Cases - ACLU of DC

Court Case

Apr 06, 2021

Court Case

Apr 06, 2021

Due Process/Procedural Rights|
+3 Issues

Chebli v. Kable – Arab-American put on No-Fly List for refusing to become FBI informant

The ACLU. ACLU-DC, and ACLU-MI filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Ahmad Chebli, a Michigan father of two who the U.S. government wrongly placed on the No-Fly List over two years ago, after he refused to become an FBI informant.

Court Case

Jan 15, 2021

Court Case

Jan 15, 2021

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

Huisha-Huisha v. Gaynor – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

This is our fifth case challenging the Trump administration’s policy of expelling refugees without any of the protections required by the immigration laws, on the ground that they might have COVID-19 infections.

Court Case

Dec 18, 2020

Court Case

Dec 18, 2020

Due Process/Procedural Rights|
+1 Issue

Cruz-Martin v. Dept. of Homeland Security – Defending due process for government employees

We represented an attorney for the TSA whose job was suspended without pay after his security clearance was revoked without adequate warning or opportunity to respond to the revocation.

Court Case

Oct 05, 2020

Court Case

Oct 05, 2020

Immigrants' Rights|
+1 Issue

P.J.E.S. v. Wolf - Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This case challenges the Trump administration’s policy of expelling refugees without any of the protections required by the immigration laws, on the ground that they might have COVID-19 infections.

Court Case

Jul 13, 2020

Court Case

Jul 13, 2020

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

J.B.B.C v. Wolf – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

This was the the nation’s first legal challenge to the Trump administration’s order restricting immigration based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act.

Court Case

Jul 13, 2020

Court Case

Jul 13, 2020

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

Hassoun v. Searles – challenging indefinite detention without due process

Court Case

Jun 09, 2020

Court Case

Jun 09, 2020

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

G.Y.J.P. v. Wolf -- defending due process rights for children seeking refuge in U.S. during COVID19 pandemic

This case challenges the Trump administration’s policy of expelling refugees without any of the protections required by the immigration laws, on the ground that they might have COVID-19 infections.

Court Case

Apr 16, 2020

Court Case

Apr 16, 2020

Disability Rights|
+2 Issues

Costa v. Bazron - Challenging Conditions at St. Elizabeths Hospital During Month-Long Water Outage and COVID-19 Crisis

This case challenges the failure of the District of Columbia government to protect some of its most vulnerable patients from back-to-back crises at their treatment facility: first, an extended water outage in the fall of 2019, and second, the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020.

Court Case

Aug 21, 2019

Court Case

Aug 21, 2019

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

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Chebli v. Kable – Arab-American put on No-Fly List for refusing to become FBI informant

Huisha-Huisha v. Gaynor – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

Cruz-Martin v. Dept. of Homeland Security – Defending due process for government employees

P.J.E.S. v. Wolf - Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic

J.B.B.C v. Wolf – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

Hassoun v. Searles – challenging indefinite detention without due process

G.Y.J.P. v. Wolf -- defending due process rights for children seeking refuge in U.S. during COVID19 pandemic

Costa v. Bazron - Challenging Conditions at St. Elizabeths Hospital During Month-Long Water Outage and COVID-19 Crisis

I.A. v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration Limitation on Asylum for Migrants Passing Through Another Country en route to the U.S.

Chebli v. Kable – Arab-American put on No-Fly List for refusing to become FBI informant

Huisha-Huisha v. Gaynor – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

Cruz-Martin v. Dept. of Homeland Security – Defending due process for government employees

P.J.E.S. v. Wolf - Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic

J.B.B.C v. Wolf – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

Hassoun v. Searles – challenging indefinite detention without due process

G.Y.J.P. v. Wolf -- defending due process rights for children seeking refuge in U.S. during COVID19 pandemic

Costa v. Bazron - Challenging Conditions at St. Elizabeths Hospital During Month-Long Water Outage and COVID-19 Crisis

I.A. v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration Limitation on Asylum for Migrants Passing Through Another Country en route to the U.S.

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