Cases - ACLU of DC

Court Case

Mar 10, 2025

Court Case

Mar 10, 2025

LGBTQ+ Rights|
+2 Issues

Kingdom v. Trump – Challenging Denial of Gender Affirming Care to Incarcerated People with Gender Dysphoria

Court Case

May 06, 2024

Court Case

May 06, 2024

Disability Rights|
+1 Issue

Mathis v. U.S. Parole Commission - challenging failure to accommodate people's disabilities in setting conditions of parole and supervised release

This case, brought by a class of people who are or will be on parole or supervised release in Washington, D.C., challenges the failure of the federal government’s post-conviction supervision system to accommodate individuals with disabilities as required by federal law.

Court Case

Aug 03, 2023

Court Case

Aug 03, 2023

Disability Rights|
+1 Issue

Bread for the City v. District of Columbia – Challenging Discrimination in Mental Health Emergency Response Services

When people in D.C. call 911 for a mental health emergency, it’s generally a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer who responds. The District’s reliance on police as its default first responders for mental health emergencies is not only unfair and unsafe but also unlawful.

Court Case

Mar 31, 2022

Court Case

Mar 31, 2022

Criminal Justice Reform|
+1 Issue

ACLU V. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CASE REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN FEDERAL PRISONS

We filed this lawsuit, together with the ACLU National Prison Project and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, asking the court to compel the BOP to release the requested records relevant to its care and housing of people with mental illness in BOP custody.

Court Case

Nov 17, 2021

Court Case

Nov 17, 2021

Disability Rights|
+3 Issues

Jones v. District of Columbia

Deon Jones, a gay man, has been employed by the D.C. Dept. of Corrections for more than two decades, where he has endured pervasive acts of harassment based on his sexual orientation. The lawsuit describes how Sgt. Jones faced constant harassment from co-workers and incarcerated persons alike.

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Kingdom v. Trump – Challenging Denial of Gender Affirming Care to Incarcerated People with Gender Dysphoria

Mathis v. U.S. Parole Commission - challenging failure to accommodate people's disabilities in setting conditions of parole and supervised release

Bread for the City v. District of Columbia – Challenging Discrimination in Mental Health Emergency Response Services

ACLU V. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CASE REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN FEDERAL PRISONS

Jones v. District of Columbia

Kingdom v. Trump – Challenging Denial of Gender Affirming Care to Incarcerated People with Gender Dysphoria

Mathis v. U.S. Parole Commission - challenging failure to accommodate people's disabilities in setting conditions of parole and supervised release

Bread for the City v. District of Columbia – Challenging Discrimination in Mental Health Emergency Response Services

ACLU V. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CASE REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN FEDERAL PRISONS

Jones v. District of Columbia

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