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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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Jul 29, 2025
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  • Immigrants' Rights

Refugee And Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services V. Trump – Preventing President Trump from Summarily Expelling Refugees Seeking Asylum

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Jul 29, 2025
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights|
  • +2 Issues

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

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Jul 29, 2025
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  • Due Process/Procedural Rights

Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice; Jenner & Block LLP. v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice; WilmerHale LLP v. Executive Office of the President; Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive Office of the President – Opposing Trump’s Effort to Break the Rule of Law

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Jul 28, 2025
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  • Equal Protection and Discrimination|
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Withrow v. National Guard, et al. – Challenging Ban on Transgender and Intersex Federal Employees’ Ability To Use Bathroom That Accords with Their Gender Identity

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Jul 25, 2025
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
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Martin v. United States – Fighting to preserve federal officer accountability for constitutional violations

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Jul 23, 2025
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  • National Security/War on Terror

CONNELL V. CIA – MISUSE OF THE “GLOMAR” RESPONSE

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Jul 21, 2025
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +2 Issues

U.T. v. Barr (Challenging Government Policy of Sending Asylum-Seekers to Dangerous Countries)

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Jul 21, 2025
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  • Immigrants' Rights

Samma v. Department of Defense -- Challenge to Trump Administration policy blocking non-citizens serving in the U.S. Armed Forces from becoming U.S. citizens

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Jul 21, 2025
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  • Due Process/Procedural Rights

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.