members—among potentially millions of eligible U.S.
National Immigrant Rights Organizations Urge Supreme Court to Protect Green Card Holders’ Right to Travel
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New York, NY – LatinoJustice PRLDEF, alongside the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, and Immigrant Defense Project, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Bondi v.
Immigrant Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief in Landmark Supreme Court Case Challenging Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, a group of national immigrant rights’ organizations - including the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), We Are CASA, Make the Road New York (MRNY), LULAC , and OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates (OCA) - filed an amicus curiae brief urging the United States Supreme Court to strike down President Trump’s Executive Order limiting birthright citizenship, which purports to end the constitutional right of birthright citizenship for children born on U.S. soil provided for in the U.S. Constitution.
State of the Union Speech: A 2-Hour Disgraceful and Dehumanizing Display of Hate
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, President Trump delivered a State of the Union address to a nation deeply divided by his actions and relentless hate speech. His remarks leaned on the hateful, inflammatory rhetoric that has become a signature of the Trump administration.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC) issues the following statement in response:
Civil Rights Groups Defend Constitutional Census in Missouri Challenge
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ST. LOUIS — A group of civil rights organizations filed a motion to intervene as defendants in State of Missouri v. U.S.