CAPAC members denounce Department of Commerce appeal of Sherry Chen Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 19, 2018) — Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements in response to the Department of Commerce’s decision to...
View ArticleCharges dropped on 17 remaining Philando Castile protester cases
St. Paul, Minn. (Aug. 1, 2018) – The City of Saint Paul Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday it will dismiss the remaining 18 criminal cases arising out of protests in front[...]
View ArticleAPIA groups declare support of race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard
LOS ANGELES (July 30, 2018) — National Asian and Pacific Islander American groups have declared support of race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University. The Asian Americans Advancing...
View ArticleTribal government files three lawsuits against Minnesota Public Utilities...
St. Paul, Minn. (Aug. 8, 2018) — Ojibwe tribal governments and environmental groups on Aug. 7, filed three separate lawsuits against the MN Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The suites challenge[...]
View ArticleRuling against EPA one of many environmental lawsuits
SEATTLE (Aug. 13, 2018) — A court ruling forcing the Environmental Protection Agency to ban a pesticide linked to brain damage in children was just one of many legal actions[...]
View ArticleMinnesota sues JUUL for deceptive marketing targeting youth
St. Paul, Minn. (Dec. 4, 2019) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, announced Wednesday that the state is suing e-cigarette[...]
View ArticleACLU-MN sues law enforcement over attacks on journalists covering George...
MINNEAPOLIS (June 3, 2020) — The ACLU of Minnesota filed a class-action lawsuit overnight Tuesday on behalf of journalists targeted and attacked by law enforcement while covering protests over the[...]
View ArticleGeorgia groups sue over purged voters
Atlanta, Ga. (Dec. 4, 2020) — Voter advocacy groups in Georgia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday asking a federal court to compel the state to restore nearly 200,000 names to[...]
View ArticleJuju Chang, Ann Mukherjee and Ronny Chieng to receive AALDEF 2021 Justice in...
NEW YORK (March 2, 2021) — The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will hold its virtual Lunar New Year Gala and Justice in Action Awards Ceremony on[...]
View ArticleComments on Derek Chauvin verdict for murder of George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS — Civic and organizational leaders responded Tuesday to a jury convicting former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on all counts of murdering George Floyd on Tuesday in the Fourth[...]
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