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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Gregory “Joey” Johnson was the protestor who prevailed in the landmark 1989 Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson, holding that the First Amendment protects the right to burn the U.S. flag.
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On May 11, 2018, Ms. Price was sitting in her yard in Northeast D.C. with family members and friends, discussing funeral arrangements for her son, Jeffery Price, who had been killed by Metropolitan Police...
In early 2014, Alexander Baxter was bitten by a police dog that was unleashed on him while he was sitting with his hands in the air, having surrendered to police. He sued for excessive force, but in late...
The Equal Pay Act (EPA) is a cornerstone of the legal framework protecting women from sex-based inequality and helping to narrow the persistent wage gap between workers of different sexes. More than 50...
In 2017, we received several complaints about the practice of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) of placing adult and juvenile inmates in full shackles during their appearances before D.C. Superior Court. We...