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Oct 04, 2021
Mashaud v. Boone – What Does “Constitutionally Protected Activity" Mean in the D.C. Stalking Law?
Apparently recognizing that a law making “communicat[ion]” a crime risks the prosecution of speech protected by the First Amendment, the law provides that “[t]his section does not apply to constitutionally protected activity.” But the D.C. Court of Appeals has never explained what that means.
May 12, 2021
Kirton v. Mayorkas – Challenging Overly an Narrow Interpretation of Federal Employment Discrimination Law
Alicia Kirton, a FEMA budget analyst, was denied full-time telework status even though her work could be done remotely and a white man with the same job had been granted telework status for years.
May 11, 2021
Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity
Apr 06, 2021
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.
Feb 16, 2021
ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data
Jan 15, 2021
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.
Dec 18, 2020
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We represented an attorney for the TSA whose job was suspended without pay after his security clearance was revoked without adequate warning or opportunity to respond to the revocation.
Oct 05, 2020
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.
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