Cases - Page 8 of 30

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Jul 20, 2020

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Jul 20, 2020

Freedom of Speech and Association

Ahmed v. Department of For-Hire Vehicles -- Cursing a cop is protected speech

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Jul 13, 2020

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Jul 13, 2020

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

J.B.B.C v. Wolf – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

This was the the nation’s first legal challenge to the Trump administration’s order restricting immigration based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act.

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Jul 13, 2020

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Jul 13, 2020

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

Hassoun v. Searles – challenging indefinite detention without due process

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Jun 22, 2020

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Jun 22, 2020

Freedom of Speech and Association|
+2 Issues

United States v. Bolton – Federal Government Seeks Prior Restraint Against Former National Security Advisor’s Book

We co-filed an amicus brief urging the court to deny the government’s motion for a temporary restraining order to suppress distribution of the former national security advisor's book because doing so would violate the First Amendment.

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Jun 09, 2020

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Jun 09, 2020

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

G.Y.J.P. v. Wolf -- defending due process rights for children seeking refuge in U.S. during COVID19 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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May 11, 2020

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May 11, 2020

Freedom of Speech and Association|
+1 Issue

D.C. Public Schools Student Technology Responsible Use Agreement

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Apr 28, 2020

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Apr 28, 2020

Criminal Justice Reform|
+1 Issue

United States v. Reed - Challenging the Shifting of Certain Prosecutions from D.C. to Federal Court

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Apr 16, 2020

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Apr 16, 2020

Disability Rights|
+2 Issues

Costa v. Bazron - Challenging Conditions at St. Elizabeths Hospital During Month-Long Water Outage and COVID-19 Crisis

This case challenges the failure of the District of Columbia government to protect some of its most vulnerable patients from back-to-back crises at their treatment facility: first, an extended water outage in the fall of 2019, and second, the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020.

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Apr 14, 2020

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Apr 14, 2020

Immigrants' Rights|
+2 Issues

Nora v. Wolf - Challenging the Policy of Deporting Immigrants to One of the Most Dangerous Regions in the World to Await Their Asylum Hearings

The ACLU-DC co-represents 26 asylum seekers—12 adults and their 14 minor children—who are unlawfully trapped in life-threatening conditions in Tamaulipas, Mexico, while they wait for their asylum proceedings in the United States to conclude.

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Ahmed v. Department of For-Hire Vehicles -- Cursing a cop is protected speech

J.B.B.C v. Wolf – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

Hassoun v. Searles – challenging indefinite detention without due process

United States v. Bolton – Federal Government Seeks Prior Restraint Against Former National Security Advisor’s Book

G.Y.J.P. v. Wolf -- defending due process rights for children seeking refuge in U.S. during COVID19 pandemic

D.C. Public Schools Student Technology Responsible Use Agreement

United States v. Reed - Challenging the Shifting of Certain Prosecutions from D.C. to Federal Court

Costa v. Bazron - Challenging Conditions at St. Elizabeths Hospital During Month-Long Water Outage and COVID-19 Crisis

Nora v. Wolf - Challenging the Policy of Deporting Immigrants to One of the Most Dangerous Regions in the World to Await Their Asylum Hearings

Ahmed v. Department of For-Hire Vehicles -- Cursing a cop is protected speech

J.B.B.C v. Wolf – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic

Hassoun v. Searles – challenging indefinite detention without due process

United States v. Bolton – Federal Government Seeks Prior Restraint Against Former National Security Advisor’s Book

G.Y.J.P. v. Wolf -- defending due process rights for children seeking refuge in U.S. during COVID19 pandemic

D.C. Public Schools Student Technology Responsible Use Agreement

United States v. Reed - Challenging the Shifting of Certain Prosecutions from D.C. to Federal Court

Costa v. Bazron - Challenging Conditions at St. Elizabeths Hospital During Month-Long Water Outage and COVID-19 Crisis

Nora v. Wolf - Challenging the Policy of Deporting Immigrants to One of the Most Dangerous Regions in the World to Await Their Asylum Hearings

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