PERKINS COIE LLP V. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; JENNER & BLOCK LLP. V. U.S. DEP’T OF JUSTICE; WILMERHALE V. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT – OPPOSING TRUMP’S EFFORT TO BREAK THE RULE OF LAW
LAS AMERICAS IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER V. KRISTI NOEM – ACCESS TO COUNSEL FOR IMMIGRATION DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO
K.Y. v. District of Columbia - challenging juvenile justice agency's warehousing of children in jail-like setting for months instead of promptly beginning rehabilitative placements
Ebosele Oboh v. D.C. Department of Buildings - Excessive Fine Violates the Eighth Amendment
Ebosele Oboh was renovating his house without having obtained the necessary permits. The Department of Buildings issued him a fine for the violation, then doubled the fine as a penalty for not responding to the first. This amicus brief argues that the excessive penalty violates the 8th Amendment.
Taylor v. McDonough – The Government Should Take Care of Veterans it Harmed
In 1969, seventeen-year-old Bruce Taylor enlisted in the army and volunteered for a secret weapons testing program at the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland, where he was used as a human guinea pig in experiments with chemical weapons. As a result, he has suffered from a lifelong health condition.
AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE V. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND ICE
Immigrants have a right to legal representation in immigration proceedings, but do not have a right to government-appointed counsel. We filed this suit to challenge the failure to ensure compliance with constitutional requirements, federal law, and ICE’s own policies regarding access to counsel.
ACLU V. DEP’T OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND ICE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA V. TERRIS, PRAVLIK & MILLIAN – MAKING THE D.C. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT WORK
This brief argues that the Freedom of Information Act does authorize private lawsuits to enforce the publication provision, and that the courts do have authority to order agencies to comply with it.
Cameron v. District of Columbia – Challenging Practice of Needlessly Retaining Arrested Individuals' Cell Phones for Months or Years Without Process
