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Aug 21, 2019
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I.A. v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration Limitation on Asylum for Migrants Passing Through Another Country en route to the U.S.

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Aug 06, 2019
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Make the Road New York v. McAleenan - Challenge to Trump Administration Expansion of “Expedited Removal” for Immigrants

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Jul 11, 2019
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ACLU v. DHS - FOIA re: Hunger Strike Documents from the Bureau of Prisons

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Jul 11, 2019
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Weir v. United States - Challenging Inhumane Detention Conditions and Property Destruction by U.S. Coast Guard

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Jul 11, 2019
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Coast Guard Seizure FOIA Request

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Jul 04, 2019
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District of Columbia v. Johnson - Defending Protestor’s First Amendment Right to Burn the U.S. Flag

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Apr 29, 2019
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Price v. Gupton - Challenging Warrantless Search of Residential Property Belonging to Mother Whose Son Had Just Been Killed by D.C. Police

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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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Aug 16, 2018
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ACLU-DC v. Department of Justice - FOIA Re: Shackling Of Detainees In Court Appearances

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Aug 21, 2019
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Aug 21, 2019
  • Immigrants' Rights|
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I.A. v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration Limitation on Asylum for Migrants Passing Through Another Country en route to the U.S.

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Aug 06, 2019
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Aug 06, 2019
  • Immigrants' Rights|
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Make the Road New York v. McAleenan - Challenge to Trump Administration Expansion of “Expedited Removal” for Immigrants

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Jul 11, 2019
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Jul 11, 2019
  • Criminal Justice Reform

ACLU v. DHS - FOIA re: Hunger Strike Documents from the Bureau of Prisons

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Jul 11, 2019
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Jul 11, 2019
  • Privacy|
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Weir v. United States - Challenging Inhumane Detention Conditions and Property Destruction by U.S. Coast Guard

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Jul 11, 2019
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Jul 11, 2019
  • Privacy|
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Coast Guard Seizure FOIA Request

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Jul 04, 2019
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Jul 04, 2019
  • Freedom of Speech and Association

District of Columbia v. Johnson - Defending Protestor’s First Amendment Right to Burn the U.S. Flag

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Apr 29, 2019
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Apr 29, 2019
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Price v. Gupton - Challenging Warrantless Search of Residential Property Belonging to Mother Whose Son Had Just Been Killed by D.C. Police

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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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Aug 16, 2018
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Aug 16, 2018
  • Criminal Justice Reform|
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ACLU-DC v. Department of Justice - FOIA Re: Shackling Of Detainees In Court Appearances

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