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266 Court Cases
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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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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.
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Jul 21, 2025
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M.A. v. MAYORKAS - CHALLENGING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S RULES TO BLOCK ASYLUM CLAIMS

The Biden Administration's new immigration regulation violates the Immigration and Nationality Act and is arbitrary and capricious, violating the procedural requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Jun 04, 2025
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Luna Gutierrez v. Noem – SEEKING TO PREVENT DETENTION OF IMMIGRANTS AT GUANTANAMO

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Apr 30, 2025
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  • Voting Rights

League of Women Voters Educ. Fund v. Trump (a/k/a LULAC v. Exec. Office of the President) - Challenging Executive Order Requiring Voters To Show Citizenship Documents To Register

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Apr 29, 2025
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NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION V. KENNEDY – CHALLENGING CUT-OFF OF FAMILY PLANNING FUNDS

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Apr 16, 2025
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  • Freedom of Speech and Association

Mahoney v. U.S. Capitol Police Board – Defending Courts’ Authority To Enjoin a Law that Facially Violates the First Amendment

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Mar 26, 2025
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  • Equal Protection and Discrimination|
  • +4 Issues

STAINNAK V. TRUMP – CHALLENGING PURGE OF DEI-ASSOCIATED FEDERAL WORKERS AS DISCRIMINATORY AND RETALIATORY FOR PERCEIVED POLITICAL BELIEFS

Federal employees filed a complaint against the Trump administration for targeting workers, especially people of color, women, and non-binary workers, for participating in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, violating their First Amendment rights.
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Jul 21, 2025
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Jul 21, 2025
  • 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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Jul 21, 2025
  • 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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Jul 21, 2025
  • 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.
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Jul 21, 2025
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Jul 21, 2025
  • Immigrants' Rights

M.A. v. MAYORKAS - CHALLENGING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S RULES TO BLOCK ASYLUM CLAIMS

The Biden Administration's new immigration regulation violates the Immigration and Nationality Act and is arbitrary and capricious, violating the procedural requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Jun 04, 2025
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Jun 04, 2025
  • Immigrants' Rights

Luna Gutierrez v. Noem – SEEKING TO PREVENT DETENTION OF IMMIGRANTS AT GUANTANAMO

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Apr 30, 2025
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Apr 30, 2025
  • Voting Rights

League of Women Voters Educ. Fund v. Trump (a/k/a LULAC v. Exec. Office of the President) - Challenging Executive Order Requiring Voters To Show Citizenship Documents To Register

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Apr 29, 2025
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Apr 29, 2025
  • Reproductive Freedom

NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION V. KENNEDY – CHALLENGING CUT-OFF OF FAMILY PLANNING FUNDS

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Apr 16, 2025
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Apr 16, 2025
  • Freedom of Speech and Association

Mahoney v. U.S. Capitol Police Board – Defending Courts’ Authority To Enjoin a Law that Facially Violates the First Amendment

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Mar 26, 2025
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Mar 26, 2025
  • Equal Protection and Discrimination|
  • +4 Issues

STAINNAK V. TRUMP – CHALLENGING PURGE OF DEI-ASSOCIATED FEDERAL WORKERS AS DISCRIMINATORY AND RETALIATORY FOR PERCEIVED POLITICAL BELIEFS

Federal employees filed a complaint against the Trump administration for targeting workers, especially people of color, women, and non-binary workers, for participating in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, violating their First Amendment rights.
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