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Baxter v. Bracey - Challenge to Qualified Immunity Doctrine, Which Shields Officials from Accountability When They Violate the Constitution

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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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Jul 18, 2018
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  • Racial Justice|
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Cottingham v. Lojacono - Challenging Unjustified, Sexually Invasive Search by Police During Stop and Frisk

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Jul 09, 2018
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
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Sheriff Road Police Encounters FOIA Request

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May 08, 2018
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Black Lives Matter-DC v. Bowser - Enforcing D.C. Law’s Stop-And-Frisk Data Collection Requirement that D.C. Police Had Refused to Implement

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Jan 30, 2018
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Williams v. United States - Challenging Conduct of U.S. Marshals Who Forced Resident Out of Her Home in State of Undress During Eviction

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Oct 17, 2017
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J20 Criminal Prosecutions (U.S. v. Macchio)

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Jun 21, 2017
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Horse v. District of Columbia - Challenging Mass Arrests, Excessive Force, and Unconstitutional Detention Conditions as to Anti-Inaguration Demonstrators

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Feb 28, 2017
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Hunter v. Rogers - Challenging Warrantless Arrest of Trans Activist

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Apr 08, 2019
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Apr 08, 2019
  • Criminal Justice Reform|
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Baxter v. Bracey - Challenge to Qualified Immunity Doctrine, Which Shields Officials from Accountability When They Violate the Constitution

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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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Jul 18, 2018
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Jul 18, 2018
  • Racial Justice|
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Cottingham v. Lojacono - Challenging Unjustified, Sexually Invasive Search by Police During Stop and Frisk

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Jul 09, 2018
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Jul 09, 2018
  • Criminal Justice Reform|
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Sheriff Road Police Encounters FOIA Request

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May 08, 2018
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May 08, 2018
  • Criminal Justice Reform|
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Black Lives Matter-DC v. Bowser - Enforcing D.C. Law’s Stop-And-Frisk Data Collection Requirement that D.C. Police Had Refused to Implement

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Jan 30, 2018
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Jan 30, 2018
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Williams v. United States - Challenging Conduct of U.S. Marshals Who Forced Resident Out of Her Home in State of Undress During Eviction

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Oct 17, 2017
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Oct 17, 2017
  • Freedom of Speech and Association|
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J20 Criminal Prosecutions (U.S. v. Macchio)

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Jun 21, 2017
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Jun 21, 2017
  • Criminal Justice Reform|
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Horse v. District of Columbia - Challenging Mass Arrests, Excessive Force, and Unconstitutional Detention Conditions as to Anti-Inaguration Demonstrators

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Feb 28, 2017
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Feb 28, 2017
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Hunter v. Rogers - Challenging Warrantless Arrest of Trans Activist

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