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Feb 07, 2022
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  • 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.

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279 Court Cases
Court Case
Jul 04, 2019
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  • Freedom of Speech and Association

District of Columbia v. Johnson - Defending Protestor’s First Amendment Right to Burn the U.S. Flag

Court Case
Apr 29, 2019
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  • Police Practices and Police Misconduct|
  • +1 Issue

Price v. Gupton - Challenging Warrantless Search of Residential Property Belonging to Mother Whose Son Had Just Been Killed by D.C. Police

Court Case
Apr 08, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Baxter v. Bracey - Challenge to Qualified Immunity Doctrine, Which Shields Officials from Accountability When They Violate the Constitution

Court Case
Oct 31, 2018
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  • Women's Rights/Gender Equity|
  • +2 Issues

Gordon v. United States - Enforcement of the Equal Pay Act to Eliminate Sex-Based Pay Disparity

Court Case
Aug 30, 2018
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  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Arthur v. District of Columbia Housing Authority - Asserting Disability Rights Claim For Deaf Public-Housing Tenant Denied Visits from Her Son Because She Couldn’t Hear Her Phone

The ACLU-DC and the law firm of Arnold & Porter filed a lawsuit against the D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the D.C. Human Rights Act on behalf of Evelyn Arthur, a 77-year-old deaf woman living in D.C. public housing.
Court Case
Aug 16, 2018
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

ACLU-DC v. Department of Justice - FOIA Re: Shackling Of Detainees In Court Appearances

Court Case
Aug 07, 2018
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Grace v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration’s Narrow Interpretation of Asylum Law

Court Case
Jul 18, 2018
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  • Racial Justice|
  • +2 Issues

Cottingham v. Lojacono - Challenging Unjustified, Sexually Invasive Search by Police During Stop and Frisk

Court Case
Jul 09, 2018
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Sheriff Road Police Encounters FOIA Request