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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Prior to 2013, one of the ways in which the Voting Rights Act guarded against discriminatory voting laws and procedures was to require certain state and local governments to obtain prior approval (“...
Jerome Vorus was detained by D.C. police officers when he took photos of a traffic stop in Georgetown on July 3, 2010. After filing suit in June 2011, we agreed to dismiss the case in exchange for...
