Litigation
44 Groups Tell Senate to Vote No on Islamophobic Alabama Judicial Nominee Brett Talley
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), along with 43 other civil society, civil rights organizations, faith groups, and law offices sent a letter to every Senate office today strongly requesting a “NO” vote on the confirmation of Brett Joseph Talley for the position of United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.
United States v. Sineneng-Smith: Overbroad Law Potentially Criminalizes Advocacy on Behalf of Immigrants
Unconstitutional portion of Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) can criminalize, subjectively, any conduct that potentially “encourages” immigrants to enter or reside in the United States unlawfully, in violation of the First Amendment.
Advancing Justice | AAJC’s Announces 2017 American Courage Awards Honorees
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Washington, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC will celebrate its 2017 American Courage Awards, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate individuals, groups, and corporations for their commitment and contributions to civil rights, on October 5, 2017. Among this year’s honorees are the Starbucks Coffee Company, former Congressman Mike Honda, prominent Supreme Court attorney Neal K. Katyal, and co-founder of the Women’s March – Linda Sarsour, were announced today as the honorees for the Advancing Justice | AAJC’s annual American Courage Awards event.
The amicus brief was submitted on behalf of twenty-two national and local nonprofit organizations that protect, advance, and support the rights of Asian American and Latino communities in the United States. The brief contends that Ohio’s aggressive practice of purging voter rolls – a list of individuals who have not voted in a two-year period – is harmful to communities of color, especially those with limited English proficiency in the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Latinx communities.
Advancing Justice | AAJC Announces New NAPABA Law Foundation Community Law Fellow Hannah Woerner
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) welcomes today a new National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Foundation (NLF) Community Law Fellow, Hannah Woerner.
Supreme Court Case Could Help or Hinder Voter Suppression
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Washington, D.C. — Today, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, joined by 19 organizations, submitted an amicus brief (also known as a friend of the court document) in support of respondent A. Philip Randolph Institute for the U.S. Supreme Court case, Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, et al.
Gill v. Whitford: Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering Purposefully Creates Stacked Districts
Under the narrative often offered by those who seek to restrict immigration, there is a “good immigrant” who contributes to the growth of the country, and a “bad immigrant” who is undocumented and therefore must be a criminal and deported immediately.
But life is never that simple. As demonstrated by a recent case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, there are many grey areas. That case also demonstrates the importance of good legal counsel.
Advancing Justice Condemns Administration’s Use of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division to Further Its Anti-Civil Rights Goals
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Washington, D.C. — The White House is preparing to commit resources of the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division to investigate and sue universities over their affirmative action policies. The Trump administration’s new project will threaten decades of progress in civil rights, which have provided tremendous benefits to Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and other minority groups.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, issues the following statement:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Opposes the Nomination of Eric Dreiband to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division
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Washington, D.C. — Last week, President Trump nominated Eric Dreiband for the position of Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
In response to this latest nomination by the administration, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), a national affiliation of five civil rights organizations, releases the following statement: