One of the main ways ACLU-DC works to protect civil liberties and civil rights is through litigation. This section of our website documents the cases we’re working on now and those we’ve handled in recent years. Click here for general information about what types of cases we litigate.
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In this case, a Bible publishing company claimed that a portion of the mandatory contraceptive coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act—specifically, the requirement that its employee healthcare...
In June 2009, Debra Hartley, a former police officer, walked 225 miles to Washington from her home in Pennsylvania carrying signs calling attention to discrimination against women in law enforcement. She...
This case challenged a federal law (52 U.S.C. § 30119) that prohibits federal contractors from making contributions—even $1—to candidates for federal office or to political parties or committees in...
In September 2009, opponents of same-sex marriage filed with the D.C. Board of Elections a proposed ballot initiative providing that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in the...
