Court Cases
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268 Court Cases
May 11, 2021
Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity
Apr 29, 2021
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.
Apr 06, 2021
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.
Feb 16, 2021
ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data
Jan 15, 2021
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.
Dec 18, 2020
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We represented an attorney for the TSA whose job was suspended without pay after his security clearance was revoked without adequate warning or opportunity to respond to the revocation.
Oct 20, 2020
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.
Oct 05, 2020
P.J.E.S. v. Wolf - Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This case challenges 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.
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