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May 18, 2021

Court Case

May 18, 2021

"Felon in Possession Project" Freedom of Information Act Request

A ransomware attack of MPD server files raised questions around the existence of a folder entitled "Felon in Possession Project." The ACLU-DC filed a FOIA request for documents affiliated with MPD’s “Felon in Possession Project.”

Court Case

May 12, 2021

Court Case

May 12, 2021

Equal Protection and Discrimination|
+2 Issues

Kirton v. Mayorkas – Challenging Overly an Narrow Interpretation of Federal Employment Discrimination Law

Alicia Kirton, a FEMA budget analyst, was denied full-time telework status even though her work could be done remotely and a white man with the same job had been granted telework status for years.

Court Case

May 11, 2021

Court Case

May 11, 2021

Equal Protection and Discrimination|
+2 Issues

Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity

Court Case

Apr 29, 2021

Court Case

Apr 29, 2021

Police Practices and Police Misconduct|
+1 Issue

Young Freedom of Information Act Requests

On April 28, 2021, the ACLU-DC filed three D.C. Freedom of Information Act requests with multiple District agencies to ask for information regarding Mr. Young's death.

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Apr 06, 2021

Court Case

Apr 06, 2021

Due Process/Procedural Rights|
+3 Issues

Chebli v. Kable – Arab-American put on No-Fly List for refusing to become FBI informant

The ACLU. ACLU-DC, and ACLU-MI filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Ahmad Chebli, a Michigan father of two who the U.S. government wrongly placed on the No-Fly List over two years ago, after he refused to become an FBI informant.

Court Case

Feb 16, 2021

Court Case

Feb 16, 2021

Criminal Justice Reform|
+2 Issues

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Court Case

Jan 15, 2021

Court Case

Jan 15, 2021

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

Huisha-Huisha v. Gaynor – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

This is our fifth case challenging the Trump administration’s policy of expelling refugees without any of the protections required by the immigration laws, on the ground that they might have COVID-19 infections.

Court Case

Dec 18, 2020

Court Case

Dec 18, 2020

Due Process/Procedural Rights|
+1 Issue

Cruz-Martin v. Dept. of Homeland Security – Defending due process for government employees

We represented an attorney for the TSA whose job was suspended without pay after his security clearance was revoked without adequate warning or opportunity to respond to the revocation.

Court Case

Oct 20, 2020

Court Case

Oct 20, 2020

Criminal Justice Reform

Fraternal Order of Police v. District of Columbia - Requiring Prompt Release of Body-Worn Camera Videos

The D.C. Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) sued to block that legislation, claiming that it violated the separation of powers (arguing that only the Mayor has the power to supervise the police) and infringed the substantive due process privacy rights of officers.

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"Felon in Possession Project" Freedom of Information Act Request

Kirton v. Mayorkas – Challenging Overly an Narrow Interpretation of Federal Employment Discrimination Law

Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity

Young Freedom of Information Act Requests

Chebli v. Kable – Arab-American put on No-Fly List for refusing to become FBI informant

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Huisha-Huisha v. Gaynor – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

Cruz-Martin v. Dept. of Homeland Security – Defending due process for government employees

Fraternal Order of Police v. District of Columbia - Requiring Prompt Release of Body-Worn Camera Videos

"Felon in Possession Project" Freedom of Information Act Request

Kirton v. Mayorkas – Challenging Overly an Narrow Interpretation of Federal Employment Discrimination Law

Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity

Young Freedom of Information Act Requests

Chebli v. Kable – Arab-American put on No-Fly List for refusing to become FBI informant

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Huisha-Huisha v. Gaynor – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

Cruz-Martin v. Dept. of Homeland Security – Defending due process for government employees

Fraternal Order of Police v. District of Columbia - Requiring Prompt Release of Body-Worn Camera Videos

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