Press Releases
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ADL Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Block Citizenship Question from 2020 Census
The Court labeled the Commerce Department’s rationale for adding the question – voting rights enforcement – as “contrived,” and sent the case back for further deliberations.
White Supremacists Increase College Campus Recruiting Efforts for Third Straight Year
ADL’s Center on Extremism documented 313 cases of white supremacist propaganda on college campuses during 2018-2019 school year – including fliers, stickers and posters.
ADL and Partners Counter White Supremacists Online Through Google Search
The Redirect Method will use advertising to redirect individuals who search online for violent extremist material to content that exposes the falsehoods of extremist narratives.
ADL Deeply Disappointed in Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Maryland Cross to Stand on Public Ground
The decision unfortunately undermines well-established precedents safeguarding the separation of church and state.
John Cusack's Retweet Shows How Anti-Semitism Goes Viral
John Cusack’s retweet of an anti-Semitic meme, which has been widely used online by anti-Semites from across the ideological spectrum, shows how easy it is for hatred to go viral in seconds.
ADL Deeply Troubled by Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to Lead USCIS
The appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as acting director of USCIS is deeply troubling. Cuccinelli has a long history of engaging in and promoting anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and policies.
ADL Hails Fourth Circuit Court Decision Upholding Constitutionality of Hate Crimes Prevention Act
The decision represents an important victory in the ongoing fight against bias and hate-motivated crimes in the U.S.
ADL Hails House Passage of Dream and Promise Act; Calls on Senate to Take Action
The Dream and Promise Act passed in the House by a vote of 237-187 and is the first standalone bill granting a permanent pathway to citizenship for immigrants to pass Congress since 2010.
ADL Statement on YouTube Policy Changes to Reduce Extremist Content
ADL has been working with technology companies, including YouTube, to aggressively counter hate on their platforms.
Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Anti-Semitism Receives ADL's Highest Honor
ADL celebrated the House of Representative’s Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism and honored its co-chairs with its highest honor, the America’s Democratic Legacy Award.
ADL Announces Multi-Year Strategy to Combat Anti-Semitism, Extremism and Bias in Germany and Europe
Through a generous gift from Volkswagen, ADL will deliver new programs to fight hate and conduct research on anti-Semitism in Germany and across Europe.