Litigation
Women of Color Groups File Amicus Brief to U.S. Supreme Court in Support of Medication Abortion
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian American Justice Center (Advancing Justice - AAJC) and the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) filed an amicus brief on behalf of themselves and other AAPI, Black, and immigrant women’s organizations urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect access to medication abortion.
Mifepristone Amicus Brief: Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian American Justice Center (Advancing Justice - AAJC) and the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) filed an amicus brief on behalf of themselves and AAPI, Black, Latina, and immigrant women’s organizations urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect access to medication abortion.
SCOTUS Considers Challenge to No-Fly List and Watchlist Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Files Amicus Brief Detailing Critical Background on the List’s Discriminatory Impact on Asian Communities
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian American Justice Center (Advancing Justice – AAJC), along with pro-bono counsel Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, challenged the U.S.
Brief of Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Other Asian-American Civil Rights Organizations as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian American Justice Center (Advancing Justice – AAJC), along with pro-bono counsel Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, challenged the U.S. government’s No-Fly List as Islamophobic and discriminatory towards Asian Americans, in particular, South Asians and Muslims, in an amicus brief filed in the case of Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fikre. The case is currently being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Multi-Racial Group of Thomas Jefferson Students, Family, and Alumni Denounce Effort to Overturn School’s Fairer Admissions Policy
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Washington, DC – Today, a multi-racial group of students, family, and alumni of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) denounced a petition filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation, a conservative legal advocacy group, on behalf of plaintiff Coalition for TJ, asking the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court’s ruling that a 2020 race-neutral change to the school’s race-blind admissions policy is permissible under the United States Constitution.
Democracy will not be denied. The movement to advance civil and human rights and to create equity and racial justice for our communities is a marathon, not a sprint. Often in the heat of the race, we can forget to celebrate our milestones, no matter how big or small they may be on the scales of justice. It is with this mindset that Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC invites you to read this annual report – focusing on the progress and accomplishments we have been able to achieve this year.
This list includes all of our individual, foundation, corporate, and other community support. Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC gratefully acknowledges the numerous donations made in anonymity.
Julie Su’s career demonstrates how uniquely positioned she is to successfully lead the U.S. Department of Labor. Furthermore, her lived experience as a daughter of immigrants, a woman of color, and an Asian American makes her uniquely qualified to lead the Department charged with the immense task of protecting the livelihoods of all Americans in our vibrant and inclusive democracy.
This list includes all of our individual, foundation, corporate, and other community support.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC gratefully acknowledges the numerous donations made in anonymity.