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Brennan Center

07.23.19

New Report Shows State Supreme Courts Fail to Reflect Diversity of Communities They Serve

NFHA

08.01.19

NFHA Responds to Administration’s Attack on Core Civil Rights Protection

NILC

08.16.19

NILC Files Lawsuit Against Administration's "Public Charge" Rule

PFAW

08.20.19

New Blog Says Next 11th Circuit Judge Should Honor the Court’s Legacy of Fairness

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Disturbing: The Trump administration is considering a new policy that would allow state & local jurisdictions to deny entry to refugees who have been approved for resettlement in the United States, according to a draft executive order obtained by @NBCNews. https://t.co/VGva6aD2c6

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The Flores Rule Change Denies Basic Human Rights

Immigrant Rights News / August 21, 2019

Facebook ‘Bias’ Audit Misses the Mark

Media / August 20, 2019

The rights of working people, including the right to organize unions and engage in collective bargaining, are fundamental civil and human rights. That’s why all of us need to keep fighting for working people in America and against relentless attacks on our economic security. https://t.co/DNJaRSGjMc