The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments protect everyone’s right to due process of law. This right is foundational; when the government denies fair treatment to particular individuals or operates with unfair procedures, it makes it impossible to enforce the other rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The ACLU works to protect our rights to due process everywhere in settings as varied as the local courts, federal workplaces, schools, and Guantanamo and Afghanistan.
Due Process/Procedural Rights
Chebli v. Kable – Arab-American put on No-Fly List for refusing to become FBI informant
April 6, 2021HUISHA-HUISHA v. GAYNOR -- DEFENDING DUE PROCESS RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN SEEKING REFUGE IN U.S. DURING COVID19 PANDEMIC
January 15, 2021CRUZ-MARTIN v. DEP’T OF HOMELAND SECURITY – Defending due process for government employees
December 18, 2020
P.J.E.S. v. WOLF - DEFENDING DUE PROCESS RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN SEEKING REFUGE IN U.S. DURING COVID19 PANDEMIC
October 5, 2020Texas Civil Rights Project v. Wolf -- Defending due process rights for children seeking refuge in U.S. during COVID19 pandemic
July 24, 2020Hassoun v. Searles – challenging indefinite detention without due process
July 13, 2020
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