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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We filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit in this criminal appeal, arguing that police need a search warrant to attach a GPS transmitter to a vehicle to track its movements. The trial court refused to...
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...
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 (“pre-...
This Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) case sought documents regarding the CIA’s use of drones in the war on terrorism. The CIA asserted that it would compromise national security even to disclose whether...
