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Grace v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration’s Narrow Interpretation of Asylum Law

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Cottingham v. Lojacono - Challenging Unjustified, Sexually Invasive Search by Police During Stop and Frisk

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May 31, 2018
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Guffey v. Duff - Defending Political Speech and Association Rights of Administrative Employees of the Federal Court System

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May 11, 2018
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Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University v. Department of Defense, et al. (Prepublication Review FOIA II)

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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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Oct 13, 2017
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J.D. v. Azar (formerly Garza v. Azar and Garza v. Hargan) - Challenging Trump Administration’s Refusal to Permit Teenage Immigration Detainees to Access Abortion Services

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Oct 11, 2017
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Balcom v. AmeriCorps - Challenging Employment Discrimination Based on Mental-Health Conditions

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Oct 05, 2017
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Doe v. Mattis - Challenge to Detention of U.S. Citizen in Iraq Without Legal Process

The petition filed by the ACLU and ACLU-DC seeks a court order permitting ACLU attorneys to meet with the “John Doe” detainee, forbidding interrogation of the detainee until the habeas petition is resolved, and requiring that the detainee be charged with a crime in regular federal court or released.
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Sep 28, 2017
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  • Freedom of Speech and Association|
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In the Matter of the Search of Information Associated with Facebook Accounts disruptj20 [etc.] - Defending Political Activists’ Privacy in Their Facebook Accounts

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Aug 07, 2018
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Aug 07, 2018
  • Immigrants' Rights|
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Grace v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration’s Narrow Interpretation of Asylum Law

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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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May 31, 2018
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May 31, 2018
  • Freedom of Speech and Association|
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Guffey v. Duff - Defending Political Speech and Association Rights of Administrative Employees of the Federal Court System

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May 11, 2018
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May 11, 2018
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Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University v. Department of Defense, et al. (Prepublication Review FOIA II)

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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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Oct 13, 2017
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Oct 13, 2017
  • Religious Liberty|
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J.D. v. Azar (formerly Garza v. Azar and Garza v. Hargan) - Challenging Trump Administration’s Refusal to Permit Teenage Immigration Detainees to Access Abortion Services

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Oct 11, 2017
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Oct 11, 2017
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Balcom v. AmeriCorps - Challenging Employment Discrimination Based on Mental-Health Conditions

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Oct 05, 2017
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Oct 05, 2017
  • National Security/War on Terror|
  • +1 Issue

Doe v. Mattis - Challenge to Detention of U.S. Citizen in Iraq Without Legal Process

The petition filed by the ACLU and ACLU-DC seeks a court order permitting ACLU attorneys to meet with the “John Doe” detainee, forbidding interrogation of the detainee until the habeas petition is resolved, and requiring that the detainee be charged with a crime in regular federal court or released.
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Sep 28, 2017
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Sep 28, 2017
  • Freedom of Speech and Association|
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In the Matter of the Search of Information Associated with Facebook Accounts disruptj20 [etc.] - Defending Political Activists’ Privacy in Their Facebook Accounts

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