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Oct 04, 2019
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Barber v. District of Columbia - Defending Employment Rights of a Medical Marijuana Patient

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Aug 30, 2018
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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.
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Oct 11, 2017
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  • Disability Rights

Balcom v. AmeriCorps - Challenging Employment Discrimination Based on Mental-Health Conditions

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Feb 15, 2013
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  • Disability Rights|
  • +2 Issues

Pierce v. District of Columbia

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Oct 15, 2009
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  • Disability Rights

In re Alexandra Martel

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Sep 25, 2009
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  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

District of Columbia v. Straus

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Jan 01, 2009
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  • Youth/Childrens' Rights|
  • +2 Issues

The Fair Discipline Project

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Sep 01, 2008
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  • Government Employees' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Doe v. Rice

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Sep 01, 2005
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Scott v. District of Columbia

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Oct 04, 2019
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Oct 04, 2019
  • Disability Rights|
  • +2 Issues

Barber v. District of Columbia - Defending Employment Rights of a Medical Marijuana Patient

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Aug 30, 2018
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Aug 30, 2018
  • Disability Rights|
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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.
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Oct 11, 2017
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Oct 11, 2017
  • Disability Rights

Balcom v. AmeriCorps - Challenging Employment Discrimination Based on Mental-Health Conditions

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Feb 15, 2013
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Feb 15, 2013
  • Disability Rights|
  • +2 Issues

Pierce v. District of Columbia

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Oct 15, 2009
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Oct 15, 2009
  • Disability Rights

In re Alexandra Martel

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Sep 25, 2009
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Sep 25, 2009
  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

District of Columbia v. Straus

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Jan 01, 2009
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Jan 01, 2009
  • Youth/Childrens' Rights|
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The Fair Discipline Project

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Sep 01, 2008
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Sep 01, 2008
  • Government Employees' Rights|
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Doe v. Rice

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Sep 01, 2005
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Sep 01, 2005
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Scott v. District of Columbia

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