Cases - ACLU of DC

Court Case

Mar 18, 2025

Court Case

Mar 18, 2025

Criminal Justice Reform|
+1 Issue

Martin v. United States – fighting to preserve federal officer accountability for constitutional violations

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

Oct 28, 2024

Court Case

Oct 28, 2024

Criminal Justice Reform|
+2 Issues

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

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

Apr 08, 2024

Court Case

Apr 08, 2024

Criminal Justice Reform

Trump v. United States - Urging Supreme Court to reject presidential immunity from criminal prosecution

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

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

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.

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Martin v. United States – fighting to preserve federal officer accountability for constitutional violations

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

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

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

Trump v. United States - Urging Supreme Court to reject presidential immunity from criminal prosecution

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

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

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

Martin v. United States – fighting to preserve federal officer accountability for constitutional violations

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

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

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

Trump v. United States - Urging Supreme Court to reject presidential immunity from criminal prosecution

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

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

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

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