Brief Filed by Madigan & 16 Other Attorneys General Comes Ahead of SCOTUS Arguments on California’s Reproductive Freedom Act Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined 16 other Attorneys General filing an amicus brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of women’s reproductive health[Read More…]
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Brennan Center Wins Suit Against Trump’s Third Muslim Ban, U.S. Supreme Court Next
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2018 By: Naren Daniel Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that President Trump’s third attempt to institute the Muslim Ban promised during his presidential campaign is likely unconstitutional. The case is now poised to come before the U.S. Supreme Court, which allowed[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Determines Redrawn Pennsylvania Congressional Districts Violate State’s Constitution
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The U.S. Supreme Court today in the case League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania vs Commonwealth of Pennsylvania determined that redrawn congressional district lines made by the Pennsylvania legislature violated the state’s constitution. The Public Interest Law Center litigated the case and Common[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of DTE Energy Air Pollution Case
Pruitt EPA adopts DTE’s rejected arguments anyway Detroit, MI—(ENEWSPF)—December 12, 2017 By: Shannon Fisk and Ricky Junquera Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied DTE Energy Company’s petition to review an ongoing enforcement action regarding excessive air pollution from DTE’s Monroe coal-fired power plant. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Sierra[Read More…]
Advocates Urge Illinois Supreme Court to Issue Rule Change to Stop Jailing People Due to Poverty
A letter endorsed by local and national community organizations & former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asks Illinois Supreme Court to address Illinois’ unconstitutional money bail system. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2017 By: Sharlyn Grace, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice On any given day, tens of thousands of people are incarcerated in county jails[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Supreme Court Brief Defending Constitutionality of Anti-Discrimination Laws
Amicus Brief Filed in Case Involving Colorado Business that Refused to Serve Same-Sex Couple Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2017 By: Office of Attorney General Madigan Arguing that a business owner’s personal beliefs do not give him a right to discriminate against customers, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 19 attorneys general, filed[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Brief in U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Voting Rights
13 AGs File Amicus Brief in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Arguing that Ohio’s Process of Deregistering Voters Violates Federal Law Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—September 26, 2017 By: Office of Attorney General Madigan Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a coalition of 13 Attorneys General in filing a new amicus brief[Read More…]
Madigan, Attorneys General File New Brief with Supreme Court on Travel Ban Case
Madigan & Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Opposing the Ban, Citing Harm to States’ Residents, Institutions & Economies Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—September 21, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with 17 other attorneys general to announce they have filed a new amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the federal administration’s[Read More…]
Dēmos and ACLU File Supreme Court Brief in their Case Challenging Ohio’s Voter Purges
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2017. Dēmos and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court detailing how Ohio is violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by targeting registered voters who fail to vote in a two-year period for eventual removal from the registration rolls —[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Disappointed By Supreme Court Decision That Weakens Wall Between Church and State
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer, which held that Missouri’s decision to exclude houses of worship, including Trinity Lutheran, from a program that provided direct grants to pay for playground[Read More…]