Cases - ACLU of DC

Court Case

Aug 10, 2023

Court Case

Aug 10, 2023

Criminal Justice Reform|
+1 Issue

Benjamin v. Colbert – Challenging D.C. Jail’s Failure to Provide Religious Dietary Accommodations

The lawsuit, filed as a class action, primarily seeks a court order to prohibit DOC officials from imposing requirements on Jewish people in their custody to provide external verification of their religion as a condition for approving their kosher meal requests.

Court Case

Mar 03, 2022

Court Case

Mar 03, 2022

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

ESCALANTE V. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT - SEEKING COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS FOR MEDICALLY VULNERABLE ICE DETAINEES (Second Case)

The ACLU-DC filed a lawsuit on behalf of five people in ICE detention facilities who are medically vulnerable to severe illness and death in the event of COVID-19 infection, demanding that they be given COVID-19 booster shots.

Court Case

Feb 15, 2022

Court Case

Feb 15, 2022

Criminal Justice Reform

ACLU V. U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE – SEEKING TO UNCOVER AN IMPROPER SCHEME TO OPERATE A PRIVATE DETENTION FACILITY

Court Case

Feb 07, 2022

Court Case

Feb 07, 2022

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

AAMIR SHAIKH V. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) – SEEKING COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS FOR MEDICALLY VULNERABLE ICE DETAINEES

The ACLU-DC filed this lawsuit, together with the ACLU’s National Prison Project and Immigrants’ Rights Project, on behalf of five medically vulnerable people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) who have requested and been denied COVID-19 vaccine booster shots.

Court Case

Nov 29, 2021

Court Case

Nov 29, 2021

Criminal Justice Reform

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION V. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS (CARES Act FOIA)

Under the Freedom of Information Act, the National ACLU and ACLU-DC requested records providing information about people BOP moved to home confinement under the CARES Act, and for any DOJ and BOP policies implementing the OLC Memorandum.

Court Case

May 11, 2021

Court Case

May 11, 2021

Equal Protection and Discrimination|
+2 Issues

Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity

Court Case

Feb 16, 2021

Court Case

Feb 16, 2021

Criminal Justice Reform|
+2 Issues

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Court Case

Oct 01, 2020

Court Case

Oct 01, 2020

Freedom of Speech and Association|
+2 Issues

Dashtamirova v. United States

The ACLU-DC filed a formal complaint on behalf of a protestor who was injured by the National Guard’s use of low-flying helicopters to intimidate racial justice demonstrators.

Court Case

Aug 25, 2020

Court Case

Aug 25, 2020

Criminal Justice Reform

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Benjamin v. Colbert – Challenging D.C. Jail’s Failure to Provide Religious Dietary Accommodations

ESCALANTE V. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT - SEEKING COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS FOR MEDICALLY VULNERABLE ICE DETAINEES (Second Case)

ACLU V. U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE – SEEKING TO UNCOVER AN IMPROPER SCHEME TO OPERATE A PRIVATE DETENTION FACILITY

AAMIR SHAIKH V. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) – SEEKING COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS FOR MEDICALLY VULNERABLE ICE DETAINEES

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION V. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS (CARES Act FOIA)

Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Dashtamirova v. United States

ACLU v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

Benjamin v. Colbert – Challenging D.C. Jail’s Failure to Provide Religious Dietary Accommodations

ESCALANTE V. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT - SEEKING COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS FOR MEDICALLY VULNERABLE ICE DETAINEES (Second Case)

ACLU V. U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE – SEEKING TO UNCOVER AN IMPROPER SCHEME TO OPERATE A PRIVATE DETENTION FACILITY

AAMIR SHAIKH V. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) – SEEKING COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS FOR MEDICALLY VULNERABLE ICE DETAINEES

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION V. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS (CARES Act FOIA)

Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Dashtamirova v. United States

ACLU v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

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