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Court Case
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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18 Court Cases
Court Case
Oct 04, 2019
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  • Disability Rights|
  • +2 Issues

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

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
Oct 11, 2017
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  • Disability Rights

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

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

Pierce v. District of Columbia

Court Case
Oct 15, 2009
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  • Disability Rights

In re Alexandra Martel

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

District of Columbia v. Straus

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

The Fair Discipline Project

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

Doe v. Rice

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

Scott v. District of Columbia