OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: On Monday, attorneys from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma appeared in court to request an injunction to stop the further implementation of HB 1775 i  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 5 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: On Monday, attorneys from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma appeared in court to request an injunction to stop the further implementation of HB 1775 in Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond. The lawsuit, filed alongside pro bono counsel Schulte, Roth and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement: * * * In response to news of the passing of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Jon Greenbaum, chief counsel of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: "As we mourn the passing of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, we honor her trailblazing legacy as the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court and reflect on her important role at times in defend  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: Today, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in Netchoice, LLC v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, LLC, the Supreme Court cases concerning Texas House Bill 20 and Florida Senate Bill 7072, laws that would vitiate the ability of online businesses to remove content spewing hate and disinformation on their platforms. The Lawyers' Committee argue  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to Diplomat on Dec. 6, 2023: * * * The Nuclear Shadows of the Ukraine War as Seen Through a Chinese Lens By Lyle Goldstein and Nathan Waechter China-U.S. relations are once again on an upward trajectory after the meeting between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit. At about the same time, it comes as a relief to those concerned with China-U.S. "strategic stability" that some   more

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: At the Peace Corps Tanzania Headquarters on Thursday, twenty-one Americans were sworn in as Peace Corps volunteers. U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Michael Battle and Peace Corps Tanzania Country Director Stephanie Joseph de Goes presided over the swearing in ceremony. Continuing the legacy of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and John F. Kennedy's commitment to world peace and friendship, the t  more